Anthea has held a number of appointments and posts in the public sector, most recently as Chairman of Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority from 2002 to 2006.
Her earlier career spanned secondary education, HM Inspectorate of Schools, and initial teacher training as Chief Executive of the Teacher Training Agency from 1995 to 1999. She has also chaired the Wiltshire Health Authority, led the Green Paper Quality Assurance Unit at DfES and, latterly, has acted as Chairman for the newly formed Wiltshire Primary Care Trust.
Her voluntary work included the Vice Presidency – Education of the Royal Geographical Society and governorship of the Commonwealth Institute. She has also been a member of the Council of the Dyslexia Institute and of the Governing Body of the Francis Holland Schools. Her work in education has taken her abroad for the Inspectorate, for the World Bank and for the Government of the Cayman Islands.
