Teacher fellows
Bill Rammell
In 1997 Bill was elected as Labour MP for Harlow. Bill went on to serve as a
senior minister at the Foreign Office, the MOD and as Higher Education
Minister.
After losing his seat in Harlow in 2010 in 2011 Bill became Deputy Vice
Chancellor at Plymouth University (Internationalisation and the Student
Experience) and in 2012 Bill became Vice Chancellor of the University of
Bedfordshire, serving successfully as Vice Chancellor for 8 years.
From 2021 to 2022 Bill served a term as President of the University of Kurdistan
Hewler, based in Iraqi Kurdistan.
From September 2022 Bill has worked as President of Zoom Abroad, an innovative
EdTech Company specialising in international student recruitment and
partnerships.
Bill is now Chief Executive of Parallel Histories, an educational charity which resources schools in the teaching of contested history. Bill Chairs the Parallel Histories US Board.
Bill is passionate about the role of Parallel Histories in developing critical thinking, oracy skills and confidence in school students and the way it develops them as civic and political citizens.
Bill Rammell
In 1997 Bill was elected as Labour MP for Harlow. Bill went on to serve as a
senior minister at the Foreign Office, the MOD and as Higher Education
Minister.
After losing his seat in Harlow in 2010 in 2011 Bill became Deputy Vice
Chancellor at Plymouth University (Internationalisation and the Student
Experience) and in 2012 Bill became Vice Chancellor of the University of
Bedfordshire, serving successfully as Vice Chancellor for 8 years.
From 2021 to 2022 Bill served a term as President of the University of Kurdistan
Hewler, based in Iraqi Kurdistan.
From September 2022 Bill has worked as President of Zoom Abroad, an innovative
EdTech Company specialising in international student recruitment and
partnerships.
Bill is now Chief Executive of Parallel Histories, an educational charity which resources schools in the teaching of contested history. Bill Chairs the Parallel Histories US Board.
Bill is passionate about the role of Parallel Histories in developing critical thinking, oracy skills and confidence in school students and the way it develops them as civic and political citizens.
