Chief Executive of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
Graham Holley has had wide experience as a civil servant in three Whitehall departments and three agencies over more than 30 years. He currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).
He held various senior posts in the Department for Education and Skills before becoming Executive Director and then Chief Executive of the TDA for Schools in February 2006. He has previous experience in the Ministry of Defence and the Privy Council Office, in HM Inspectorate of Schools and the University Grants Committee. He has also worked as a private secretary to various government ministers.
As CEO he is responsible for the delivery of the Agency’s Strategic Plan, as agreed by the Secretary of State. This sets out the TDA’s responsibilities for school workforce supply, development and reform.
