# Kenneth Durham

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'''Kenneth Durham''' (died 6 August 2016) was a British schoolteacher, [educationalist](/source/educationalist), and headmaster of [University College School](/source/University_College_School) (1996-2013).<ref name="Deaths Announcement"/> He was the brother of [Geoffrey Durham](/source/Geoffrey_Durham), the British comedy [magician](/source/Magician_(illusion)) and actor who was married to writer and comedian [Victoria Wood](/source/Victoria_Wood).

Durham was educated at [St John's School](/source/St_John's_School%2C_Leatherhead), [Leatherhead](/source/Leatherhead) and studied at [Brasenose College, Oxford](/source/Brasenose_College%2C_Oxford).<ref name=ww97>{{cite book |title=[Who's Who](/source/Who's_Who) |year=1997 |publisher=[A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black) |location=London |isbn=0-7136-4495-8}}</ref> He taught economics at [St Albans School](/source/St_Albans_School_(Hertfordshire)), before becoming Director of Studies and Head of Economics at [King's College School, Wimbledon](/source/King's_College_School%2C_Wimbledon).<ref name=ww97/>  In 1996 he was appointed [Headmaster](/source/Headmaster) of [University College School](/source/University_College_School),<ref name=ww97/> which is part of the [Eton Group](/source/Eton_Group) of independent schools. He wrote several books on [Economics education](/source/Economics_education).

Durham  died, after a long illness, on 6 August 2016 at the age of 62.<ref name="Deaths Announcement">{{cite web | url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/205312/durham | title=DURHAM – Deaths Announcements |work= [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) | date=August 2016 | accessdate=March 14, 2018 | author=Geoffrey Durham}}</ref>

==Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference==

Durham was a member of the GSA/HMC Professional Development Sub-Committee and Chairman of the [Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference](/source/Headmasters'_and_Headmistresses'_Conference) (HMC). He was also a co-opted member of the HMC committee in 2006-07, being HMC Head of Professional Development.<ref name =Deb>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/d/18902/Kenneth%20John+DURHAM.aspx|title= Debretts: Kenneth John Durham Esq|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130816105041/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/d/18902/Kenneth%20John+DURHAM.aspx |archive-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Selected publications==
* Durham, K. (1992). ''The New City''. Houndmills, [Basingstoke, Hampshire](/source/Basingstoke%2C_Hampshire): [Macmillan](/source/Macmillan_Publishers).

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