Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, has issued the following statement on the passing of the Chartered College’s patron – His Royal Highness The Prince Philip.

“It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our patron, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. On behalf of the Chartered College of Teaching, I offer our deepest sympathies to the Queen and the Royal Family at the death of a consort, husband, father, grandfather and an exemplary public servant.”