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{{Infobox Officeholder
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|name             = John Franklin
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|office           = [[Christ's Hospital|Headmaster of Christ's Hospital]]
|term_start       = September 2007
|term_end         = 
|deputy           = Joanne Thomson<br>Tom Lawson
|predecessor      = Peter Southern
|successor        = 
|religion         = [[Christianity]]
|party            = 
|alma_mater       = [[University of Southern Queensland]]<br>[[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]]
|website          = http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/christs-hospital-school.php
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'''John R. Franklin''' [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] [[MEd]] [[Academic administration|Admin]],  is an [[Australian]] [[teacher]] who is the current headmaster of [[Christ's Hospital]] in England.

==Early life and education==

Franklin was born in [[Brisbane]] and was educated at [[Ipswich Grammar School]] and the [[University of Southern Queensland]].  Here, he gained a degree in [[English studies|English]] and a diploma in teaching.  Thereafter, he took a [[master's degree]] in Educational Administration from the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]], [[New South Wales]]. He started his teaching career in [[Australia]] but moved to [[England]] in 1989 to teach at [[Sedbergh School]], later teaching at [[Marlborough College]], [[Wiltshire]], where he worked as a housemaster. He then returned to Australia where he became [[Deputy Headteacher|Deputy head]] at [[St Peter's College, Adelaide|St Peter's College]], [[Adelaide]], briefly becoming Acting Headmaster for 2 terms. In 1998, Franklin moved back to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] where he became Head of [[Ardingly College]] and a board member of the [[Woodard Schools]].  He was appointed Headmaster of [[Christ's Hospital]] in 2007, replacing Dr Peter Southern, previously headmaster at [[Bancroft School]].  Franklin is also an Independent Schools Inspector

==Family==
John Franklin is married to his wife, Kim, who is a part-time English teacher at [[Christ's Hospital]]

==References==
*[http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/44-school-news-2006-7.php]

==See also==
*[[Bruce Grindlay]]
*[[Adrian Bawtree]]
*[[Christ's Hospital]]
*[[Ardingly College]]
*[[St Peter's College, Adelaide]]
*[[Marlborough College]]
*[[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]]

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