Having completed his education he went on to become Assistant Master from 1962 to 1965 at
Dulwich College, the school he would later head. He then went on to
Manchester Grammar School until 1969 when he took up the post as Head of Classics at
Bristol Grammar School, a position he held until 1976. Whilst at the school he became editor of the publication
Greece and Rome (from 1971 until 1977). In 1976 he took up his first headmastership at
Leeds Grammar School from where he left to become Master of Dulwich College in 1986. During his time at Dulwich College he became Chairman of the
Schools Arabic Project from 1988 to 1996 and also acted as a trustee of
Dulwich Picture Gallery from 1994 to 1996. Verity had a long association with the
Joint Association of Classical Teachers and with its Greek Summer School at
Dean Close School,
Cheltenham, and acted as its Director on an occasional basis. Following his suspension and resignation from Dulwich College in 1995 he became Educational Advisor to the
Emir of Qatar in 1996. He is a member of the
Athenaeum Club. ==Bibliography==