Mike Tomlinson
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Sir Michael John Tomlinson
Early life
He passed the
).He studied for a BSc in chemistry at the University of Durham before going on to do a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of Nottingham, followed by 12 years in the classroom as a science teacher, including some time on secondment to Imperial Chemical Industries as a schools liaison officer in 1977.
Career
Teaching
He was a chemistry teacher at the Henry Mellish Grammar School (now called Henry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College) on Highbury Road in Bulwell, Nottingham from 1965 to 1969. From 1969 to 1977, he was head of chemistry at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School (a comprehensive school and now called Ashby School) in Leicestershire.
Education administration
In 1978 he joined Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools (now Ofsted) and, in this capacity, helped to re-establish the education system in Kuwait following the first Gulf War. In 1989, he became chief inspector (secondary). In November 2000 when Chris Woodhead resigned, he became Chief Inspector of Schools, a post which he held until his retirement in 2002.
Retirement
Shortly after his retirement, he led an enquiry (the
Recognition
In 1997 he was made a CBE. Tomlinson was made a knight in the New Year's Honours list of 31 December 2004.
Personal life
In 1965 he married Maureen Janet Tupling in Rotherham. They have a son (born 1968) and a daughter (born 1970). His children initially went to comprehensive schools, but later went to grammar schools.
External links
- Working Group on 14–19 Reform
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- The RSA
- The Science Museum
- Interview with Sir Mike Tomlinson 2008[permanent dead link]
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton