Mike Tomlinson

Mike Tomlinson

Sir Michael John Tomlinson CBE (born 17 October, 1942 in Rotherham) is the chair of the Working Group for 14–19 Reform which has been commissioned by the British Government to look into reform of the syllabus and qualifications structure for 14–19 year-olds in the English education system.

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Early life

He passed the eleven plus and attended the Oakwood Technical High School (now called the Oakwood Technology College) on Moorgate Road in Rotherham, then the Bournemouth Boys' School (a grammar school).

He studied for a BSc in Chemistry at the University of Durham before going on to do a PGCE at the University of Nottingham, followed by 12 years in the classroom as a science teacher, including some time on secondment to ICI 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 1965-9. From 1969-77, 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 Tomlinson Enquiry) into the controversy surrounding A-level grading, and was then appointed chair of the 14–19 Working Group in 2003. He is also a governor of the University of Hertfordshire, a member of the boards of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the National Assessment Agency, a member of the Public Engagement group of the Science Museum, and a fellow and a member of the council of the RSA. Since 2008, he has been Chief Adviser for London Schools in the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

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 were school initially at comprehensive schools, but later at grammar schools.

Preceded by
Chris Woodhead
Chief Inspector at Ofsted
2000-2002
Succeeded by
David Bell

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