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 Born in Leicestershire (1940) and was brought up there and in East Anglia. Tim attended state schools and gained a degree in modern history from Oxford. He trained to be a teacher, taught in Grammar (Derbyshire) and Secondary Modern(South Wales) schools before embarking on a career in educational administration. Tim was Deputy Education Officer (I.L.E.A), Chief Education Officer (Oxfordshire 1978-1989 and Birmingham 1993-2002) and also Professor of Education (Keele 1989-2003), Commissioner for London Schools/Chief Adviser for London Schools (2002-2007)..Visiting Professor Institute of Education London 2002- ). Tim has written books on education, broadcast, spoken at local, national and international conferences. He holds honorary degrees from a number of British Universities and is married with children and grandchildren. Tim supports Oxford United, enjoys reading and plays golf badly.
Tim received a knighthood in the 2009 New Years Honours for his services to education.
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