Tim
Brighouse is presently Commissioner for London Schools
and visiting professor at the Institute of Education
at London University.
Until
September 2002 he was Chief Education Officer in
Birmingham for nearly ten years. Earlier he was
Professor of Education at Keele University (1989-1993)
Chief Education Officer of Oxfordshire (1978-1989)
and Deputy Education Officer in the I.L.E.A.
He
was brought up in East Anglia, attended state schools
and read history at Oxford University before embarking
on a career in education and teaching in grammar
and secondary modern schools. He entered the world
of educational administration in what was Monmouthshire
and served in Buckinghamshire and with the Association
of County Councils.
Tim
has written extensively especially on school improvement
and has a number of books and articles to his name.
He has also broadcast on radio and television and
has spoken at many national and international conferences.
Tim
has received honorary doctorates from The Open University,University
of Central England, Oxford Brookes University, Exeter
University, Warwick University, Birmingham University,
University of the West of England and Sheffield Hallam
University. He has also contributed articles to the
Political Quarterly and the Oxford Review of Education.
Tim
is author of "What makes a Good School" and "How to
Improve Your School" He is married and has four children
who are now grown up. He supports Oxford United.
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