Dame Tamsyn Imison, DBE (b. 1 May 1937) was a prominent British educator and 'educational strategist' whose first career was as a scientific illustrator.
After having a family of three she went into teaching science in 1972 and taught for nearly thirty years. Between 1984 and 2000, she was Headteacher of the Hampstead School in north London. Now retired from active teaching, Imison writes, researches and lectures on numerous topics related to academia, including Leadership, ICT, Comprehensive Schooling, Creativity, Learning, Schools of the Future, Post 16 and Women Leaders.
She chairs various committees and is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, Queen Mary, University of London, and the Institute of Education, University of London.