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September 2012

2012 > September

This much I know about…staff well-being

28/09/2012 11:35 pm28/09/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership42 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about staff well-being. Right now, keeping the fear factor outside the school gates is very difficult. I try hard to resist the…

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This much I know about…the Pupil Premium

22/09/2012 3:30 pm22/09/2012By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership8 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and this much I know about the Pupil Premium. Sam Ellis told an audience of ASCL members some time ago that the Tory element of the Coalition hated the Pupil Premium because…

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This much I know about…my 1970s education (because that's where we're heading)

19/09/2012 6:31 am19/09/2012By johntomsettIn General educational issues11 Comments

I’ve been teaching 24 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about my 1970s education. The Gove/Clegg plans for the English Baccalaureate are so obviously wrong. There are many education professionals who have already expressed their…

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This much I know about…effective Self-Evaluation

14/09/2012 10:51 pm14/09/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership3 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about effective Self-Evaluation. I used to think more is more! In the past I have battered SLT and staff with Year 11…

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This much I know about what some other people are saying about…Grit!

06/09/2012 7:41 pm06/09/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning1 Comment

Here are some useful documents about developing grit in your students: Can you pass the grit test 12-item Grit Scale.08-item Grit Scale Child Adapted Version_0215125312011 8-item Grit 081011 5-item ambition scale093011

This much I know about…the writing process

05/09/2012 8:55 pm05/09/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about the writing process. When I write I am in my element. If you…

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This much (I think) I know about…the English Language GCSE debacle!

01/09/2012 6:07 pm01/09/2012By johntomsettIn General educational issues5 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much (I think) I know about the English Language GCSE debacle. The Roman playwright Terence wrote, Nothing…

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John Tomsett is a nationally renowned school leader supporting schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning. He has 33 years of teaching experience, with 18 years as a headteacher. He led Huntington School in York, one of the country's leading Research Schools, for 14 years. He offers consultancy on school leadership with a clear focus upon improving teaching and learning and curriculum development.

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