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2017

2017

This much I know about…why, more surely than ever, I think it is essential for school leaders to teach

09/09/2017 2:13 pm09/09/2017By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about why, more surely than ever, I think it is essential for school leaders to teach. What…

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This much I know about…the folly of valuing effort over outcomes

31/08/2017 6:36 pm31/08/2017By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about the folly of valuing effort over outcomes. What do we value most in teachers, effort or…

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This much I know about…a eulogy for my sister on her 60th birthday

23/08/2017 6:42 am23/08/2017By johntomsettIn Other stuff5 Comments

Beverley Ann Refoy, 23 August 1957 – 5 July 2017 “Bev” was the first word I ever said. Bev was six when I was born and I must have been an absolute gift to my big sister. Imagine it. A…

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This much I know about…writing, the limits of language and catching a sea trout

21/08/2017 9:38 pm21/08/2017By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about writing, the limits of language and catching a sea trout. Any representation of an experience is…

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This much I know about…how our colleagues are first and foremost people

06/07/2017 2:37 pm06/07/2017By johntomsettIn Other stuff5 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how our colleagues are first and foremost people. If I have learnt anything in my time…

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This much I know about…how curriculum, assessment and teaching & learning are so inextricably linked

24/06/2017 7:43 pm24/06/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how curriculum, assessment and teaching & learning are so inextricably linked. If one of the purposes…

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This much I know about…how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I was doing

17/06/2017 12:40 pm17/06/2017By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I…

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This much I know about…the speech Theresa May should have made yesterday

10/06/2017 6:12 am10/06/2017By johntomsettIn Other stuff16 Comments

When Theresa May stood in front of 10 Downing Street yesterday, it was as if she had played no part whatsoever in calling the General Election. This is the speech she should have made: I have just been to see…

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This much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

31/05/2017 1:43 pm31/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English…

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This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2

30/05/2017 7:24 pm30/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning10 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2. In…

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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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