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2018

2018

This much I know about…choosing how to think

23/12/2018 5:13 pm23/12/2018By johntomsettIn Mental Health in Schools, Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about choosing how to think. Doun from thennes faste he gan avyse This litel spot of erthe……

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This much I know about…art, family, friends and the essential self

06/11/2018 11:35 pm06/11/2018By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about art, family, friends and the essential self. Scotland at Easter is special. Every year since 2005…

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This much I know about…how I have become a very boring teacher!

06/10/2018 11:02 am06/10/2018By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about how I have become a very boring teacher! I have become a very boring teacher. In…

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This much I know about…the importance of Huntington School’s Arts Festival

01/09/2018 3:24 pm01/09/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about the importance of Huntington School’s Arts Festival. I wish I could play a musical instrument. At primary…

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This much I know about…hay bales, Heaney and what to do before the sun sets

20/08/2018 10:56 pm20/08/2018By johntomsettIn Other stuff0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about hay bales, Heaney and what to do before the sun sets. Two days ago I rose…

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This much I know about…an inept attempt to improve students' literacy skills

13/07/2018 3:29 pm13/07/2018By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about an inept attempt to improve students’ literacy skills. Implementation rules! About seven years ago we had a…

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This much I know about…solving the teacher recruitment and retention crisis

08/07/2018 10:43 am08/07/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning10 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about solving the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. For a long time now I have been articulating…

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This much I know about…different perspectives, flexible working practices, and Carlos Alberto

24/06/2018 6:53 pm24/06/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about different perspectives, flexible working practices, and Carlos Alberto. We all have our points of view. As…

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This much I know about…the importance of implementation to improve student outcomes

10/06/2018 10:46 am10/06/2018By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 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 importance of implementation to improve student outcomes. Authentic implementation of school improvement interventions is the…

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This much I know about…making evidence work in schools and the World Cup!

07/06/2018 5:04 pm07/06/2018By johntomsettIn Research, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about making evidence work in schools and the World Cup! Out of nowhere I am suddenly excited…

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10 Aug

New CCTV footage shows the last known images of missing student nurse Owami Davies.

The footage, taken at around 12:30pm on Thursday 7 July, shows the 24-year-old walking north on London Road, Croydon, away from West Croydon.

Full story: https://trib.al/bBqOk20

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@Headteacherchat @jillberry102 @johntomsett @bennewmark @teacherhead @RaeSnape @TeacherToolkit This was my reflection after the first four months of my Headship: https://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/the-reality-of-headship/

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miss_mcinerney Laura McInerney @miss_mcinerney ·
15 Aug

If there’s a restaurant you enjoy, eat at it asap. Chances are you won’t get to eat there again.
(And remember, small and medium businesses provide 3/5ths of all jobs). Grim times.

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marinapurkiss Marina Purkiss @marinapurkiss ·
14 Aug

5 Govt reports

All buried by Thérèse Coffey who refuses to publish

On:

1) The benefit cap

2) Deaths of benefit claimants

3) Impact of universal credit & benefit sanctions

4) Unpaid carers

5) Work capability assessments

Just imagine what’s in them.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/british-minister-accused-of-trying-to-hide-reports-on-impact-of-tory-welfare-reforms?CMP=share_btn_tw

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marymyatt Mary Myatt @marymyatt ·
14 Aug

'If a curriculum cannot change, move, perturb and ond inform teachers, it will have no effect on those whom they teach.

If it has any effect on pupils, it will have it by virtue of having had an effect on teachers'

Jerome Bruner, The Process of Education

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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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New CCTV footage shows the last known images of missing student nurse Owami Davies.

The footage, taken at around 12:30pm on Thursday 7 July, shows the 24-year-old walking north on London Road, Croydon, away from West Croydon.

Full story: https://trib.al/bBqOk20

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