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This much I know about…developing leadership and shaping the SLT

22/02/2013 5:23 pm22/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership20 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about developing leadership and shaping the SLT. The days of having to time-serve before gaining a…

This much I know about…why fishing still matters

15/02/2013 10:17 pm15/02/2013By johntomsettIn Other stuff1 Comment

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 48, and as it’s the half-term holidays, this much I know about why fishing still matters. Fishing is a boy-dad thing. I can remember as a six…

This much I know about…holding steady

09/02/2013 10:58 pm09/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership6 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about holding steady. Fortune, good night, smile once more; turn thy wheel! – King Lear,…

This much I know about…how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great school)

03/02/2013 12:27 am03/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning15 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great…

This much I know about…the number one shift in UK education I wish to see in my lifetime

27/01/2013 2:32 pm27/01/2013By johntomsettIn General educational issues8 Comments

#Blogsync post number 1. http://share.edutronic.net/ I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the number one shift in UK education I wish…

This much I know about…how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers

19/01/2013 7:57 pm19/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers. Primary-secondary transfer is profoundly important;…

This much I know about…how we will become a truly great school

11/01/2013 7:18 pm11/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning8 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we will become a truly great school. I have spent the last month…

This much I know about…why all of us must improve our teaching (no matter how good our school)

05/01/2013 8:16 pm05/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning30 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why all of us must improve our teaching. For the past month, since I…

This much I know about…keeping the main thing the main thing.

08/12/2012 2:02 am08/12/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning11 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about keeping the main thing the main thing. Can we really structure our school so…

This much I know about…short stories for your Christmas assembly!

04/12/2012 9:27 pm04/12/2012By johntomsettIn Other stuff3 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about short stories for your Christmas assembly! I wrote this first short story; it is based on my wife’s account of…