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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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This much I know about…the politicisation of education in England

24/08/2012 7:29 pm24/08/2012By johntomsettIn General educational issues9 Comments

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 48, this much I know about the politicisation of education in England… I make no apology for being overtly political when it comes to education. The politicians…

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This much I know about…why Joe Strummer still matters!

23/07/2012 7:33 pm22/12/2022By johntomsettIn School Leadership9 Comments

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 47, and as it’s the summer holidays, this much I know about why Joe Strummer still matters! The single most important influence on my life was, and…

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This much I know about…growing great teachers

15/07/2012 9:34 pm15/07/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning8 Comments

I have been a school leader for 20 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about how we shape our structures so we can focus upon growing great teachers… Subject Leaders are the single most important…

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This much I know about…lesson planning

29/06/2012 10:29 pm29/06/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning26 Comments

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about lesson planning… Ask any set of students for the five key features of a good teacher and they will give you…

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This much I know (with apologies to the Observer magazine)

16/06/2012 4:58 pm16/06/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership23 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for nine years now and at the age of 47, this much I know… I hardly remember a single lesson from my own school days. In third year French I fell off my seat backwards…

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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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