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This much I know about…A level results day

10/08/2015 12:12 pm10/08/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about A level results day. How was A level results day for you? I discovered my A…

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This much I know about…how truly great schools are not grown overnight

05/07/2015 3:19 pm05/07/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership11 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about how truly great schools are not grown overnight. This is a longer than normal post…please stick with…

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This much I know about…impostor syndrome

19/06/2015 5:42 am19/06/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership7 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about impostor syndrome. We’re all in this (education world) together. This morning I will be talking at The…

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This much I know about…Northern Rocks 2015

14/06/2015 4:59 pm14/06/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Research, School Leadership4 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about Northern Rocks 2015. I had the pleasure of presenting at Northern Rocks 2015 yesterday. Huge thanks to…

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This much I know about…basic budgeting

06/06/2015 7:45 am06/06/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership4 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about basic budgeting. A fundamental truth about school budgets: If your costs rise but your income remains the…

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This much I (DON’T) know about…why Education is not on the General Election agenda

26/04/2015 6:28 pm26/04/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership10 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50 this much I (DON’T) know about why Education is not on the General Election agenda. Remember 1997? In his latest book Alistair Campbell…

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This much I know about…what we have to do to address the mental health issues in our schools

20/03/2015 10:11 pm20/03/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership11 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about what we have to do to address the mental health issues in our schools. As Tom well…

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This much I know about…school funding, on-costs and balancing the budget!

31/01/2015 11:33 am31/01/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership6 Comments

  I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about school funding, on-costs and balancing the budget! News management is an essential art if you…

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This much I know about…my students' cultural lives (and being the same age as Nigel Farage…)

17/01/2015 8:29 am17/01/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Teaching and Learning4 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about my students’ cultural lives (and being the same age as Nigel Farage…) I discovered yesterday that…

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This much I know about…the workload debate

09/01/2015 10:48 pm09/01/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership21 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about the workload debate. I’ve just completed a 63 hour week; by the time I get to…

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Great quote from @dylanwiliam @CharteredColl
'If we direct our energies not on evaluating teachers but on improving them, we are far more likely to improve the quality of education that our pupils receive'

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Things to remember about the Conservative Party’s new deputy chairman: from Eye 1584 last October. If you want to stay ahead of the news, subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk

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8 Feb

David Cameron holding an In/Out referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union has to count as the greatest political blunder ever made by a politician. It destroyed his political career, his legacy and slowly but surely, his party.

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7 Feb

Refining our approach to implementation led by @MikeCBrett focused on #settheday and front loading expectations. #excellence

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I made Lee Anderson Deputy Chairman because he represents the integrity and professionalism that I value so much. Like that time he lied to a journalist and got his mate to pretend he didn't know him.
Please don’t share. #Reshuffle

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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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