Category Archives: Other stuff

This much I know about…Heaney, Hughes, Cooke, fishing and me!

Posted on November 14, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about Heaney, Hughes, Cooke, fishing and me! By 9 am this morning six friends had sent me … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how we can make our schools feel more social for colleagues during the pandemic

Posted on October 31, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about how we can make our schools feel more social for colleagues during the pandemic. One … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…my dad’s legacy

Posted on October 27, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about my dad’s legacy. My dad was born 93 years ago today. And he married my mother … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…what students remember most about their school days

Posted on October 4, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about what students remember most about their school days. This tale comes from my forthcoming book, An Angler’s … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…fully reopening school, why we all now need a garden and my angling addiction

Posted on September 6, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about fully reopening school, why we all now need a garden and my angling addiction. It is … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…why teachers need to have interests away from work

Posted on August 2, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about why teachers need to have interests away from work. I have just had my pacemaker replaced. … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…Elizabeth Ann Tomsett, 1936-2020

Posted on April 19, 2020 by johntomsett

Elizabeth Ann Tomsett, 2 May 1936-18 April 2020 “God give me strength to bear that which I cannot change” Our mother, Elizabeth Ann Tomsett, was born on 2 May 1936. Her father served in the Royal Navy between the wars … Continue reading →

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Why the COVID-19 crisis requires the recall of Parliament

Posted on April 12, 2020 by johntomsett

Important caveat: without wanting to sound remotely self-important, I need to point out that I write this simply as John Tomsett, British citizen. The only way death is not meaningless is to see yourself as part of something greater: a … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how we must keep on saying, “Hello”

Posted on April 1, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about…how we must keep on saying, “Hello”. “And those that used to say hello simply pass … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…when the last day of the school year falls in March

Posted on March 28, 2020 by johntomsett

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about when the last day of the school year falls in March. Here is an account … Continue reading →

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