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This much I know about…coping with the university drop-off

04/10/2015 4:43 pm04/10/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff6 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 coping with the university drop-off. We’ve just got back from dropping Joe off at university. At…

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This much I know about…the perils of telling half-truths on UCAS/job application forms

23/09/2015 7:27 pm23/09/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff2 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 the perils of telling half-truths on UCAS/job application forms. It’s university application time in schools and colleges. Thirty…

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This much I know about…telling our stories

19/09/2015 2:39 pm19/09/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff4 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 telling our stories. I wrote this piece all at once last Sunday evening at around 7…

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This much I know about…luck

23/08/2015 7:20 pm23/08/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff4 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  luck. I never wish my students good luck before their examinations. Examinations are where opportunity (to…

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This much I know about…Manuel Stanley

09/08/2015 6:44 am09/08/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff3 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 Manuel Stanley. At 7.15 pm on 9 August 1985 a brand new red Vauxhall Astra, travelling…

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This much I know about…how Tunisia changed things

08/08/2015 9:12 am08/08/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff7 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 how Tunisia changed things.   A Muslim man holds my head back. He puts a blade…

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What else can we do but remember the bright spots?

27/06/2015 8:23 am27/06/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff4 Comments

  Suzanne Meriel Lawrenson 1960-2015 What else can we do but remember the bright spots? We all have our cherished memories of our parents, those moments when we connected, when we looked at each other and the understanding between us was unique…

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This much I know about…the two days when I was closest to my dad

21/06/2015 6:35 am21/06/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and on Father’s Day 2015, at the age of 50, this much I know about the two days when I was closest to my dad. Writing Love Over…

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This much I know about…helping Cat White get to university

26/05/2015 2:43 pm26/05/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff7 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 helping Cat White get to university. We need to raise £1,600 for one of our Year 13…

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This much I know about…the need to put humanity back into the centre of the ring

08/04/2015 10:19 pm08/04/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff, 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 the need to put humanity back into the centre of the ring. I’ve just despatched the copy editor’s…

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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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