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This much I know about…the impact of poverty-inducing cuts upon our children's education

13/11/2015 10:26 pm13/11/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff, School Leadership2 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 impact of poverty-inducing cuts upon our children’s education. You’d expect the Guardian to knock on…

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This much I know about…whether we should bring back the cane!

07/11/2015 5:53 pm07/11/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 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 whether we should bring back the cane! Should we bring back the cane? It was the…

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This much I know about…how Appraisal can help improve the quality of teaching in schools!?

11/10/2015 5:25 pm11/10/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 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 Appraisal can help improve the quality of teaching in schools!? The belief that there are…

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This much I know about…finding golden nuggets to help improve your teaching

27/09/2015 10:51 am27/09/2015By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning2 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 finding golden nuggets to help improve your teaching. Matt Smith is a truly great teacher. Matt…

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This much I know about…the importance of reciprocal vulnerability

19/09/2015 7:24 am19/09/2015By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 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 importance of reciprocal vulnerability. To teach you need to feel worthy. Too many of us…

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This much I know about…why we need to thank our own teachers

12/09/2015 8:12 am12/09/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about why we have to thank our own teachers. We. Don’t. Have. Enough. Teachers. In. Our. Own….

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This much I know about…working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !)

06/09/2015 8:14 am06/09/2015By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 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 working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !) Laura McInerney…

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This much I know about…evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results

29/08/2015 7:47 pm29/08/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 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 evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results. How good were our Mathematics GCSE results this summer? That’s…

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This much I know about…helping OFSTED improve lesson observations

06/07/2015 9:06 pm06/07/2015By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning3 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 OFSTED improve lesson observations. Members of the Headteachers’ Roundtable met with Sean Harford today, one of Her…

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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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10 Aug

New CCTV footage shows the last known images of missing student nurse Owami Davies.

The footage, taken at around 12:30pm on Thursday 7 July, shows the 24-year-old walking north on London Road, Croydon, away from West Croydon.

Full story: https://trib.al/bBqOk20

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@Headteacherchat @jillberry102 @johntomsett @bennewmark @teacherhead @RaeSnape @TeacherToolkit This was my reflection after the first four months of my Headship: https://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/the-reality-of-headship/

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If there’s a restaurant you enjoy, eat at it asap. Chances are you won’t get to eat there again.
(And remember, small and medium businesses provide 3/5ths of all jobs). Grim times.

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marinapurkiss Marina Purkiss @marinapurkiss ·
14 Aug

5 Govt reports

All buried by Thérèse Coffey who refuses to publish

On:

1) The benefit cap

2) Deaths of benefit claimants

3) Impact of universal credit & benefit sanctions

4) Unpaid carers

5) Work capability assessments

Just imagine what’s in them.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/british-minister-accused-of-trying-to-hide-reports-on-impact-of-tory-welfare-reforms?CMP=share_btn_tw

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marymyatt Mary Myatt @marymyatt ·
14 Aug

'If a curriculum cannot change, move, perturb and ond inform teachers, it will have no effect on those whom they teach.

If it has any effect on pupils, it will have it by virtue of having had an effect on teachers'

Jerome Bruner, The Process of Education

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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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New CCTV footage shows the last known images of missing student nurse Owami Davies.

The footage, taken at around 12:30pm on Thursday 7 July, shows the 24-year-old walking north on London Road, Croydon, away from West Croydon.

Full story: https://trib.al/bBqOk20

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