School Leadership

This much I know about…preparing for an OFSTED inspection

14/04/2013 7:05 am14/04/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning25 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about preparing from an OFSTED inspection. In March 2012 I received a letter from OFSTED saying that the earliest we could be inspected…

This much I know about…having my lesson graded Good when I felt it was Outstanding!

23/03/2013 10:19 am23/03/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning18 Comments

I have been a teacher of Economics for six months, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about having my lesson graded Good when I felt it was Outstanding! Above all else…

This much I know about…developing leadership and shaping the SLT

22/02/2013 5:23 pm22/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership20 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about developing leadership and shaping the SLT. The days of having to time-serve before gaining a…

This much I know about…holding steady

09/02/2013 10:58 pm09/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership6 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about holding steady. Fortune, good night, smile once more; turn thy wheel! – King Lear,…

This much I know about…how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great school)

03/02/2013 12:27 am03/02/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning15 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great…

This much I know about…how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers

19/01/2013 7:57 pm19/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers. Primary-secondary transfer is profoundly important;…

This much I know about…how we will become a truly great school

11/01/2013 7:18 pm11/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning8 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we will become a truly great school. I have spent the last month…

This much I know about…why all of us must improve our teaching (no matter how good our school)

05/01/2013 8:16 pm05/01/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning30 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why all of us must improve our teaching. For the past month, since I…

This much I know about…keeping the main thing the main thing.

08/12/2012 2:02 am08/12/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning11 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about keeping the main thing the main thing. Can we really structure our school so…

This much I know about…the tricky issue of planning the development of an outstanding school

01/12/2012 9:19 am01/12/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership10 Comments

I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the tricky issue of planning the development of an outstanding school. Sustained, deep improvement of schools takes time. Twelve…