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This much I know about…what it feels like when you are criticised about your remote teaching

06/02/2021 8:35 pm06/02/2021By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

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 it feels like when you are criticised about your remote teaching. We don’t mine coal….

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This much I know about…when it is time to move on

30/01/2021 5:27 pm30/01/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership13 Comments

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 when it is time to move on. One of Huntington’s most notable alumni, Oliver Burkeman,…

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This much I know about…where you can find school leadership wisdom in a challenging world

23/01/2021 6:57 am17/04/2021By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

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 where you can find school leadership wisdom in a challenging world. I am up early…

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This much I know about…my modest proposal for grading GCSEs and A Levels this summer

10/01/2021 4:01 pm10/01/2021By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership3 Comments

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 modest proposal for grading GCSEs and A Levels this summer. A level results Day…

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This much I know about…leading a school during a pandemic

01/01/2021 12:05 am01/01/2021By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

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 leading a school during a pandemic. Put staff first: Having the right people in front of…

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This much I know about why….the Rt. Hon. Kate Green MP is wrong about the curriculum

05/12/2020 4:12 pm27/10/2022By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 Comments

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 the Rt. Hon. Kate Green MP is wrong about the curriculum. An edited version of…

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

31/10/2020 8:04 pm31/10/2020By johntomsettIn Mental Health in Schools, Other stuff, School Leadership5 Comments

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…

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This much I know about…managing my mental health

25/10/2020 10:51 am25/10/2020By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Mental Health in Schools, School Leadership1 Comment

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 managing my mental health. I have just finished Alastair Campbell’s book Living Better: how I learned to…

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This much I know about…why now, more than ever, teachers need their headteachers to teach (if they possibly can)

27/09/2020 6:44 am27/09/2020By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning3 Comments

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 now, more than ever, teachers need their headteachers to teach (if they possibly can). This…

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

06/09/2020 1:13 pm02/04/2021By johntomsettIn Fishing, Other stuff, School Leadership0 Comments

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…

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❗️🎧 Listen to the latest episode of HEP Talks

Another brilliant session of Leadership 55 is featured on The Brief this week.

Listen and find out how to break the Ofsted barrier

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Good work!

Ruth Astley @ruthastley

Final tweaks and now module 5 is finished - research project and exec summary submitted. Couldn’t have done it without the #WomenEd ‘L-O-S’ group, especially @mcgregormaths 😘 #ourNCEjourney

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If this might be of interest, please join us for the info webinar on Tuesday 31st at 4pm, https://twitter.com/WALKTHRUs_5/status/1615351997581901824

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⏩⏩An exciting opportunity to join our Walkthrus Consulting team.. Details and application here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IaUfe5l6tKpa2HVe7xAGEhpfO1yURBiOpIy7HDRo0Lg/edit?usp=sharing
A few days per year: current/recent senior leaders.
Zoom info session Jan31st.. see linked info.

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Off to London this morning for a couple of days to work on some very exciting curriculum design work then on to @PTIEducation leadership conference to chat about Primary Pedagogy!! ✨

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Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?

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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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❗️🎧 Listen to the latest episode of HEP Talks

Another brilliant session of Leadership 55 is featured on The Brief this week.

Listen and find out how to break the Ofsted barrier

🎧https://bit.ly/3IOqmlG

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