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This much I know about…losing your hard-won expertise

10/09/2023 10:32 am11/09/2023By johntomsettIn Other stuff, Teaching and Learning2 Comments

If I’m honest, this is the most perceptive Amazon review of my first book, Love Over Fear: When I was 17 years old, I was pretty good at golf. As Sussex U18 champion two years in a row, I was,…

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This much I know about…five learning points from my work in schools

11/12/2022 7:17 pm11/12/2022By johntomsettIn Curriculum, General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

Since retiring from headship 16 months ago I have been working with numerous schools across the country. It has been both a privilege and a delight to support colleagues as they strive to improve the quality of teaching & learning…

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This much I know about…teaching what you love

02/10/2022 9:19 am02/10/2022By johntomsettIn Curriculum, Research, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

Dave Williams always makes me laugh. He is a very funny man. And I thought of him last weekend when I listened to Barbara Oakley’s keynote speech at researchED Dublin. With utter clarity, Barbara explained how our brains learn. What…

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This much I know about…the principles and parameters of curriculum design

31/08/2022 7:24 am13/11/2022By johntomsettIn Curriculum, Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

“What should be taught to whom, and with what pedagogical object in mind? That master question is threefold: what, to whom, and how?” Jerome Bruner What gives teachers the authority to decide what our children should be taught? Why don’t…

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This much I know about…sticking stuff in exercise books

14/05/2022 7:36 am14/05/2022By johntomsettIn Curriculum, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

The triangulation of speaking to colleagues, being in lessons and looking at students’ work is crucial to appreciating the quality of the curriculum. When looking in books recently, I have seen two things which have made me think. Firstly, the…

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This much I know about…Huh and the power of curriculum conversations

24/04/2022 8:17 am24/04/2022By johntomsettIn Curriculum, Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

“Through conversation…we may whet and sharpen our wits by rubbing them against those of others.” Michel de Montaigne [1] Huh is the Egyptian god of endlessness, creativity, fertility and regeneration. He is the deity Mary Myatt and I have adopted…

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This much I know about…why the quality of time spent in classrooms matters, not the duration!

28/03/2022 7:21 am28/03/2022By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning2 Comments

There is a lot of publicity about the DfE’s declaration that schools must be open for 32.5 hours a week. Accepting that most schools are already open for longer than 32.5 hours a week, what the DfE need to realise…

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This much I know about…Primary curriculum design and the “Huh” project

26/03/2022 8:33 am26/03/2022By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning0 Comments

Collaborating with Mary Myatt on our Huh project has been a blast! Our new book, Primary Huh, was signed off this week. It is a moment of unadulterated relief when the copy editor says we’re finished and we can send…

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This much I know about…how to get better at using mini-whiteboards in your classroom

17/10/2021 7:21 am17/10/2021By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I like the notion of simplexity: making it is as simple as possible to complete a complex task. Teaching a class of 32 students on a wet, windy Thursday afternoon in November is incredibly complex; there are, however, a number…

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This much I know about…when an A grade at A Level is not enough to teach for understanding

29/08/2021 7:11 am08/09/2021By johntomsettIn Research, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

‘What stuff do you want your students to know, understand and be able to do if you have taught them a rich, challenging subject curriculum?’ This question is at the root of all our conversations in our new book Huh….

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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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