Teaching and Learning

This much I know about…the Knowledge vs Skills debate

11/11/2013 11:54 pm11/11/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about the Knowledge vs Skills debate. Without knowledge you cannot develop your analytical skills. As I wrote…

This much I know about…truly great teaching, in a week when there has been so much debate about QTS!

02/11/2013 12:06 am02/11/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning5 Comments

This much I know about truly great teaching, in a week when there has been so much debate about QTS! One of the most fascinating things in the world is to teach 15 year old boys. If you don’t believe…

This much I know about…developing a Dweck-inspired Growth Mindset culture

20/10/2013 3:06 pm20/10/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning52 Comments

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about developing a Dweck-inspired Growth Mindset culture. What follows is much of what I said at #TLT13…

This much I know about…asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence)

21/09/2013 9:48 am21/09/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning7 Comments

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence). Less is more, always. I think…

This much I know about…learning from our most experienced teachers

19/07/2013 4:01 pm19/07/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning10 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 learning from our most experienced teachers. We ignore the skills and resources that exist…

This much I know about…my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference

13/07/2013 1:08 pm13/07/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

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 my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference. The Institute of Effective Education’s Dr Jonathan…

This much I know about…a great classroom explanation of genre theory

15/06/2013 3:38 pm15/06/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning5 Comments

#blogsync – 30 June Blog. http://share.edutronic.net/ I have been a teacher of English and Media Studies for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about, a ‘great classroom explanation’ of genre theory….

This much I (don’t) know about…the future of ICT in schools

31/05/2013 10:40 pm30/10/2022By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning25 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 (don’t) know about the future of ICT in schools. We all know the Wayne Gretzky quotation,…

This much I know about…"Progress in my classroom? How it is made and how I know it."

28/04/2013 9:56 am28/04/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning0 Comments

#Blogsync post number 4. http://share.edutronic.net/ 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, “Progress in my classroom? How it is made and…

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…