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This much I know about…teaching disengaged 15 year old boys

06/10/2012 3:35 pm06/10/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning43 Comments

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and this much I know about teaching disengaged 15 year old boys (most, if not all, of which will be obvious). Eighteen months ago we withdrew 14 C/D borderline disengaged…

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This much I know about what some other people are saying about…Grit!

06/09/2012 7:41 pm06/09/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning1 Comment

Here are some useful documents about developing grit in your students: Can you pass the grit test 12-item Grit Scale.08-item Grit Scale Child Adapted Version_0215125312011 8-item Grit 081011 5-item ambition scale093011

This much I know about…the writing process

05/09/2012 8:55 pm05/09/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about the writing process. When I write I am in my element. If you…

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This much I know about…growing great teachers

15/07/2012 9:34 pm15/07/2012By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning8 Comments

I have been a school leader for 20 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about how we shape our structures so we can focus upon growing great teachers… Subject Leaders are the single most important…

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This much I know about…lesson planning

29/06/2012 10:29 pm29/06/2012By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning26 Comments

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about lesson planning… Ask any set of students for the five key features of a good teacher and they will give you…

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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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