Teaching and Learning

This much I know about…how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I was doing

17/06/2017 12:40 pm17/06/2017By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I…

This much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

31/05/2017 1:43 pm31/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English…

This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2

30/05/2017 7:24 pm30/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning9 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2. In…

This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

30/05/2017 12:31 pm30/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning21 Comments

This much I know about…modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students

14/02/2017 11:08 am14/02/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students. I write…

This much I know about…teaching Carol Ann Duffy's poem "War Photographer

10/02/2017 4:12 pm10/02/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about teaching Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “War Photographer”. It doesn’t take much to make me feel like…

This much I know about…why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success

21/01/2017 10:09 pm21/01/2017By johntomsettIn Research, Teaching and Learning3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success. The following are all based…

This much I know…about improving the impact of Teaching Assistants during a budget crisis

12/11/2016 6:12 pm12/11/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about improving the impact of Teaching Assistants during a budget crisis. Our human resources matter most. There…

This much I know about…not publishing data targets to students and parents

26/10/2016 7:28 pm26/10/2016By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning28 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about not publishing data targets to students and parents. One of the biggest differences between a students’ experience…

This much I know about…a brilliant, evidence-informed note-taking technique (and our new Research School…)!!

06/10/2016 9:04 am06/10/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Research, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a brilliant, evidence-informed note-taking technique (and our new Research School…)! The greatest test of a school is…