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This much I know about…improving teaching through attention to detail

06/07/2023 11:13 am07/07/2023By johntomsettIn Uncategorized0 Comments

I watch a lot of people teach. Without protesting too much, it is a genuine privilege to be allowed into colleagues’ classrooms. I am ever grateful. Since I have been observing colleagues grapple with the complexities of helping pupils learn,…

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This much I know about… the principles of curriculum planning in action

25/03/2023 8:25 am25/03/2023By johntomsettIn Uncategorized0 Comments

I am not sure if I have ever had an original thought in my life. When it comes to curriculum, this much I have come to know from other people’s wisdom and research. Beyond a handful accrued through experience in…

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This much I know about…Hannah Lowe’s “The Kids” and the sonnet form

25/07/2022 4:36 pm27/11/2022By johntomsettIn Other stuff, Uncategorized0 Comments

I have written about sonnets many times; Hannah Lowe’s “The Kids” is a striking volume written entirely in that particular poetic form. “The Art of Teaching II” will resonate with every teacher in the land. You can read it here….

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This much I know about…how nothing needs to matter too much

08/08/2021 9:54 pm09/08/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff, Uncategorized1 Comment

I turned 57 yesterday. It was no ordinary birthday. On the contrary, it was a landmark moment. I am now the same age as my Dad was when he died. When he was told he had weeks to live, Dad…

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This much I know about…how not to recruit, thanks to fellow Headteacher Stuart Simmonds

12/03/2017 7:54 pm12/03/2017By johntomsettIn Uncategorized0 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 how not to recruit, thanks to fellow Headteacher Stuart Simmonds. From the BBC series People Like…

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This much I know about…having fun at school (and a great Bowie tribute!)

30/01/2016 11:21 am30/01/2016By johntomsettIn Uncategorized2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about having fun at school (and a great Bowie tribute!). Laughter is the best medicine. I am…

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This much I know about…an unlikely literary lesson for the next Labour leader

10/05/2015 5:46 am10/05/2015By johntomsettIn Uncategorized2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about an unlikely literary lesson for the next Labour leader. Jane Austen knew her stuff. Thematically, Pride and…

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This much I know about…revising on 8 May 2015

09/05/2015 7:09 am09/05/2015By johntomsettIn Uncategorized0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50 this much I know about revising on 8 May 2015. Stick with this… Comment on whether a cut in tax rates will…

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This much I know about…what I learnt yesterday at the Sutton Trust-Gates Summit

04/11/2014 8:41 am04/11/2014By johntomsettIn Uncategorized3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about what I learnt yesterday at the Sutton Trust-Gates Summit. Jet lag is a price worth paying. Sleepless,…

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This much I know about…where my poetry comes from

20/07/2014 10:34 pm20/07/2014By johntomsettIn Uncategorized0 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 where my poetry comes from. If you listen carefully, people’s stories can be the raw material…

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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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