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    is a nationally renowned school leader supporting schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

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

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

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    This much I know about…how to decide what to cut from your school budget

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    This much I know about…teaching what you love

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    This much I know about…loneliness, postal workers and the current industrial dispute

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This much I know about…art, family, friends and the essential self

06/11/2018 11:35 pm06/11/2018By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about art, family, friends and the essential self. Scotland at Easter is special. Every year since 2005…

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This much I know about…how I have become a very boring teacher!

06/10/2018 11:02 am06/10/2018By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about how I have become a very boring teacher! I have become a very boring teacher. In…

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This much I know about…the importance of Huntington School’s Arts Festival

01/09/2018 3:24 pm01/09/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about the importance of Huntington School’s Arts Festival. I wish I could play a musical instrument. At primary…

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This much I know about…hay bales, Heaney and what to do before the sun sets

20/08/2018 10:56 pm20/08/2018By johntomsettIn Other stuff0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about hay bales, Heaney and what to do before the sun sets. Two days ago I rose…

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This much I know about…an inept attempt to improve students' literacy skills

13/07/2018 3:29 pm13/07/2018By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about an inept attempt to improve students’ literacy skills. Implementation rules! About seven years ago we had a…

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This much I know about…solving the teacher recruitment and retention crisis

08/07/2018 10:43 am08/07/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning10 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about solving the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. For a long time now I have been articulating…

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This much I know about…different perspectives, flexible working practices, and Carlos Alberto

24/06/2018 6:53 pm24/06/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about different perspectives, flexible working practices, and Carlos Alberto. We all have our points of view. As…

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This much I know about…the importance of implementation to improve student outcomes

10/06/2018 10:46 am10/06/2018By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about the importance of implementation to improve student outcomes. Authentic implementation of school improvement interventions is the…

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This much I know about…making evidence work in schools and the World Cup!

07/06/2018 5:04 pm07/06/2018By johntomsettIn Research, Teaching and Learning1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about making evidence work in schools and the World Cup! Out of nowhere I am suddenly excited…

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This much I know about…education, a tie-pin and having a choice in life

03/06/2018 8:17 am03/06/2018By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about education, a tie-pin and having a choice in life. It is 15 June 1940. Ernest Harry…

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Great quote from @dylanwiliam @CharteredColl
'If we direct our energies not on evaluating teachers but on improving them, we are far more likely to improve the quality of education that our pupils receive'

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Things to remember about the Conservative Party’s new deputy chairman: from Eye 1584 last October. If you want to stay ahead of the news, subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk

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8 Feb

David Cameron holding an In/Out referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union has to count as the greatest political blunder ever made by a politician. It destroyed his political career, his legacy and slowly but surely, his party.

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7 Feb

Refining our approach to implementation led by @MikeCBrett focused on #settheday and front loading expectations. #excellence

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7 Feb

I made Lee Anderson Deputy Chairman because he represents the integrity and professionalism that I value so much. Like that time he lied to a journalist and got his mate to pretend he didn't know him.
Please don’t share. #Reshuffle

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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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