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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…sticking stuff in exercise books

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    This much I know about…Huh and the power of curriculum conversations

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    This much I know about…why the quality of time spent in classrooms matters, not the duration!

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    This much I know about…Primary curriculum design and the “Huh” project

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

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This much I know about…the perils of telling half-truths on UCAS/job application forms

23/09/2015 7:27 pm23/09/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff2 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 the perils of telling half-truths on UCAS/job application forms. It’s university application time in schools and colleges. Thirty…

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This much I know about…telling our stories

19/09/2015 2:39 pm19/09/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff4 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 telling our stories. I wrote this piece all at once last Sunday evening at around 7…

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This much I know about…the importance of reciprocal vulnerability

19/09/2015 7:24 am19/09/2015By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 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 the importance of reciprocal vulnerability. To teach you need to feel worthy. Too many of us…

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This much I know about…why we need to thank our own teachers

12/09/2015 8:12 am12/09/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about why we have to thank our own teachers. We. Don’t. Have. Enough. Teachers. In. Our. Own….

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This much I know about…working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !)

06/09/2015 8:14 am06/09/2015By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 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 working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !) Laura McInerney…

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This much I know about…evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results

29/08/2015 7:47 pm29/08/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 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 evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results. How good were our Mathematics GCSE results this summer? That’s…

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This much I know about…luck

23/08/2015 7:20 pm23/08/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff4 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  luck. I never wish my students good luck before their examinations. Examinations are where opportunity (to…

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This much I know about…the worth of a university degree

15/08/2015 11:29 pm15/08/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues4 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 the worth of a university degree. My degree was worth everything to me. If my A…

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This much I know about…A level results day

10/08/2015 12:12 pm10/08/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues6 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 A level results day. How was A level results day for you? I discovered my A…

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This much I know about…Manuel Stanley

09/08/2015 6:44 am09/08/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff3 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 Manuel Stanley. At 7.15 pm on 9 August 1985 a brand new red Vauxhall Astra, travelling…

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I am very privileged to be an officially accredited @WALKTHRUs_5 trainer. If you’re just getting started, or you’d like some support pushing on, please get in touch - experienced trainers are available across the UK👌

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I know @RobCaudwell I said I wouldn't buy anymore books until I had finished the others, but I couldn't resist! @MaryMyatt

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A tremendous thank you to @MikeArmiger and @teacherhead for a tremendous day of CPD. Excellent professional challenge and expertise. I have so many take aways. Thank you.

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Thanks so much!

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@johntomsett @MaryMyatt @creativeHigg @Emma_Turner75 @teacherfeature2 @JohnCattEd I shall add it to my reading list - loved your TTIP sessions and have won a book from Mary before so owe her a purchase!

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"No one knows in advance what will come out of a conversation - a conversation has a spirit of its own & the language in which it is conducted has a life of its own..." @MaryMyatt & the power of conversation in education & what might emerge from it. @SchoolsCat online conference.

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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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