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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…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 (DON’T) know about…why Education is not on the General Election agenda

26/04/2015 6:28 pm26/04/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership10 Comments

I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50 this much I (DON’T) know about why Education is not on the General Election agenda. Remember 1997? In his latest book Alistair Campbell…

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This much I know about…what REALLY WORKS when preparing students for their examinations!

24/04/2015 6:49 am24/04/2015By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning43 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 REALLY WORKS when preparing students for their examinations! I am keener than ever to spend as…

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This much I know about…the need to put humanity back into the centre of the ring

08/04/2015 10:19 pm08/04/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership7 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 the need to put humanity back into the centre of the ring. I’ve just despatched the copy editor’s…

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This much I know about…a good game of pool

29/03/2015 8:45 am29/03/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff3 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 a good game of pool. Play me pool all night… Stay Free, The Clash Whiling away the…

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This much I know about…what we have to do to address the mental health issues in our schools

20/03/2015 10:11 pm20/03/2015By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership11 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 we have to do to address the mental health issues in our schools. As Tom well…

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This much I know about…The Sutton Trust/EEF Toolkit and the Golden Thread from evidence to student outcomes, via deliberate intervention

13/02/2015 11:41 pm13/02/2015By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning30 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 The Sutton Trust/EEF Toolkit and the Golden Thread from evidence to student outcomes, via deliberate intervention. Can…

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This much I know about…why Tiger Woods will never win another golf tournament

12/02/2015 6:02 pm12/02/2015By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 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 why Tiger Woods will never win another golf tournament. Watching Tiger Woods trying to play a chip…

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This much I know about…why we are developing Growth Mindset Learning tools

07/02/2015 1:05 pm07/02/2015By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning12 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 why we are developing Growth Mindset Learning tools. If you always do what you‘ve always done,…

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Great collection of experts!

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At TAL CPD looks like this….💜🌟

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Thanks to @RealGeoffBarton and his 2019 summer mix, this is the only tune for such a blissfully beautiful morning! 😁☀️🌞

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The Tory leadership election is offering the party faithful an image of a land about to flow with milk and honey, so good are the prospects arising from the so far unspecified benefits of Brexit. The reality is about as far from that is it can be. A thread...

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10 Aug

Welcome to Britain. Nothing works. https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/08/09/almost-nothing-seems-to-be-working-in-britain-it-could-get-worse?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content

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9 Aug

Here are some reviews of #ImpactBook from @MichaelT1979 @MaryMyatt and @johntomsett

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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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