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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

    14/05/2022 7:36 am
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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…why I'm excited about the new school year

24/08/2014 8:31 am24/08/2014By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning7 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 I’m excited about the new school year. I’m stuck. I’ve been writing a book called,…

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This much I know about…the nature of power

09/08/2014 3:36 pm09/08/2014By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership5 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 nature of power. Once or twice in life you make a wholly unexpected, yet highly…

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This much I know about…Michael Gove's departure

22/07/2014 11:54 pm22/07/2014By johntomsettIn General educational issues17 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 Michael Gove’s departure. Michael Gove could have won me over. Back in early 2013 he was…

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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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This much I know about…what Year 7 pupils’ parents really worry about (and why your keepy-uppy skills really matter!)

20/07/2014 9:22 pm20/07/2014By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership11 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 what Year 7 pupils’ parents really worry about (and why your keepy-uppy skills really matter!). I…

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This much I know about…what a Growth Mindset culture looks like for real

10/07/2014 5:20 pm10/07/2014By johntomsettIn Uncategorized11 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 what a Growth Mindset culture looks like for real.    

This much I know about…finding out what really works when it comes to educational research in schools

05/07/2014 8:27 am05/07/2014By johntomsettIn Uncategorized6 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 finding out what really works when it comes to educational research in schools.      …

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This much I know about…accurate terminology to describe students’ effort

28/06/2014 2:55 pm28/06/2014By johntomsettIn Uncategorized73 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 accurate terminology to describe students’ effort. Words matter. And in a school, words which describe student performance matter more…

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This much I know about…speaking at the Oxford Union

22/06/2014 2:11 pm22/06/2014By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff5 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 speaking at the Oxford Union. I have written about bridging the gap between independent and state schools…

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This much I know about…how you can be involved in our EEF Research Project

14/06/2014 4:19 pm14/06/2014By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning12 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 how you can be involved in our EEF Research Project. Research-leads Improving Students’ Education – RISE…

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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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mrnickhart Nick Hart @mrnickhart ·
9 Aug

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

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You can order your copy with a 35% discount using the promo code IMPACT35 from the @BloomsburyEd website:

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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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