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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…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…the principles and parameters of curriculum design

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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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This much I know about…Northern Rocks 2014

08/06/2014 12:12 am08/06/2014By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning6 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 Northern Rocks 2014. It takes time to grow into the North. In my first term as a Headteacher,…

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This much I know about…why I agree absolutely with Michael Gove

16/05/2014 11:42 pm16/05/2014By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff22 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 why I agree absolutely with Michael Gove. I agree absolutely with Michael Gove when he says,…

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This much I know about…what happens when you can't Think Correctly Under Pressure

10/05/2014 5:05 pm10/05/2014By johntomsettIn Other stuff0 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 happens when you can’t Think Correctly Under Pressure. I recently wrote a post about Sir Clive Woodward and…

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This much I know about…a brief distraction from OFSTED, marking and 3 levels of progress!

10/05/2014 7:53 am10/05/2014By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about…a brief distraction from OFSTED, marking and 3 levels of progress! Colleagues Ian Wilson and Robin Parmiter…

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This much I know about…why we must keep asking questions about Research in Education #NTENRED.

04/05/2014 9:20 pm04/05/2014By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Teaching and Learning6 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 why we must keep asking questions about Research in Education #NTENRED. I have had an idealised…

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❗️🎧 Listen to the latest episode of HEP Talks

Another brilliant session of Leadership 55 is featured on The Brief this week.

Listen and find out how to break the Ofsted barrier

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Good work!

Ruth Astley @ruthastley

Final tweaks and now module 5 is finished - research project and exec summary submitted. Couldn’t have done it without the #WomenEd ‘L-O-S’ group, especially @mcgregormaths 😘 #ourNCEjourney

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If this might be of interest, please join us for the info webinar on Tuesday 31st at 4pm, https://twitter.com/WALKTHRUs_5/status/1615351997581901824

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⏩⏩An exciting opportunity to join our Walkthrus Consulting team.. Details and application here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IaUfe5l6tKpa2HVe7xAGEhpfO1yURBiOpIy7HDRo0Lg/edit?usp=sharing
A few days per year: current/recent senior leaders.
Zoom info session Jan31st.. see linked info.

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Off to London this morning for a couple of days to work on some very exciting curriculum design work then on to @PTIEducation leadership conference to chat about Primary Pedagogy!! ✨

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Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?

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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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❗️🎧 Listen to the latest episode of HEP Talks

Another brilliant session of Leadership 55 is featured on The Brief this week.

Listen and find out how to break the Ofsted barrier

🎧https://bit.ly/3IOqmlG

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