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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…teaching students how to plan stonkingly good essays!

01/02/2014 12:53 am01/02/2014By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning17 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 teaching students how to plan stonkingly good essays! The art of essay planning is difficult to…

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This much I know about…loving the job again

25/01/2014 11:40 pm25/01/2014By johntomsettIn School Leadership5 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 loving the job again. I do like a good aphorism. These famous lines from Mark Twain…

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This much I know about…the choice facing school leaders

18/01/2014 4:03 pm18/01/2014By johntomsettIn 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 the choice facing school leaders. Nearly every worthwhile thought I have is derived from something I’ve…

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This much I know about…why putting your family first matters

10/01/2014 6:51 pm28/11/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership240 Comments

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a dad for 17 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about why putting your family first matters.   To publish this has…

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This much I know about…resisting the misery of life in our schools

28/12/2013 7:43 pm28/12/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership15 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 resisting the misery of life in our schools. It seems that there are many people working…

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This much I know about…the lack of space for student flair in our examination system

15/12/2013 8:08 am15/12/2013By johntomsettIn Other stuff, Teaching and Learning17 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 the lack of space for student flair in our examination system. I’ve never used a course…

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This much I know about…being coached to improve my body language!

07/12/2013 6:16 pm07/12/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning18 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 being coached to improve my body language! You get what you give. I once gave my…

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This much I know about…my nominations for the 2013 Edublog Awards!

30/11/2013 1:04 pm30/11/2013By johntomsettIn 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…my nominations for the 2013 Edublog Awards! Individual Blog: Tom Sherrington’s blog is a cracker! New Blog:…

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This much I know about…how to thrive when the OFSTED team arrives!

23/11/2013 8:08 am23/11/2013By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 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 to thrive when the OFSTED team arrives! Before you go any further (if you haven’t…

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This much I know about…the Knowledge vs Skills debate

11/11/2013 11:54 pm11/11/2013By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning3 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 the Knowledge vs Skills debate. Without knowledge you cannot develop your analytical skills. As I wrote…

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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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