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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…two sentences by John Steinbeck

01/04/2021 9:17 am12/12/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have just finished Professor Stanley Fish’s, How to write a sentence and how to read one. It was a delight. Whilst I was reading it, I thought of two John Steinbeck sentences which I have always admired. Now feeling sufficiently…

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This much I know about…why we must pay our NHS staff properly

07/03/2021 7:30 am07/03/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

This much I know about why we must pay our NHS staff properly. ‘Tis now Spring, and all the pleasures of it displease me; every other tree blossoms, and I wither: I grow older, and not better; my strength diminisheth,…

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This much I know about…what it feels like when you are criticised about your remote teaching

06/02/2021 8:35 pm06/02/2021By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about what it feels like when you are criticised about your remote teaching. We don’t mine coal….

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This much I know about…when it is time to move on

30/01/2021 5:27 pm30/01/2021By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership13 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about when it is time to move on. One of Huntington’s most notable alumni, Oliver Burkeman,…

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This much I know about…where you can find school leadership wisdom in a challenging world

23/01/2021 6:57 am17/04/2021By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about where you can find school leadership wisdom in a challenging world. I am up early…

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This much I know about…my modest proposal for grading GCSEs and A Levels this summer

10/01/2021 4:01 pm10/01/2021By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about my modest proposal for grading GCSEs and A Levels this summer. A level results Day…

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This much I know about…leading a school during a pandemic

01/01/2021 12:05 am01/01/2021By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about leading a school during a pandemic. Put staff first: Having the right people in front of…

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This much I know about why….the Rt. Hon. Kate Green MP is wrong about the curriculum

05/12/2020 4:12 pm09/10/2021By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about why the Rt. Hon. Kate Green MP is wrong about the curriculum. An edited version of…

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This much I know about…Heaney, Hughes, Cooke, fishing and me!

14/11/2020 6:22 pm02/04/2021By johntomsettIn Fishing, Other stuff0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about Heaney, Hughes, Cooke, fishing and me! By 9 am this morning six friends had sent me…

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This much I know about…seven basic tips which might help NQTs teach from the front

08/11/2020 10:42 pm08/11/2020By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 32 years, a head teacher for 17 years and, at the age of 56, this much I know about seven basic tips which might help NQTs teach from the front. It is hard to support…

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Delighted to be involved with @TheNCE_ & @johntomsett in helping deliver a fully funded (via the apprenticeship levy) L7/ Master Degree Senior Leadership Qualification. Sept cohort currently recruiting - details here https://leadinglearner.me/senior-leadership-masters-l7-programme-january-2022/

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I’m so happy that I’ve been awarded a distinction in my End Point Assessment for @TheNCE_ Future Leaders Programme 🥳

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Great #STEM careers opportunity from @STEMteamHUB_TP 👇 @YorkEducation @ReachYork @johntomsett @PathfinderTSH https://twitter.com/STEMteamHUB_TP/status/1527590318345961472

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#secondary #teachers #students @STEMLearningUK ‘Life after school: Get ready!’ virtual career fair is 4-8 July. Employers are showcasing opportunities & support for life after school, the fair offers a great chance to get ready for the future. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-after-school-get-ready-registration-324089248667 #edutwitter

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Chatting w/ @BeckfootScience about walking talking mocks & their positive impact (thank you @johntomsett - we shared this article: https://johntomsett.com/2015/04/24/this-much-i-know-about-what-really-works-when-preparing-students-for-their-examinations/)
Coaching walkthrough w/ @BeckfootCreate (thanks @dylanwiliam - it's all about the hinge!)
& all before 9.30am😊

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If you would like to find out a bit more about the leadership model in Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing there is a short blog here Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing https://leadinglearner.me/leadership-being-knowing-doing/
It has links to the book and leadership development days

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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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