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This much I know about...my ambivalent response to Gove’s re-takes don’t count in schools’ accountability measures policy change

By John Tomsett on 04 Oct 2013

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 ambivalent response to Gove’s re-takes don’t count in schools’ accountability measures policy change. My strapline for this blog is taken from Hamlet – There…

This much I know about...asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence)

By John Tomsett on 21 Sep 2013

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence). Less is more, always. I think it is really important that we ask less of everyone…

This much I know about…working out what works: researchED 2013

By John Tomsett on 11 Sep 2013

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about working out what works: researchED 2013. I value authenticity, hence the title of our presentation, Leading Edge, my ar*e. As a Leading Edge school we…

This much I know about…what I did as a Headteacher when our GCSE results were in decline

By John Tomsett on 25 Aug 2013

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 I did as a Headteacher when our GCSE results were in decline. As Headteacher the buck stops with you. Chris Bridge, my boss when I…

This much I know about...why putting on a Summer Show is so important, even if it means having 250 students off timetable for the last fortnight of the school year when OFSTED are due to inspect us at any moment

By John Tomsett on 24 Jul 2013

I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why putting on a Summer Show is so important, even if it means having 250 students off timetable for the last fortnight of the school year…

This much I know about...learning from our most experienced teachers

By John Tomsett on 19 Jul 2013

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about learning from our most experienced teachers. We ignore the skills and resources that exist in older people at our peril, says Julia Unwin, Chief…

This much I know about...sharing our (proposed) new Teachers' Pay Policy

By John Tomsett on 13 Jul 2013

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about sharing our (proposed) new Teachers' Pay Policy. I publish this post in the spirit of collaboration. All our Governors and teachers have now…

This much I know about...my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference

By John Tomsett on 13 Jul 2013

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference. The Institute of Effective Education's Dr Jonathan Sharples is a great thinker about educational research.…

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