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This much I know about…why Les Britanniques are all anglers now!

02/04/2021 12:58 pm04/04/2021By johntomsettIn Fishing, Other stuff0 Comments

Last year I published An Angler’s Journal, my first foray into writing about fishing. You can buy a copy on Amazon by clicking the image below. A few weeks ago The Economist magazine advertised for a writer for their “Britain”…

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This much I know about…two sentences by John Steinbeck

01/04/2021 9:17 am02/04/2021By 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…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…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…how we can make our schools feel more social for colleagues during the pandemic

31/10/2020 8:04 pm31/10/2020By johntomsettIn Mental Health in Schools, Other stuff, School Leadership5 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 how we can make our schools feel more social for colleagues during the pandemic. One…

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This much I know about…my dad's legacy

27/10/2020 9:47 am02/04/2021By 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 my dad’s legacy. My dad was born 93 years ago today. And he married my mother…

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This much I know about…what students remember most about their school days

04/10/2020 5:45 am04/10/2020By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff1 Comment

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 students remember most about their school days. This tale comes from my forthcoming book, An Angler’s…

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This much I know about…fully reopening school, why we all now need a garden and my angling addiction

06/09/2020 1:13 pm02/04/2021By johntomsettIn Fishing, Other stuff, 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 fully reopening school, why we all now need a garden and my angling addiction. It is…

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This much I know about…why teachers need to have interests away from work

02/08/2020 11:14 am02/08/2020By johntomsettIn Mental Health in Schools, Other stuff, 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 why teachers need to have interests away from work. I have just had my pacemaker replaced….

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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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