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This much I know about…'The Ladybird Book of Edu-Twitter' (with apologies to @primarypercival)

19/12/2016 9:42 pm19/12/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Other stuff, School Leadership1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about ‘The Ladybird Book of Edu-Twitter’ (with apologies to @primarypercival). A bit of fun which became, for…

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This much I know about…a teacher's most valuable legacy

15/10/2016 9:41 pm15/10/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a teacher’s most valuable legacy. What does it matter if you leave a legacy? Recently, one of my…

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This much I know about…the Brexit dishonesty of Gove and Johnson

25/06/2016 9:57 pm25/06/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff22 Comments

Insularity breeds contempt. In my first job at Eastbourne Sixth Form College I was tutoring a student. I asked him whether he had ever been to Brighton. He replied with some disdain, “No way. It’s full of crooks and queers.”…

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This much I know about…Jo Cox’s murder and the worth of public service

18/06/2016 12:12 pm18/06/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership5 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Jo Cox’s murder and the worth of public service. At 5.10 pm last Thursday I was…

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This much I know about…Happiness

27/05/2016 11:28 pm27/05/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff17 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Happiness. Between patrolling the school corridors, ensuring Year 11 are still revising hard and checking the examination halls…

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This much I know about…how our colleagues are first and foremost people

02/05/2016 12:51 pm02/05/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership5 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about how our colleagues are first and foremost people. Do what I tell you to do because…

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This much I know about…loneliness on this Mother's Day

06/03/2016 11:53 am06/03/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about loneliness on this Mother’s Day. But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far…

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This much I know about…my dad's essential self

06/02/2016 12:32 pm06/02/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership4 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, 31 years since his passing, this much I know about my dad’s essential self. Judging by the parched ground, this photograph of my dad was taken…

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This much I know about…why successful recruitment is all about cultural fit

26/01/2016 8:38 pm26/01/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff, School Leadership2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about why successful recruitment is all about cultural fit. Vision matters. Eight years ago to the week…

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This much I know about…my missed opportunity with David Beckham

09/01/2016 1:34 pm09/01/2016By johntomsettIn Other stuff2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about my missed opportunity with David Beckham.   Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones…

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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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