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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: establishing a position on teaching & learning

09/11/2019 8:11 am09/11/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: establishing a position on teaching & learning. I am…

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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: being patient

02/11/2019 2:01 pm02/11/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership3 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: being patient. I am in my seventeenth year as…

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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: establishing your core purpose

26/10/2019 3:22 pm26/10/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: establishing your core purpose. I am in my seventeenth…

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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: understanding the finances

20/10/2019 10:07 am20/10/2019By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: understanding the finances. I am in my seventeenth year…

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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: managing the fact that the buck stops with you

11/10/2019 10:09 pm11/10/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership2 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: managing the fact that the buck stops with you….

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This much I know about…the challenges for early career headteachers: forging your relationship with the chair of governors

06/10/2019 6:59 am06/10/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: forging your relationship with the chair of governors. I…

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This much I know about…Mortimer & Whitehouse and their motivational tomatoes!

01/09/2019 6:08 am01/09/2019By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Mental Health in Schools, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a Headteacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about Mortimer & Whitehouse and their motivational tomatoes! Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is the BBC’s unlikely…

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This much I know about…how I have transformed my own teaching

20/07/2019 5:09 pm20/07/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership, Teaching and Learning9 Comments

I have been a teacher for 31 years, a Headteacher for 16 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about how I have transformed my own teaching. I never thought I would transform my teaching in…

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This much I know about…why a teacher's job is more important than ever

29/06/2019 6:19 am29/06/2019By johntomsettIn School Leadership1 Comment

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about why a teacher’s job is more important than ever. One of my favourite reads of the…

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This much I know about…what I am doing to make my Alastair Campbell jam jar taller

26/05/2019 12:52 pm26/05/2019By johntomsettIn Mental Health in Schools, Other stuff, School Leadership8 Comments

I have been a teacher for 30 years, a Headteacher for 15 years and, at the age of 54, this much I know about what I am doing to make my Alastair Campbell jam jar taller. To say I know…

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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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