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This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

30/05/2017 12:31 pm30/05/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning19 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 step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1. Writing…

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This much I know about…modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students

14/02/2017 11:08 am14/02/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning2 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 modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students. I write…

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This much I know about…teaching Carol Ann Duffy's poem "War Photographer

10/02/2017 4:12 pm10/02/2017By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning5 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 teaching Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “War Photographer”. It doesn’t take much to make me feel like…

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This much I know about…why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success

21/01/2017 10:09 pm21/01/2017By johntomsettIn Research, Teaching and Learning3 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 why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success. The following are all based…

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This much I know…about improving the impact of Teaching Assistants during a budget crisis

12/11/2016 6:12 pm12/11/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning0 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 improving the impact of Teaching Assistants during a budget crisis. Our human resources matter most. There…

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This much I know about…not publishing data targets to students and parents

26/10/2016 7:28 pm26/10/2016By johntomsettIn Research, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning27 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 not publishing data targets to students and parents. One of the biggest differences between a students’ experience…

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This much I know about…a brilliant, evidence-informed note-taking technique (and our new Research School…)!!

06/10/2016 9:04 am06/10/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, Research, Teaching and Learning1 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 a brilliant, evidence-informed note-taking technique (and our new Research School…)! The greatest test of a school is…

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This much I know about…whether stopping extra revision sessions after school works (and why we don’t need Grammar Schools)

17/09/2016 12:55 pm17/09/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning7 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 whether stopping extra revision sessions after school works (and why we don’t need Grammar Schools). Less is…

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This much I know about…unfettered teaching

27/08/2016 10:08 am27/08/2016By johntomsettIn Teaching and Learning6 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about unfettered teaching. As I approach three decades in the profession, teaching English still thrills me. When…

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This much I know about…how we are on our own when it comes to the teacher recruitment crisis

24/07/2016 11:02 am24/07/2016By johntomsettIn General educational issues, School Leadership, Teaching and Learning18 Comments

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about how we are on our own when it comes to the teacher recruitment crisis. If you’re…

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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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