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johntomsett.bsky.social
Education author/blogger and consultant. Co-founder of Huh with Mary Myatt. Trainer for WalkThrus. Erstwhile headteacher of Huntington School, York. Contact: [email protected]
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Please come along on Saturday if you’re in the NE - and please share- @petermandler.bsky.social @johntomsett.bsky.social @moremorrow.bsky.social @jonathantummons.bsky.social

Please share with anyone who may find this useful? Many thanks!

8 years since the northern launch of the @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @aimeetinkler.bsky.social @johntomsett.bsky.social @lisa7pettifer.bsky.social @shinpad1.bsky.social

The news about Ukraine is terrible. Our Ukrainian friends have lived with us for almost three years now, and this I think is their lowest moment. I don’t think we can understate the risk here - that a massive, unprovoked, hellishly violent act of aggression ends up rewarded and legitimised.

"This much I know about... remembering my dad, who died 40 years ago today" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

Love this time of year...

I wrote a blog. It’s been a while! Inspired by @head-teach.bsky.social’s blog ‘Lighthouses & Sirens’ educontrarianblog.com/2025/02/02/l... It’s full of dangerous opinions & ideas that may well run amok as soon as you click the link. Caution advised 😊 watermanlearning.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/w...

NEW POST: 'Why what you're doing today is "huge"!' www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

I was going to say that all the people writing "maybe Trump will be good this time" pieces are going to look so ridiculous. But they already look ridiculous and don't seem to care.

NEW POST: "This much I know about... some truly great CPD opportunities" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

@steplab.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social

NEW POST: "This much I know about... some truly great CPD opportunities" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

@marymyatt.bsky.social

COMING JUNE 2025! 🎉 #Outstanding by Steve Baker. A hilarious story of a failing head teacher preparing for an OFSTED inspection while coping with an incompetent reality TV crew, truculent teachers… and a lot of pigs! 🐷 Don't miss Steve's fiction debut - join the waitlist: https://buff.ly/42nrh6w

@olicav.bsky.social I am needle cording today...

NEW POST "This much I know about... using your best towels" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

This resonated a lot with me. I've been the only member of my immediate biological birth family left for about 13 years now, and it has made me very conscious of not saving things for best.

NEW POST "This much I know about... using your best towels" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

NEW POST: "This much I know about... using your best towels" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

NEW POST: "This much I know about... using your best towels" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

NEW POST "This much I know about... developing an incredible AI teacher coach" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

#NGA2025

NEW POST: "This much I know about... developing an incredible AI teacher coach" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

In at #1 and deservedly so... you'll want to add this to your collection. It is brilliant. @neilgilbride.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/dp/139838872...

NEW POST: "This much I know about... developing an incredible AI teacher coach" www.johntomsett.com/this-much-i-...

Check this out from @neilgilbride.bsky.social - his forthcoming In Action book on self-efficacy is absolutely brilliant. You most definitely should read it. Understanding these ideas better will make a big impact for a lot of teachers. neilgilbride.co.uk/2025/01/09/w...

#EduSky #UKEd The term 'mental models' can confuse. It just means having an idea how things work and why Stringing techniques together — knowing how they create a causal chain — defines the WalkThru clusters. This approach is at the heart of all effective performances.

NEW POST: "This much I know about... how to have more fun in lessons." www.johntomsett.com/t/

NEW POST: "This much I know about... how to have more fun in lessons." www.johntomsett.com/t/

NEW POST: "This much I know about... how to have more fun in lessons" www.johntomsett.com/t/

This! A thousand times this! Hoping we make a move towards this kind of thinking. Nothing wrong with uniform strategies, in fact, I think they are important… BUT unless teachers have a sense of autonomy over practice it will never be anything more than performative

NEW POST: "This much I know about... how to have more fun in lessons" www.johntomsett.com/t/

New post on using high quality texts in Art & Design. Based on a conversation with Hollie Dolan & @stevewillshaw.bsky.social for Myatt & Co open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...

Apparently I should tell people to buy my book for Christmas. It is very good, and would make a lovely gift for someone who likes good books. Maybe a teacher. www.waterstones.com/book/exam-na....

(New) Books of the Year: www.juliangirdham.com/blog/books-o...

Happy holidays to all our trainers on our PD program @darlingadele.bsky.social @pepediiasio.bsky.social @claresealy.bsky.social @johntomsett.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social @unleashingme.bsky.social #cpd