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After 33 years in the classroom, there are five things that former headteacher John Tomsett wishes he’d known about teaching and learning at the start of his career

How do we make sure that GCSE and A-level results in 2021 aren’t a repeat of last year’s disaster? John Tomsett has a plan

The shadow education secretary says an information-heavy curriculum is ‘joyless’- she’s wrong, argues John Tomsett

Teaching has never been more lonely than it is now – but schools can do a lot to fix that, says headteacher John Tomsett

Heads need to make time to teach, says John Tomsett – so they can fully understand the difficulties staff are facing now

Workplace norms are changing. So how can schools’ employment practices change with them? John Tomsett explains how he’s making it work