John Tomsett spent 33 years teaching in state schools and served as a secondary headteacher for 18 years, most recently at Huntington Research School in York. He runs a blog entitled “This Much I Know” and has written extensively on topics related to school leadership, as well as enhancing teaching and learning.

John advocates that the primary duty of all headteachers is to develop exceptional teaching. He is the author of thirteen books, including Love Over Fear: Creating a Culture for Truly Great Teaching and Mind Over Matter: Improving Mental Health in Our Schools. In the Huh: Curriculum series, he worked alongside curriculum specialist Mary Myatt. Additionally, he co-founded The Headteachers' Roundtable think tank and is a sought-after speaker in the field of education. Currently, he serves as the educational consultant for the AI teacher coach known as Aristotal.

Articles and interviews available

John is available for interview, expert comment or bylined articles on a range of topics, such as:

• Teaching that results in learning
• Why strong relationships in classrooms matter
• Teachers just want to have fun!
• Reclaiming the joy in teaching 

View the press release for This Much I Know about Truly Great Primary Teachers and This Much I Know about Truly Great Secondary Teachers here.