Thomas Kent

Deputy headteacher.
Occasional writer/contributor.
Dad.
All views my own unless stolen from someone funnier.

[Tes magazine @tes]

‘The children loved it’ is one of the most seductive judgements we can make about a lesson, writes this primary head, who explains how to avoid falling for the engagement trap
https://t.co/q3R19vwVLY

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

Interesting stuff. That I wrote....

[Tes magazine @tes]

‘The children loved it’ is one of the most seductive judgements we can make about a lesson, writes this primary head, who explains how to avoid falling for the engagement trap
https://t.co/q3R19vwVLY

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

https://t.co/jbAUCNikWd

What an interesting read. Written by yours truly. Worry less about the approach you take. Worry more about how well you do it.

[Tes magazine @tes]

When school leaders are faced with a problem, it is easy for them to focus on changing the system to fix it – but often it isn’t the system that is to blame, writes deputy head Thomas Kent
https://t.co/aj7VgKW3Br

[Tes magazine @tes]

Two in three teachers have faced technical problems in delivering the Reception baseline assessment this year, @TeacherTapp survey finds
https://t.co/vHahQ0xt8M

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

https://t.co/b4XM0JPRyA

Some very sensible stuff.

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@Jul93355 @SkyNews Being a republic simply means that the power rests within the citizenry, as opposed to a monarchy. Democracy is the mechanism through which the power is exercised to form a government. The US is a constitutional republic, which is governed via representative democracy.

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

Be more Darren.

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@restisents I've noticed streaming services (particularly Apple TV) are increasingly releasing new episodes weekly. This seems odd given that their whole schtick is being 'on demand'. Weekly episodes is not how people want to watch TV these days. Does this approach really work?

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

Starmer spent an hour talking about Labour.

Sunak spent an hour talking about Labour.

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@UKLabour Yeah. But Angela Rayner once sold a house. That she owned.

[Gavin Rice @gavinantonyrice]

St George hasn't always been England's patron saint!

Before the founding of the Order of the Garter in 1348 it was St Edward the Confessor, King of England (r. 1042-1066).

So how did a 3rd Century Roman soldier become the patron of England (+ 8 other countries?)...1/

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@nextofficial I appreciate this is a long shot. I have a lovely Tollegno 1900 slim fit grey suit, which I absolutely love. Unfortunately, the trousers have sustained a rip. I don't suppose there is any chance there may be a pair I could purchase to replace them?

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

You know that scene in Die Hard when Ellis meets with Hans Gruber...

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@TheRestHistory Does it suggest that there existed in the Roman mind (even pre-Christ) an archetype of an ideal society in which all men are created equal?

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@TheRestHistory Really enjoyed your Christmas podcasts. Just a thought re Saturnalia. Does the treatment of slaves during the festivities, in reference to the golden age of Saturn's rule, suggest that the Romans felt that slavery was a moral failing of their society? (Cont.)

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

In light of the current geopolitical situation, I think it's time to address the big issue: is there anyone out there who can hear the name Ahmadinejad without hearing "I'm a dinner jacket"?

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

A open letter to our Secretary of State.

Is education in this country what you set out for it to be?

Can you imagine talking to a parent in tears and telling them they can access CAHMS, but the waiting list is currently nearly two years?

https://t.co/XHPjWvrQWh

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@AldiUK
I can't imagine this excellent product isn't moving...

Stationery, possibly?

[Thomas Kent @ThomasEKent]

@TheRestHistory
Any chance of an episode on John Harrison and the story of longitude?

I know you don't do boats and ropes and such, but we all know Dominic is a closet 18th centuryist really...