John Tomsett taught for 33 years in state schools and was a teaching headteacher for 18 years. Until August 2021 he led Huntington School in York. He writes a blog called This Much I Know, and has written extensively about school leadership. He has previously published six books: Love over Fear: Creating a Culture for Truly Great Teaching; Mind Over Matter: Improving Mental Health in our Schools; Putting Staff First: A Blueprint for Revitalising our Schools (with Jonny Uttley); An Angler's Journal; Cognitive Apprenticeship in Action (editor); and Huh: curriculum conversations between subject and senior leaders, collaborating with Mary Myatt.