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What happens when we tell stories as leaders? Our values get exposed as part of the narrative, and people lean in and listen. In his deeply engaging This Much I Know About Love Over Fear John Tomsett allows us to see his humanity, to connect with his passion for young people, and to share the learning from his creative, relational style of leadership. 

Frequent vignettes point to the value John places on engaging students in the classroom, "... time when I could influence what they did and how they thought", and it's clear that he sees his role as leader of teachers in the same way: This Much I Know About Love Over Fear is what adults and children alike need to flourish. John takes wisdom he's developed from a lifetime of mishaps and breakthroughs (including 12 years of headship), aligns it beautifully with his wide reading of education and leadership literature, and offers practical insights and helpful suggestions in his humble 'This much I know' lists. 



If you want to reconnect with your moral purpose in teaching; if you want gritty and honest ideas for transformative school leadership; if you thirst for provocation that will keep you always striving to be better than you were yesterday, this book will delight and help in equal measure.