Lindsay J Skinner
@lindsayjskinner.bsky.social
Director of Education and writer, former headteacher and English teacher.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Harassment, 'untruthful' evidence, and 'unusual' legal questions. Our reporter Xander Elliards looks at nine points from the Sandie Peggie ruling that the rest of the media has left out
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Harassment, 'untruthful' evidence, and 'unusual' legal questions. Our reporter Xander Elliards looks at nine points from the Sandie Peggie ruling that the rest of the media has left out
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Gate duty earlier. Student arrived 10 mins late - v well-behaved girl, definitely not one of the usual suspects.
Me (thinking there mightt have been some problem at home): Hi, how are you? Is everything ok this morning?
Her: Hello Sir. I'm fine thanks. Very sorry. I just slept through my alarm.
...
Me (thinking there mightt have been some problem at home): Hi, how are you? Is everything ok this morning?
Her: Hello Sir. I'm fine thanks. Very sorry. I just slept through my alarm.
...
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Gate duty earlier. Student arrived 10 mins late - v well-behaved girl, definitely not one of the usual suspects.
Me (thinking there mightt have been some problem at home): Hi, how are you? Is everything ok this morning?
Her: Hello Sir. I'm fine thanks. Very sorry. I just slept through my alarm.
...
Me (thinking there mightt have been some problem at home): Hi, how are you? Is everything ok this morning?
Her: Hello Sir. I'm fine thanks. Very sorry. I just slept through my alarm.
...
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
HODDER & STOUGHTON OPEN SUBMISSIONS
Visit the post for more.
www.hodder.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Ive found this app really useful in deciding what foods to buy/skip: youtu.be/1gywrgOaJ_M
10 Things You Should Know About Yuka
YouTube video by Yuka
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ive found this app really useful in deciding what foods to buy/skip: youtu.be/1gywrgOaJ_M
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Punctuating like that is sociopathic.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Punctuating like that is sociopathic.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
What's it like to return to your home town years after leaving?
This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't finds that nothing's changed. But then everything's changed too...
This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't finds that nothing's changed. But then everything's changed too...
November 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What's it like to return to your home town years after leaving?
This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't finds that nothing's changed. But then everything's changed too...
This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't finds that nothing's changed. But then everything's changed too...
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
My family used to have a contest at this time of year where we all chose a leaf from our garden tree and the person whose leaf remained on the tree longest was the winner. One year we discovered Mum had snuck out and sellotaped her leaf to the tree, and I still have so much respect for that.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My family used to have a contest at this time of year where we all chose a leaf from our garden tree and the person whose leaf remained on the tree longest was the winner. One year we discovered Mum had snuck out and sellotaped her leaf to the tree, and I still have so much respect for that.
I love Marlon Bundo so much.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I love Marlon Bundo so much.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
my Works are locked for editing by another user (ye Mighty), notify me when it is available
When my parents look after my dog…
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When my parents look after my dog…
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
been watching on repeat - just brilliant!
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
been watching on repeat - just brilliant!
“You get to choose the difference you make.”
Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“You get to choose the difference you make.”
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
This for Labour too
My general belief is that Dems need to spend more time thinking about what they believe and less about what they think some imaginary swing voters want them to believe.
Political strategy will stem from an authentic set of beliefs.
Political strategy will stem from an authentic set of beliefs.
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
September 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This for Labour too
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
An absolutely wild table. Where in the country are schools most effective?!
September 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
An absolutely wild table. Where in the country are schools most effective?!
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Three times in one week. These are dark times, my friends.
September 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Three times in one week. These are dark times, my friends.
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
Reposted by Lindsay J Skinner
It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.