Claire Stoneman
@clairestoneman.bsky.social
Principal, Lift Schools▫️English teacher▫️organiser rED Brum & rED Leics▫️Visiting Prof, Aston University▫️books▫️art▫️views own▫️Substack here: https://substack.com/@birminghamteacher
I had lots of fun at #rEDCam25 on Saturday. What was super lovely (and unexpected!) was some delegates tell me how much they like my writing because I tackle thorny edu issues very respectfully, and support teacher voices. It meant a lot. Thank you 🙏
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I had lots of fun at #rEDCam25 on Saturday. What was super lovely (and unexpected!) was some delegates tell me how much they like my writing because I tackle thorny edu issues very respectfully, and support teacher voices. It meant a lot. Thank you 🙏
September 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
August 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New post
On buttercups and Bach: social mobility, knowledge, and choice
(I also got Brummie scallops in there, natch)
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On buttercups and Bach: social mobility, knowledge, and choice
(I also got Brummie scallops in there, natch)
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August 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New post
On buttercups and Bach: social mobility, knowledge, and choice
(I also got Brummie scallops in there, natch)
Link below ⬇️
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On buttercups and Bach: social mobility, knowledge, and choice
(I also got Brummie scallops in there, natch)
Link below ⬇️
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New S*bstack, which isn’t really new: it’s a repost from way back in 2018 when I hadn’t been blogging for long. It’s about growing up in poverty, my amazing parents, and the great school I went to. Link below ⬇️
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August 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
New S*bstack, which isn’t really new: it’s a repost from way back in 2018 when I hadn’t been blogging for long. It’s about growing up in poverty, my amazing parents, and the great school I went to. Link below ⬇️
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Hello Bluesky!
Another post from me :)
Is leading behaviour in schools an intellectual challenge?
(Spoiler alert: of course it is)
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Another post from me :)
Is leading behaviour in schools an intellectual challenge?
(Spoiler alert: of course it is)
Link below ⬇️
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August 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hello Bluesky!
Another post from me :)
Is leading behaviour in schools an intellectual challenge?
(Spoiler alert: of course it is)
Link below ⬇️
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Another post from me :)
Is leading behaviour in schools an intellectual challenge?
(Spoiler alert: of course it is)
Link below ⬇️
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From my first ever S*bstack, written yesterday, on the importance of the voice - and impact - of teachers
Link below ⬇️
Link below ⬇️
July 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
From my first ever S*bstack, written yesterday, on the importance of the voice - and impact - of teachers
Link below ⬇️
Link below ⬇️
Oh blimey, I've caved and started a S*bstack! You can find my first post in the link below ⬇️
On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia
On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia
July 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Oh blimey, I've caved and started a S*bstack! You can find my first post in the link below ⬇️
On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia
On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia
It’s been a while since I medieval spammed you lot. Was at Peterborough Cathedral today. Could only access the nave because they were preparing for an event but PHWOARRRRRR
July 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s been a while since I medieval spammed you lot. Was at Peterborough Cathedral today. Could only access the nave because they were preparing for an event but PHWOARRRRRR
Happy Sunday, Blueskyers. Behold my new favourite T-shirt 📚
June 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happy Sunday, Blueskyers. Behold my new favourite T-shirt 📚
Sure. But the example of awkward tension I give is specifically in relation to someone showing sympathy. As someone who doesn’t have children and *has* had someone respond with “Ok, cool”, I can categorically tell you there was no tumbleweed and the conversation carried on.
May 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sure. But the example of awkward tension I give is specifically in relation to someone showing sympathy. As someone who doesn’t have children and *has* had someone respond with “Ok, cool”, I can categorically tell you there was no tumbleweed and the conversation carried on.
Where have I been today, castle fans?
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Where have I been today, castle fans?
Birmingham, Worcs and Staffs remembering we’re not back to school tomorrow
April 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Birmingham, Worcs and Staffs remembering we’re not back to school tomorrow
Haven’t spent much time over here recently. Is it better than the other place? I feel like I’m being perpetually sold to over there. I don’t even mean just the ads. There’s so much unchecked cruel optimism in education.
Below from Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Proscrutes
Below from Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Proscrutes
April 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Haven’t spent much time over here recently. Is it better than the other place? I feel like I’m being perpetually sold to over there. I don’t even mean just the ads. There’s so much unchecked cruel optimism in education.
Below from Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Proscrutes
Below from Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Proscrutes
As I limp towards the end of term (one more week 😩) help me decide where to go for a few days over Easter as I’ve organised nothing yet. Usual stuff:
- Beautiful buildings
- Ancient cathedrals/churches
- Castles
- Art galleries & museums
- Books
- Cake
Ideally no more than 3 hours from Brum
Thanks!
- Beautiful buildings
- Ancient cathedrals/churches
- Castles
- Art galleries & museums
- Books
- Cake
Ideally no more than 3 hours from Brum
Thanks!
April 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As I limp towards the end of term (one more week 😩) help me decide where to go for a few days over Easter as I’ve organised nothing yet. Usual stuff:
- Beautiful buildings
- Ancient cathedrals/churches
- Castles
- Art galleries & museums
- Books
- Cake
Ideally no more than 3 hours from Brum
Thanks!
- Beautiful buildings
- Ancient cathedrals/churches
- Castles
- Art galleries & museums
- Books
- Cake
Ideally no more than 3 hours from Brum
Thanks!
I feel like this is the social media platform that will really appreciate my belated Christmas present: origami cats 😻
December 29, 2024 at 9:52 PM
I feel like this is the social media platform that will really appreciate my belated Christmas present: origami cats 😻
Wrens! But I also love owls (we have a resident tawny owl at the bottom of our garden), and treecreepers spiralling up the trunks of trees are also a fave.
December 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Wrens! But I also love owls (we have a resident tawny owl at the bottom of our garden), and treecreepers spiralling up the trunks of trees are also a fave.
Eight years later and still frantically trying to hunt out the saucepans
December 24, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Eight years later and still frantically trying to hunt out the saucepans
Was sad no one recognised my niche Christmas jumper until a year 9 boy spotted me in the corridor and yelled “WICKED, WICKED!!” Thrilled the absolute ledge General Levy is still being appreciated by the (much) younger generation 😂 #Incredible
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Was sad no one recognised my niche Christmas jumper until a year 9 boy spotted me in the corridor and yelled “WICKED, WICKED!!” Thrilled the absolute ledge General Levy is still being appreciated by the (much) younger generation 😂 #Incredible
Just got home from the Christmas concert and my heart is full of joy. Extraordinary performances on the drums, trombone, steel pans, piano, guitar, dhol drum, violin, clarinet, and voice. What talent in our school. A school without music is a school without soul ❤️🎶
December 18, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Just got home from the Christmas concert and my heart is full of joy. Extraordinary performances on the drums, trombone, steel pans, piano, guitar, dhol drum, violin, clarinet, and voice. What talent in our school. A school without music is a school without soul ❤️🎶
Latest visit to the vet today for a check up and apparently Missy’s a “dream patient” 😻 Very relieved that she’s fully recovered and there’s no more cause for concern. Hurrah!
December 17, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Latest visit to the vet today for a check up and apparently Missy’s a “dream patient” 😻 Very relieved that she’s fully recovered and there’s no more cause for concern. Hurrah!
Right Bluesky, time for your help. I think these are likely to be my top three reads of 2024. I loved them all. What next? RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE
December 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Right Bluesky, time for your help. I think these are likely to be my top three reads of 2024. I loved them all. What next? RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE