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
Ah, great to hear. Thank you 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ah, great to hear. Thank you 🙏
Reposted by Claire Stoneman
Yes -- "all which we behold / Is full of blessings", as Wordsworth writes in "Tintern Abbey". Cultivating them is a matter of practice; seeing them is a matter of perspective.
Great post -- thank you
Great post -- thank you
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Yes -- "all which we behold / Is full of blessings", as Wordsworth writes in "Tintern Abbey". Cultivating them is a matter of practice; seeing them is a matter of perspective.
Great post -- thank you
Great post -- thank you
Exactly that - thank you 🙏
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Exactly that - thank you 🙏
Thank you for sharing!
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you for sharing!
Gutted I forgot the Bee Gees
three men walking in front of a train that says ' a ' on the side
ALT: three men walking in front of a train that says ' a ' on the side
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Gutted I forgot the Bee Gees
1. Need You Tonight - INXS
2. Can’t Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
3. Chandelier - Sia
4. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta)
5. Especially for You - Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue
#FridayFive
2. Can’t Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
3. Chandelier - Sia
4. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta)
5. Especially for You - Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue
#FridayFive
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
1. Need You Tonight - INXS
2. Can’t Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
3. Chandelier - Sia
4. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta)
5. Especially for You - Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue
#FridayFive
2. Can’t Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
3. Chandelier - Sia
4. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta)
5. Especially for You - Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue
#FridayFive
Oh gosh. So, so good. Thanks for sharing, Chris
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Oh gosh. So, so good. Thanks for sharing, Chris
Reposted by Claire Stoneman
Those were both pretty heavy long reads so I finish with some light relief. @clairestoneman.bsky.social recalls some of the more nonsensical things she was encouraged to do at the outset of her teaching career!
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
Ten things from my teaching in the 2000s
TRIGGER WARNING: If you don’t want to be reminded of VAK, wordsearches, puppet shows, sugar paper covered walls, or anything else of the whizz, bang, pop of teaching in the 2000s, stop reading now and...
open.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Those were both pretty heavy long reads so I finish with some light relief. @clairestoneman.bsky.social recalls some of the more nonsensical things she was encouraged to do at the outset of her teaching career!
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
Ha - thank you! And there’s so much worse! 🤪
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ha - thank you! And there’s so much worse! 🤪
😂 NOT LONG OUR BAB
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
😂 NOT LONG OUR BAB
That’s really kind of you to say! Thank you, David :) Super pleased your trainees are reading them
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
That’s really kind of you to say! Thank you, David :) Super pleased your trainees are reading them
OBVIOUSLY has to be:
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Ghost Town - The Specials
3. Omen - The Prodigy
4. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
5. Monster - Lady Gaga
#FridayFive 👻
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Ghost Town - The Specials
3. Omen - The Prodigy
4. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
5. Monster - Lady Gaga
#FridayFive 👻
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
OBVIOUSLY has to be:
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Ghost Town - The Specials
3. Omen - The Prodigy
4. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
5. Monster - Lady Gaga
#FridayFive 👻
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Ghost Town - The Specials
3. Omen - The Prodigy
4. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
5. Monster - Lady Gaga
#FridayFive 👻
Thanks, Mr E! Really appreciate that. I remember you saying that before and I value very much that you take the time to consider my pov. I nearly stopped blogging earlier this year, so thank you for reading 🙏
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thanks, Mr E! Really appreciate that. I remember you saying that before and I value very much that you take the time to consider my pov. I nearly stopped blogging earlier this year, so thank you for reading 🙏