Stuart Rowntree
@primarythink.bsky.social
Primary leader, teacher and writer. Dad and husband. Committed to clear, calm and honest scholarship in education. Not bound to any single idea, but guided by curiosity and the pursuit of better thinking. Always learning, always refining.
I'll take them for a genuine first attempt...
September 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'll take them for a genuine first attempt...
Compulsory alarm screenshot...
August 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Compulsory alarm screenshot...
Shows what many in the North have always felt: our voices betray us before our ideas are heard. Post-industrial, working-class, higher poverty, often left behind - deficit not identity.
What cuts deepest is not surprise but recognition. We are under no illusions. We know how we are seen.
What cuts deepest is not surprise but recognition. We are under no illusions. We know how we are seen.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Shows what many in the North have always felt: our voices betray us before our ideas are heard. Post-industrial, working-class, higher poverty, often left behind - deficit not identity.
What cuts deepest is not surprise but recognition. We are under no illusions. We know how we are seen.
What cuts deepest is not surprise but recognition. We are under no illusions. We know how we are seen.
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This year I’ve lived in the margins of others’ work: Willingham, Sweller, Chi, Counsell, Hirsch, Myatt, Sealy, Ritchhart, Cremin (and more).
They rarely align neatly. I needed a way to hold them together in my own head - not to claim the last word, just to orient myself.
This year I’ve lived in the margins of others’ work: Willingham, Sweller, Chi, Counsell, Hirsch, Myatt, Sealy, Ritchhart, Cremin (and more).
They rarely align neatly. I needed a way to hold them together in my own head - not to claim the last word, just to orient myself.
August 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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This year I’ve lived in the margins of others’ work: Willingham, Sweller, Chi, Counsell, Hirsch, Myatt, Sealy, Ritchhart, Cremin (and more).
They rarely align neatly. I needed a way to hold them together in my own head - not to claim the last word, just to orient myself.
This year I’ve lived in the margins of others’ work: Willingham, Sweller, Chi, Counsell, Hirsch, Myatt, Sealy, Ritchhart, Cremin (and more).
They rarely align neatly. I needed a way to hold them together in my own head - not to claim the last word, just to orient myself.
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"more than doubled"?
"more than doubled"?
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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"more than doubled"?
"more than doubled"?
Humanities so often miss out in CPD because compliance (safeguarding, SEND) and core subjects absorb the oxygen.
But when history, geography & RE are undernourished, pupils lose breadth, cultural capital and intellectual curiosity.
Narrow CPD = narrowing minds.
@teachertapp.bsky.social
But when history, geography & RE are undernourished, pupils lose breadth, cultural capital and intellectual curiosity.
Narrow CPD = narrowing minds.
@teachertapp.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Humanities so often miss out in CPD because compliance (safeguarding, SEND) and core subjects absorb the oxygen.
But when history, geography & RE are undernourished, pupils lose breadth, cultural capital and intellectual curiosity.
Narrow CPD = narrowing minds.
@teachertapp.bsky.social
But when history, geography & RE are undernourished, pupils lose breadth, cultural capital and intellectual curiosity.
Narrow CPD = narrowing minds.
@teachertapp.bsky.social
Immigration outrage is high-yield: clicks, sales, loyal anxious audiences.
A few billionaires shape the headlines.
Easier to scapegoat migrants than face housing, health & wage crises.
Look over here…not at the true injustice.
A few billionaires shape the headlines.
Easier to scapegoat migrants than face housing, health & wage crises.
Look over here…not at the true injustice.
August 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Immigration outrage is high-yield: clicks, sales, loyal anxious audiences.
A few billionaires shape the headlines.
Easier to scapegoat migrants than face housing, health & wage crises.
Look over here…not at the true injustice.
A few billionaires shape the headlines.
Easier to scapegoat migrants than face housing, health & wage crises.
Look over here…not at the true injustice.
All seems terribly "Fallout" to me...
July 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
All seems terribly "Fallout" to me...
These four books are absolutely essential. I can't stress enough how important these have been to fundamentally shifting who I am as a teacher and a leader...
Thank you to @marymyatt.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social #MichaelChiles & @pepsmccrea.bsky.social for investing such time into these.
Thank you to @marymyatt.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social #MichaelChiles & @pepsmccrea.bsky.social for investing such time into these.
July 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
These four books are absolutely essential. I can't stress enough how important these have been to fundamentally shifting who I am as a teacher and a leader...
Thank you to @marymyatt.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social #MichaelChiles & @pepsmccrea.bsky.social for investing such time into these.
Thank you to @marymyatt.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social #MichaelChiles & @pepsmccrea.bsky.social for investing such time into these.
I would be absolutely delighted if you could follow @primarythink.bsky.social
It's intended to be a space for research-led thinking on curriculum, pedagogy and policy in primary education.
Sincere, rigorous, and rooted in the real work.
It's intended to be a space for research-led thinking on curriculum, pedagogy and policy in primary education.
Sincere, rigorous, and rooted in the real work.
July 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I would be absolutely delighted if you could follow @primarythink.bsky.social
It's intended to be a space for research-led thinking on curriculum, pedagogy and policy in primary education.
Sincere, rigorous, and rooted in the real work.
It's intended to be a space for research-led thinking on curriculum, pedagogy and policy in primary education.
Sincere, rigorous, and rooted in the real work.
Imposter Syndrome: A Reluctant Quality Assurance Mechanism in Teaching?
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February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Imposter Syndrome: A Reluctant Quality Assurance Mechanism in Teaching?
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Went to Beamish today. Took this. Made it moody. It's my new favourite thing.
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Went to Beamish today. Took this. Made it moody. It's my new favourite thing.
Post somebody you've been told you look like, but you absolutely don't look like...
December 9, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Post somebody you've been told you look like, but you absolutely don't look like...
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"Healthy fear" in schools fosters a culture where authority hinges on intimidation, not respect. Fear, even when deemed "healthy," erodes trust, stifles curiosity, and undermines meaningful relationships. Pupils thrive on mutual respect, not compliance born of apprehension.
December 8, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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"Healthy fear" in schools fosters a culture where authority hinges on intimidation, not respect. Fear, even when deemed "healthy," erodes trust, stifles curiosity, and undermines meaningful relationships. Pupils thrive on mutual respect, not compliance born of apprehension.
Definite narwhal "Elf" vibes...
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Definite narwhal "Elf" vibes...
Absolutely love a late autumn walk in a cemetery. Is that weird?
November 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely love a late autumn walk in a cemetery. Is that weird?
Love images like this, Claire. Gnarled and seemingly "ancient" trees that seem inextricably tied to the history and the tales of a place.
November 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Love images like this, Claire. Gnarled and seemingly "ancient" trees that seem inextricably tied to the history and the tales of a place.
Thanks, Ed. That's very kind of you to say so and I'm very much beginning to develop a healthier relationship with it now. I'm reading a book right now that describes it in that way...a gift.
October 30, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Thanks, Ed. That's very kind of you to say so and I'm very much beginning to develop a healthier relationship with it now. I'm reading a book right now that describes it in that way...a gift.
Personal favourite...
August 20, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Personal favourite...
In the heart of the neon-lit city, the Flangecircus appeared overnight, shrouded in mist and whispers. The Detective stood at its gates, drawn by the eerie silence and the promise of secrets hidden within. The air crackled with anticipation as she stepped into the unknown...
August 19, 2024 at 7:46 PM
In the heart of the neon-lit city, the Flangecircus appeared overnight, shrouded in mist and whispers. The Detective stood at its gates, drawn by the eerie silence and the promise of secrets hidden within. The air crackled with anticipation as she stepped into the unknown...
Basically I want to spend a few months with my wife just driving around and camping in places like these...
August 17, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Basically I want to spend a few months with my wife just driving around and camping in places like these...
It'll be one of these three. I absolutely love each one and they've always been well received whenever I've read them. Always want our class novels to be books that have that cliffhanger chapter end and the electric buzz of anticipation for the next installment.
Just pure shared love for a book.
Just pure shared love for a book.
August 17, 2024 at 8:47 AM
It'll be one of these three. I absolutely love each one and they've always been well received whenever I've read them. Always want our class novels to be books that have that cliffhanger chapter end and the electric buzz of anticipation for the next installment.
Just pure shared love for a book.
Just pure shared love for a book.