Ruth Benton
@rbenton.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in primary ITE. PGCE and primary history lead. South Devon. Here for history, books, art, the outdoors - and all things education! Views my own.
Just back from the beach after a day of marking assignments. Arrived to picture one. Half an hour later it looked like picture two 😂 hottest day of the year!
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just back from the beach after a day of marking assignments. Arrived to picture one. Half an hour later it looked like picture two 😂 hottest day of the year!
@creativehigg.bsky.social talking to our trainees about inspiration curriculums and stories. Two of my favourite things!
January 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@creativehigg.bsky.social talking to our trainees about inspiration curriculums and stories. Two of my favourite things!
Our conference on metacognition is underway @mrmetacognition.bsky.social talking to 170+ trainee teachers from Marjon University 🤩
January 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Our conference on metacognition is underway @mrmetacognition.bsky.social talking to 170+ trainee teachers from Marjon University 🤩
Bath for the weekend and discovered Helios in the Assembly Rooms. Wonderful installation by Luke Jerram
January 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Bath for the weekend and discovered Helios in the Assembly Rooms. Wonderful installation by Luke Jerram
Moon halo! Formed due to all the ice crystals in the atmosphere 🥶
January 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Moon halo! Formed due to all the ice crystals in the atmosphere 🥶
No snow in Devon - but I did get to see the beautiful Cotehele garland yesterday. Absolutely stunning and always inspires me to get growing flowers!
January 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
No snow in Devon - but I did get to see the beautiful Cotehele garland yesterday. Absolutely stunning and always inspires me to get growing flowers!
Happy Christmas Bluesky people 🎄✨. Devon misty today but a golden glow briefly on our walk by the water!
December 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Happy Christmas Bluesky people 🎄✨. Devon misty today but a golden glow briefly on our walk by the water!
Pre-Christmas tree buying walk by the sea. Still very windy but the storm has passed
December 8, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Pre-Christmas tree buying walk by the sea. Still very windy but the storm has passed
A brief post-work dip on my way home - sea not feeling that much colder than the air!! Wetsuit socks time….
December 2, 2024 at 5:19 PM
A brief post-work dip on my way home - sea not feeling that much colder than the air!! Wetsuit socks time….
Friday lunch break. Love the sea when it’s like this just as much as when it’s sparkly blue and calm.
November 29, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Friday lunch break. Love the sea when it’s like this just as much as when it’s sparkly blue and calm.
I visited him in the summer on my mission to see the Dover boat! He is amazing! Photo my own 😊
November 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM
I visited him in the summer on my mission to see the Dover boat! He is amazing! Photo my own 😊
Bert battering Torcross- this was 2 hours after high tide 🌊🌊🌊
November 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Bert battering Torcross- this was 2 hours after high tide 🌊🌊🌊
Black rocks and #stormbert on the south Devon coast. Officially no cobwebs left 🌬️
November 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Black rocks and #stormbert on the south Devon coast. Officially no cobwebs left 🌬️
Here’s mine from 2015; the last day of our trip round Route 1 in a wonderful van called Lupin - grey skies but still striking 🩶
November 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Here’s mine from 2015; the last day of our trip round Route 1 in a wonderful van called Lupin - grey skies but still striking 🩶
Fabulous *blue* skies on the south coast of Devon this afternoon- Sharing some vicarious vitamin sea 🩵
November 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Fabulous *blue* skies on the south coast of Devon this afternoon- Sharing some vicarious vitamin sea 🩵
Delicious guilty pleasure watching the Boybands at the BBC tribute this evening 😁
November 16, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Delicious guilty pleasure watching the Boybands at the BBC tribute this evening 😁
Spellbinding performance of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in Plymouth this evening- beauty, menace and style dialed up to the max. Thank you for bringing such wonderful art to Plymouth
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Spellbinding performance of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in Plymouth this evening- beauty, menace and style dialed up to the max. Thank you for bringing such wonderful art to Plymouth