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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“I am a part of all that I have met.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Ulysses

Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“Stuart had come in for potatoes. Unfortunately, he had already begun constructing a wider theory about supermarket design, civic decline and whether this particular branch felt sufficiently Nordic.”

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Out for a run. After a long time feeling like a formless shadow of myself, I can feel some shape returning. Not just fitness. Something steadier. Something human again. Running does that. It drags you back. Clears the noise. Gives your mind somewhere honest to go. The sunset did its part, too.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Out for a run and this is my backdrop...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Here's wishing you a happy new year, Rachel.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I'll take them for a genuine first attempt...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

1/ 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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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

All seems terribly "Fallout" to me...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Imposter Syndrome: A Reluctant Quality Assurance Mechanism in Teaching? 🧵👇

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Went to Beamish today. Took this. Made it moody. It's my new favourite thing.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Post somebody you've been told you look like, but you absolutely don't look like...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

1/4 "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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Absolutely love a late autumn walk in a cemetery. Is that weird?

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Love images like this, Claire. Gnarled and seemingly "ancient" trees that seem inextricably tied to the history and the tales of a place.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

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.

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

Already finding these little prickly signs of #autumn as I take a stroll with the family. 🌰🍁🍂

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

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...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

Basically I want to spend a few months with my wife just driving around and camping in places like these...

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Stuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

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.

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