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Ruth Benton

@rbenton.bsky.social
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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.

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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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!
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
@creativehigg.bsky.social talking to our trainees about inspiration curriculums and stories. Two of my favourite things!
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Our conference on metacognition is underway @mrmetacognition.bsky.social talking to 170+ trainee teachers from Marjon University 🤩
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Bath for the weekend and discovered Helios in the Assembly Rooms. Wonderful installation by Luke Jerram
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Moon halo! Formed due to all the ice crystals in the atmosphere 🥶
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
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!
A huge garland made from thousands of dried flowers in pink blue and white. It is hung from the ceiling of a medieval great hall. Examples of the dried flowers used
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy Christmas Bluesky people 🎄✨. Devon misty today but a golden glow briefly on our walk by the water!
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Pre-Christmas tree buying walk by the sea. Still very windy but the storm has passed
Reeds lit by the sun with a rocky headland and lighthouse on the distance
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A brief post-work dip on my way home - sea not feeling that much colder than the air!! Wetsuit socks time….
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Friday lunch break. Love the sea when it’s like this just as much as when it’s sparkly blue and calm.
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I visited him in the summer on my mission to see the Dover boat! He is amazing! Photo my own 😊
A close up of the Deal Man. An ancient chalk figurine
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Bert battering Torcross- this was 2 hours after high tide 🌊🌊🌊
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Black rocks and #stormbert on the south Devon coast. Officially no cobwebs left 🌬️
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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 🩶
Sun voyager sculpture in Reykjavik  - looking over the water to hills beyond.
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Fabulous *blue* skies on the south coast of Devon this afternoon- Sharing some vicarious vitamin sea 🩵
Dramatic clouds and blue skies over a rocky coastline Sun coming through low clouds over the sea
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Delicious guilty pleasure watching the Boybands at the BBC tribute this evening 😁
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Kingswear village from Dartmouth over the mouth of the river Dart in Devon.
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Ruth Benton @rbenton.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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
A swan in flight from the stage curtain of the performance
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