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Ruth Hill

@ruthhillht.bsky.social
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Headteacher of a fabulous secondary school in London Doctor of Education English teacher Lover of books, education and tea

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026
dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton. A true legend.
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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I feel attacked #booksky
You’re doing a lot of scrolling for someone who has a book to read
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Any one else exhausted but realising there's still a week until half term?
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Dr Dave Hone @davehone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
That's clearly two thirds.
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 15/04/2026
Why some children with learning difficulties get identified – and others don’t. A major study led by Dr Johny Daniel in our School of Education has revealed a worrying picture. 👉🏼 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... @durhameducation.bsky.social
Children writing in a classroom.
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I’ve lost my ursine companion. I’m beareft.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
There's something lovely about the first Sunday evening of the holidays.
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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
All the wrong people have imposter syndrome.
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AR @psalisbury.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
When I first became a Head, I wanted someone to call about stupid little things. Also, someone completely objective and nonjudgmental to visit my school and tell me what they saw. No agenda, no personal bias, but helpful suggestions. I'm thinking of starting something like this.
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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This site is one of the most beautiful things on the internet. Every time you load it, it loads a new letter written by someone who cares and who wants you to stick around. Please share, and please write a letter if you feel called to do so. www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...
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Reasons to Stay - Mental Health
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Ah, that is very sad. She wasn’t just great, she was great in everything.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How can we safely run a school when a pupil repeatedly flat out refuses to follow instructions?
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
3. Am pretty sure this isn't what's meant though. Suspect means don't externally exclude for what is often called "persistent disruption" or "defiance." In practice this usually means children flat refusing to do what they are asked to by any adult. This is incredibly hard to manage..
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Jonathan Mountstevens @mrmountstevens.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
DfE: Schools should be mobile phone- free environments. Also DfE: We’d like students to have an education records app and they’ll need to bring their phones into school to get it set up.
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Finbarr O'Reilly @finoreilly.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane
A headline from the Faily Mailograph, that reads:”‘I was going to vote for Burnham. Now I’ll back Reform’
The Telegraph asks Gorton and Denton constituents who they want as their next MP. It’s not good news for Starmer"
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Mr B @mrbmaths.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I am branching out into Whole school timetabling this year... What are peoples go to for initial set up? Pen and paper? Excel? Straight into timetabling software? Any retweets outside of maths would be great too.
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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
New post! On removing students from lessons, and the pain and angst it brings. Please share if you can :) open.substack.com/pub/carousel...
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Removal Reluctance
I had to remove a student for disrupting my lesson. But, like many teachers, my reluctance to do so meant I removed them too late. Here’s why, and what I should have done differently.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
100% agree
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Natalie @northernwarden.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Quote from 'Joy Chose You' by Donna Ashworth.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Books of 2026!
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a cartoon of a girl carrying a stack of books with the website bibliotheca.com written below her
Alt: A cartoon of a girl carrying a stack of books
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
This -
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Tree down, and I know that there is now more space and more light and that the new year can be about optimism and hope etc...but I always feel sad when Christmas is over.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This resonates hugely -
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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
NEW POST On questioning, respect, and hearing the voice of every child. Link in reply, please share if you can! 🙏🙏 open.substack.com/pub/carousel...
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Every student, every lesson
When we allow the loudest voices to dominate classroom conversation, we neglect to show respect and dignity to all our students, forgetting that every voice needs to be heard.
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Sums up my feelings exactly -
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone.

We will not let hate or those who spread it win.

We stand with you.
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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The power of teachers ❤️
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
William Golding - Practical Pedagogy Exercise (Lord of the Flies). #GCSE #Literature
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Gareth @garethw1.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
18th wedding anniversary at the beach
A heart with R+A 18 written in the sandA view of sand and seaFour glasses of different drinks on a table together
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
This #buyastrangerabook offer is still up for grabs! @rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15! ANY BOOK. Not just what's on my website. So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know! UK only.
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about! @rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15! So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know! UK only.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
And here's one I made (raining venn)...
Left circle says "The Weather Girls", right circle says "The Patriarchy", and in the middle is "Reigning Men"
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
In my 40s, “a woman who has let herself go” begins to sound less like a tragedy and more like a horse who has finally figured out how to open the gate.
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WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it. #imwithrachel
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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
And finally we get to say thank you. Thank you to the people who do the ordinary jobs, thank you to the people who have helped us, or helped others, thank you to each of the individuals or groups that has shown up, put themselves out for us. And thank you for the loyalty of the long serving.
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Cassie Young @moderncassie.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
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Ruth Hill @ruthhillht.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Kazuo Ishiguro Maggie O'Farrell Thomas Hardy Sarah Waters John Boyne Margaret Atwood Ian McEwan Sarah Moss George Gissing Kate Atkinson
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
1. A story. Please read. Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit. I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
If you’ve introduced adaptive teaching but aren’t seeing the inclusive impact you wanted, you might need to take things further, writes @mmulholland.bsky.social
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What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘5 ways to revive form time reading’ “It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.” alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-re...
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5 ways to revive form time reading
Tutor time reading has experienced a wave of popularity in English secondary schools over the last few years. As schools responded to plummeting reading habits, along with a focus on reading in inspec...
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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW BLOG: Stop Designing ‘Relevant’ Curricula for the Poor www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...
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HeadteacherChat @headteacherchat.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Recruitment and Selection Process Checklist, based on KCSIE headteacherchat.com/resources/r...
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