Claire Stoneman
@stoneman_claire
Principal @LiftSchools▫️English teacher▫️Relay/GSE LLI Fellow 25/26▫️organiser @researchEDBrum @researchEDLeics▫️Visiting Prof @AstonSSH▫️books▫️art▫️views own
New post On cultural capital birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/on-…
Oh go on then. I like big buttresses and I cannot lie
I flipping love an ancient cathedral (so apparently does Shaun the Sheep - Peterborough City Council plonked him there for the summer)
I flipping love an ancient cathedral (so apparently does Shaun the Sheep - Peterborough City Council plonked him there for the summer)
Cruel optimism on here is a curious thing. ‘Solutions’ (usually for 💰) to complex sch problems are suggested, often by those who don’t work in schs, & then boosted by those who are mates with the original person. It’s a scratch my back/scratch yours cruelly optimistic spiral
Too many new ideas, says @stoneman_claire, with the wisdom, restraint, healthy scepticism and perspective of a grizzled veteran. birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2023/02/19/the…
Just landed in Heathrow Airport T3. Went into M&S. Three staff working. I said to them “MR LOVERMAN”. None of them responded with "SHABBA". I have a voice recording & their names to report to M&S. We must confront them every time.
There’s been an explosion in publishing education books in recent years and it’s an open secret that many are not worth your time. So, the question is, which books *are* worth reading and why?
Everything’s been exceptionally busy chez Stoneman for the past few weeks. *Finally* got the beach holiday sorted today. Now on countdown ☀️🏝️
My Achilles' foot is an inability to remember classical allusions
researchED National Conference- come and join us for a full day packed with professional learning goodness. Professional development for the teacher soul :)
researchED National Conference 2025, 6th Sept, featuring a galaxy of edubrains and voices. Come for the reason and evidence, stay for the professional development. New speakers announced every week. Over 150 sessions! Tickets here, discounts for groups. eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched-n…
*immediately books flights to Rome*
Roman Sweet Buns - Maritozzi Maritozzi are delicious brioche buns filled with fresh cream often enjoyed in Rome for breakfast 🇮🇹
Up with the lark and heading EAST for a pretty spectacular medieval cathedral pilgrimage
New post A thank you at the end of an academic year birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/a-t…
Got to. Absolutely GOT TO save that pub.
Built by Brummies Made by Brummies Defined by Brummies Stolen from Brummies Time @BrumLeader @Cllr_suleman & @RichParkerLab find a way to give The UK's oldest working cinema, the birthplace of Black Sabbath & Station Street back to the residents of our city.
New post One for the John Donne fans and English teachers @Xris32 @DoWise @Counsell_C @C_Hendrick @Seadragonseeker @Lit_liverbird @Mathew_Lynch44 John Donne’s miniature worlds birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/joh…
Finished it and loved it. So, so good. ‘Think of literature as a site of concentration, critique, surplus - concentration *as* critique: literature as the stillness at the eye of the storm, a kind of prayerful attention.’
Love this. Gorgeous ❤️
New Orleans jazz clarinetist Doreen Ketchens plays for her grandson "You Are My Sunshine."