Rachel Lewin (scillyteacher)

Oil tanker Torrey Canyon. One careless owner. Sold as seen. In this image it's almost completely awash and broken in half. At the very least you've got to imagine they've voided the warranty.

Because of [waves hands at the state of the world] there's been a bit of discussion about how difficult it is to sink oil tankers.

As this account firmly approves of the empirical method, ie the boffin lingo for fucking around and finding out, let's look at an example.

Meet Torrey Canyon.

Highlights for me: seventeenth century Delft, mahogany in West Africa, the Scottish Johnstones, the draining of the Fens, Emma Griffin's working class voices, Diderot and Hannah More - what unusual and fascinating stories to tell!

Congratulations all of you! I loved reading the proofs: such a rich treatment of changing philosophies, religions, class structures, global exchange, exploitation and revolution across 300 years.

If you’d like to get a glimpse of life at Five Islands, check out Channel 5’s Summer in the Scilly Isles episode from last night: www.channel5.com/show/summer-...

Watching half-hiding behind my hands - it’s quite embarrassing! 🫣

This look brilliant! Too far for me from Scilly, but I hope other members of the HA Southwest Network will make it. @andrewshtbc.bsky.social

1. I am absolutely thrilled to be able to announce the launch of the @1972shp.bsky.social South-West History Forum! The inaugural event will be taking place on June 18 in Bristol, with a stellar lineup: Michael Riley, @paulalobo.bsky.social and @tomallenhistory.bsky.social

This September, you could be embarking on an island adventure as MFL/French teacher here in the Isles of Scilly! Click below to complete an application form: 3 days left to apply. We would love to hear from you.
fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/teacher-of-m...

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*Modern Foreign Languages Teacher* in the Isles of Scilly. Join us this September at Five Islands Academy: fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/join-us/job-.... We offer a truly beautiful school, community and environment to teach in. We’d love to hear from you.

*Teacher of Music* in the Isles of Scilly! Are you dreaming of a life, creativity and career adventure? Join us at Five Islands Academy as Music Teacher: fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/join-us/job-... Please get in touch to find out more.

*Modern Foreign Languages Teacher* in the Isles of Scilly. Join us this September at Five Islands Academy: fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/join-us/job-.... We offer a truly beautiful school, community and environment to teach in. We’d love to hear from you.

*Teacher of Music* in the Isles of Scilly! Are you dreaming of a life, creativity and career adventure? Join us at Five Islands Academy as Music Teacher: fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/join-us/job-... Please get in touch to find out more.

Haha! My husband was so spooked by us wandering around the house with our scary eyes that he went into hiding for the week!

YouTube video by Tom Dyson Look, Stranger

Our little spooky eyes St Agnes horror film - ‘Look, Stranger’ - has been showing in Bristol and Paris this month! Filmed a couple of years ago with lots of giggles and perplexed holidaymakers passing by. Enjoy if you have an idle 4 minutes.

youtu.be/ByQMNf6dQsY

#OtD 26 Apr 1682 revolutionary Quaker abolitionist and little person, Benjamin Lay, was born in England. In 1718, he moved to Barbados as a merchant, but witnessing the horrific treatment of enslaved Africans he became a lifelong anti-slavery campaigner

Thanks for the repost, Wayne 🙂

We are recruiting for a short-term French teacher in the Isles of Scilly this June/July! What an adventure. Please get in touch. fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk/french-teach...

We can offer a flat 2 mins from the sea, and a lovely, friendly school community to join for the half term.

Gorgeous text, gorgeous pages. We're on the home stretch with the #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Expanding Worlds c.1600-c1870 proofs, so here's an Easter treat of a few pages. Every spread in this book is a thing of beauty. I can't wait for you all to see it.

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Sustainable small boat fishing:
“I think it’s important for people in their 20s to see that it’s a viable career option, and there’s enough information and energy for a good future.” Jon Tonks

‘Fishing in Cornwall is like a metaphor for life’: photographer Jon Tonks on landscape, community and the perfect catch Tonks spent 18 months documenting the fisherfolk of the south-west, learning about the community’s relationship with the sea, and how the future could be more sustainable for the fishers

Great to see FIA alumnus Jacob featuring in today’s Observer photography article on small boat fishing in Scilly and Cornwall - and to read the author’s positive reflections on the efforts local fishermen put into sustainability.
#FIAalumni #news

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Moonlight on St Agnes

What a beautiful image. And such powerful word choice: ‘the sheer diversity of young lives we serve’ - recognising the individuality of our children and our moral duty to each one of them.

The Andrew Tate problem His coarse misogyny is often described as appealing to working-class boys and young men. Is this really the issue?

“And yet, the demand to empathise with the boys and men propagating this hatred must surely be exceeded by a justified anger on behalf of the girls and women who are the actual subjects of said hatred. If anything, it is obscene that we women are not more furious and more frightened.”

Such a joy-inspiring video - it is brilliant to see these high standards achieved and this student pride nurtured here in the South West.

Congratulations to all at Penrice! This is a huge achievement in our Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly setting - and the pride with which your students present the report is inspiring.

It’s a brilliant course - I learnt so much more on the MLT than any other professional development courses. Enjoy!

I cling onto the fact that though none of us can save everything, we can all save something, some tiny little speck of something good, and these, collectively, perhaps will make waves in ways we can’t begin to fathom xx

www.hospiceukraine.com 🙂