English FE teacher

I suffer from tinnitus, too, so this resonates ⬇️

A dirt path through woodland

Evening woodland walk

That looks beautiful!

Thank you!

Fiction review: Tender Is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica – a meaty dystopia This book is not an easy read (look away now if you’re even slightly queasy) but it is a masterpiece, along the lines of 1984 and Brave New World.

Absolutely loved this book: Tender Is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica mymasheduplife.com/2025/08/03/f... #books #bookreview

Summer.

Duran Duran, of course!

The latest edition of the #AmplifyFE newsletter is out now! | AmplifyFE The latest edition of the #AmplifyFE newsletter is out now! Packed full of CPD opportunities for educators, with events, conferences, courses and calls to action that will take you through to the end ...

Latest #AmplifyFE newsletter out now, jam packed full of CPD opportunities from conferences to calls to action #ALTc #VocTech #FurtherEducation #EduSky www.linkedin.com/posts/amplif...

AmplifyFE webinar Series Autumn 2025: Al and creativity with Dr. Abbie Cairns 5 Sep 2025 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM, How to master Linkedin to achieve your goals with Tony K. Silver 14 Nov 2025 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM, How Can We Increase Engagement in Maths with Interactive Technologies? With Karishma Punwani 5 Dec 2025 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

Have you booked your place on our new #AmplifyFE webinars? Next term's webinars are free to attend and open for booking. We have an excellent range of topics from AI and Creativity, LinkedIn through to using technology to teach Maths. amplifyfe.alt.ac.uk/events/ #AI #LinkedIn #Maths #EdTech

It was good when they played music videos.

YA book review: Songs For Ghosts by Clara Kumagai – a supernatural story of love and death While I loved Kumagai’s debut, Songs For Ghosts is even better.

I read ten books during July, and this was by far my favourite: mymasheduplife.com/2025/07/25/y...
Songs For Ghosts by Clara Kumagai. #books #YA #bookblogger

Such a great album!

Shaved all my hair off.

Good on her 🔥

Fiction review: The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden – relocating to Italy becomes a nightmare Word of warning: do not read this book if you have a phobia of rats!

Latest book review on my blog: The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden mymasheduplife.com/2025/07/30/f...
#horror #fiction #books

Deee-Lite: Dewdrops in the Garden Read Rich Juzwiak’s review of the album.

I love this album - Deee-Lite's Dewdrops in the Garden, from way back in 1994 pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Such a brilliant book - I loved it!

YA fiction review: Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell – a darkly funny roller-coaster ride of a story An unexpected treat of a book, full of quirky characters and funny scenes, yet with a dark side seeping from every pore.

I absolutely loved this book: Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell (YA fiction, 2025). Full of dark humour and poetic writing - read it now! #YAbooks #reading #books
mymasheduplife.com/2025/07/27/y...

A cartoon dog looking at a AmplifyFE branded megaphone. Text: AmplifyFE Community Space Blog - Beyond the Looking Glass: Reflection as a window instead of a mirror Matthew Ruddle.

Check out our latest #AmplifyFE blog post by Matthew Ruddle ’Beyond the Looking Glass: Reflection as a window instead of a mirror' #ALTc #EdTech #FEUK #FurtherEducation #LoveFE #Teaching #CPD #Blogging #Reflection #FE buff.ly/etOHv4u

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NEW POST: A lot of the evidence on smartphones and kids is correlational but what does that mean for parents and schools? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/banning-ph...

I recommend it!

YA book review: Three Bullets by Melvin Burgess – fighting for survival in a dystopian UK The story takes place in an imagined version of the UK in the near future, when there’s a civil war with fractions fighting against each other, forcing civilians to flee for their lives as re…

Yes I'm an English teacher, so of course I read books during the holidays! Here's the latest one that I just finished: Three Bullets, a highly enjoyable dystopian YA novel by Melvin Burgess: mymasheduplife.com/2025/07/26/y... #books #YA #readingforpleasure

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The National giving us the best front cover of all time @scotnational.bsky.social

YA book review: Songs For Ghosts by Clara Kumagai – a supernatural story of love and death While I loved Kumagai’s debut, Songs For Ghosts is even better.

Absolutely loved this book - I read the whole thing in two days! mymasheduplife.com/2025/07/25/y...

Beyond the Looking Glass: Reflection as a window instead of a mirror by Matthew Ruddle In the 24/25 academic year I made the decision to write weekly teaching reflections, which I published publicly on LinkedIn. Here I explain my reasoning behind this, and the impac…

I wrote a blog post for @amplifyfe.bsky.social about writing teaching reflections - check it out via the link: altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2025/07... #UKFE #FE #teaching

I'm not a monarchist. There has to be a better alternative.

Ain't nobody, I feel for you, I'm every woman

a sign posted on a glass door reads, "NO ICE ACCESS IN THIS OFFICE" Private Property -- Entry restricted by Law. NOTICE TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS..." It goes on to detail that anyone entering the private workplace must have a valid judicial warrant. The sign is replicated in Spanish below.

spotted on the door of a hotel lobby in LA county