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Craig Batty

@craig-batty.bsky.social

English and Politics teacher. Assistant Headteacher. Head of Sixth Form. Man Utd and Chicago Bears fan

260 Followers  |  221 Following  |  14 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.7455

Latest posts by craig-batty.bsky.social on Bluesky

1. Elbow - Some Riot (especially the BBC Orchestra at Abbey Road version)
2. I Am Kloot - To You
3. Arlo Parks - Black Dog
4. John Grant - Where Dreams Go to Die
5. The Smiths - I Know It’s Over

#FridayFive

24.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Morrissey - Lost
2. Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
3. The K’s - Hoping Maybe
4. Avril Lavigne - Losing Grip
5. The Coral - Who’s Gonna Find Me

#FridayFive

18.10.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. She Comes in the Fall - Inspiral Carpets
2. Dead Trees and Traffic Islands - Manics
3. Autumn in New York - Billie Holliday
4. To You - I Am Kloot
5. Hoping Maybe - The K’s

#FridayFive

19.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before the Lights Come on
2. Morrissey - One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
3. The Anchoress - All Farewells Should Be Sudden
4. REM - Leave
5. Beabadoobee - See You Soon

11.07.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Elbow - Grounds for Divorce (with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road)
2. Lathums - All My Life (live at Robin Park)
3. REM - Losing My Religion (Glastonbury 99)
4. Arlo Parks - Black Dog (empty lockdown Glastonbury, 2020)
5. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Unplugged in NY)

04.07.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Radiohead - Just
2.Travis - Coming Around
3. Blur - Coffee and TV
4. Weezer - Buddy Holly
5. Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.

#FridayFive

27.06.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Sundays - Summertime
2. Muse - Sunburn
3. Charlotte Hatherley - Summer
4. Sex Pistols - Holidays in the Sun
5. Catatonia - Don’t Need the Sunshine

#FridayFive

20.06.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aargh, I’ve just remembered β€˜Let England Shake’ by PJ Harvey! About 4 contenders on that alb alone…

28.02.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great category!!!

1. The Clash - White Man (in Hammersmith Palais)
2. The Coral - Dreaming of You
3. Echobelly - Great Things
4. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - A Good Day is Hard to Find (watch the video!)
5. Pulp - Common People

28.02.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every day is an *announcing* day at TTR towers, today's new confirmed speakers for TTR Connect on 1st March.... Craig Batty, Chris Eyre, Joanne Crofts and Helen Konstantine - free tickets here: lnkd.in/eb-aYPw2

12.01.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

1. Elbow - Puncture Repair
2. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - All My Friends
3. Killers - Jenny was a Friend of Mine
4. Morrissey - Hold On To Your Friends
5. Manics - Still Snowing in Sapporo

#FridayFive

13.12.2024 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Low - Just Like Christmas
2. Smith & Burrows - This Ain’t New Jersey
3. Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler - (Don’t Call Me) Mrs Christmas
4. Manics - Ghosts of Christmas
5. Kirsty MacColl and the Pogues - Fairytale of New York

#FridayFive

06.12.2024 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad to have this back now I’ve moved to Blue Sky!!!

1. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
2. Stone Roses - I am the Resurrection
3. The Lathums - Undeserving
4. Morrissey - Life is a Pigsty (or The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils - both are brilliant πŸ˜‚)
5. Elbow - Newborn

#FridayFive

15.11.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just arrived on here - definitely!!!

12.11.2024 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AHT here πŸ‘

12.11.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you a headteacher, serving or retired, a deputy or and assistant Head?
Of so, could you comment on this thread and I will put together a head teacher starter pack.
Please Repost for maximum reach.

10.11.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 6

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