Laura Ridley

We had our school summer show this week. It was an absolute privilege to support and witness our students and staff working so brilliantly together behind the scenes, on stage, and with things like set design.

The arts are so important, and these opportunities are phenomenal for our students!

Human! How dare you ignore me to read? I want to play fetch, so I'm going to sit here and look at you until you give in!

Batch cooking lunches for the upcoming half term!

29 vegetable pasta bake and beef bolognaise, plus a tub of sauce, which will do 5 more (but I've run out of pasta!)

It's a story in 2 pictures...😂

My Year in Books summary from Goodreads is here! 📚 📚 📚 🤓

I'm very excited to see our school panto this evening - starring students AND staff!

Big day - my student loan has finally been paid off! 😊

The small fake Christmas tree I purchased for my first flat in 2009 has not made it to Christmas 2024.

Time to retire, old friend. 🎄

There are kids with actively abusive parents who aren't being supported by social services let alone those not being given breakfast.

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

I am currently reading my 4th book of the weekend and 229th of 2024.

What else is a bookworm supposed to do on a cold, wet, windy, wintery weekend? 😉

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A lovely Sunday - Back to Backs (National Trust), B'ham Christmas Market, and now at the Coventry Blaze game!

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The perfect way to relax after Ofsted last week!

I was in 6th form and ran a science club - I realised I loved the idea of teaching, and here I am!

Sounds positive - I'm hoping some of the other news accounts and corporate accounts come over, too!

Yep - there were various recreations of it in my leaving card! 🙈

In my NQT year, I attempted to draw a volcano erupting. It did NOT look like a volcano. My class was made of 18 lads in Y9 - I'm not sure who was more embarrassed. Carnage.

I'm taking a look around Bluesky after missing some people on the other app... Hello! 👋