Ruth Hill
@rsjhill.bsky.social
Headteacher of a fabulous secondary school in London
Doctor of Education
English teacher
Lover of books, education and tea
Doctor of Education
English teacher
Lover of books, education and tea
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
Sums up my feelings exactly -
When discussions are had about whether it was right to close schools during the pandemic, I hope that it is remembered that school colleagues died of COVID when schools were open and that employees in school were not prioritised for vaccination. I never understood that decision.
October 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sums up my feelings exactly -
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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The power of teachers ❤️
September 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The power of teachers ❤️
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June 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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18th wedding anniversary at the beach
August 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
18th wedding anniversary at the beach
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This #buyastrangerabook offer is still up for grabs!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
ANY BOOK. Not just what's on my website.
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
ANY BOOK. Not just what's on my website.
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
August 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This #buyastrangerabook offer is still up for grabs!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
ANY BOOK. Not just what's on my website.
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
ANY BOOK. Not just what's on my website.
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
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I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15!
So if there's a book out there you're after and you'd like Ruth to buy it for you, let us know!
UK only.
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And here's one I made (raining venn)...
July 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And here's one I made (raining venn)...
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In my 40s, “a woman who has let herself go” begins to sound less like a tragedy and more like a horse who has finally figured out how to open the gate.
July 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In my 40s, “a woman who has let herself go” begins to sound less like a tragedy and more like a horse who has finally figured out how to open the gate.
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I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.
#imwithrachel
#imwithrachel
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.
#imwithrachel
#imwithrachel
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And finally we get to say thank you. Thank you to the people who do the ordinary jobs, thank you to the people who have helped us, or helped others, thank you to each of the individuals or groups that has shown up, put themselves out for us. And thank you for the loyalty of the long serving.
June 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And finally we get to say thank you. Thank you to the people who do the ordinary jobs, thank you to the people who have helped us, or helped others, thank you to each of the individuals or groups that has shown up, put themselves out for us. And thank you for the loyalty of the long serving.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Maggie O'Farrell
Thomas Hardy
Sarah Waters
John Boyne
Margaret Atwood
Ian McEwan
Sarah Moss
George Gissing
Kate Atkinson
Maggie O'Farrell
Thomas Hardy
Sarah Waters
John Boyne
Margaret Atwood
Ian McEwan
Sarah Moss
George Gissing
Kate Atkinson
Okay, here's mine:
Iain Banks
Ed McBain
Mick Herron
Stephen King
Terry Pratchett
Georges Simenon
Philip Kerr
Douglas Adams
Raymond Chandler
Martin Amis
Iain Banks
Ed McBain
Mick Herron
Stephen King
Terry Pratchett
Georges Simenon
Philip Kerr
Douglas Adams
Raymond Chandler
Martin Amis
Fun!
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books
The first 10 to come to mind!
Georgette Heyer
K J Charles
Jordan Hawk
Martha Wells
Ann Radcliffe
Cat Sebastian
Bernard Cornwell
Catherine Cookson
Jane Austen
Robin McKinley
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books
The first 10 to come to mind!
Georgette Heyer
K J Charles
Jordan Hawk
Martha Wells
Ann Radcliffe
Cat Sebastian
Bernard Cornwell
Catherine Cookson
Jane Austen
Robin McKinley
June 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kazuo Ishiguro
Maggie O'Farrell
Thomas Hardy
Sarah Waters
John Boyne
Margaret Atwood
Ian McEwan
Sarah Moss
George Gissing
Kate Atkinson
Maggie O'Farrell
Thomas Hardy
Sarah Waters
John Boyne
Margaret Atwood
Ian McEwan
Sarah Moss
George Gissing
Kate Atkinson
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1. A story. Please read.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1. A story. Please read.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
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If you’ve introduced adaptive teaching but aren’t seeing the inclusive impact you wanted, you might need to take things further, writes @mmulholland.bsky.social
What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
www.tes.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you’ve introduced adaptive teaching but aren’t seeing the inclusive impact you wanted, you might need to take things further, writes @mmulholland.bsky.social
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‘5 ways to revive form time reading’
“It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.”
alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-re...
‘5 ways to revive form time reading’
“It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.”
alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-re...
5 ways to revive form time reading
Tutor time reading has experienced a wave of popularity in English secondary schools over the last few years. As schools responded to plummeting reading habits, along with a focus on reading in inspec...
alexquigley.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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‘5 ways to revive form time reading’
“It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.”
alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-re...
‘5 ways to revive form time reading’
“It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.”
alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-re...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
5 tips to avoid the pitfalls of pupil voice
It’s common to ask pupils what they think about their teaching and life in school, but leaders aren’t always making the most of this information, writes Mark Enser
www.tes.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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I think about this poem a lot at the minute
May 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I think about this poem a lot at the minute
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We were away all day for our kid’s bday. In the chaos, I missed that our home alarm system had gone off. A neighbor called me when cops arrived to respond. SOMEONE managed to trigger a “pet-proof” living room motion sensor. At 6pm.
He literally called the cops because his dinner was one hour late.
He literally called the cops because his dinner was one hour late.
May 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
We were away all day for our kid’s bday. In the chaos, I missed that our home alarm system had gone off. A neighbor called me when cops arrived to respond. SOMEONE managed to trigger a “pet-proof” living room motion sensor. At 6pm.
He literally called the cops because his dinner was one hour late.
He literally called the cops because his dinner was one hour late.
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Rosenshine is well known for his principles of instruction, but what did he think about knowledge?
'Rosenshine on knowledge structures'
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
Rosenshine is well known for his principles of instruction, but what did he think about knowledge?
'Rosenshine on knowledge structures'
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
Rosenshine on Knowledge Structures
Barak Rosenshine is most famous for his principles of instruction, but what did he have to say about building knowledge?
In his writing on ‘Advances in research on instruction’, he put forward the i...
alexquigley.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Rosenshine is well known for his principles of instruction, but what did he think about knowledge?
'Rosenshine on knowledge structures'
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
Rosenshine is well known for his principles of instruction, but what did he think about knowledge?
'Rosenshine on knowledge structures'
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
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Headship is amazing, you change lives. Proud of this article even if the picture is awful!
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
Heads change lives - but we have to be prepared to fight
School leaders are in the privileged position of being able to help struggling families, though battles have to be won to do it, writes this co-chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable
www.tes.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Headship is amazing, you change lives. Proud of this article even if the picture is awful!
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...