@barbarableiman.bsky.social
Education consultant, writer of fiction & children's poetry; passionately committed to English as a subject, to education, and to the idea that learning is founded on dialogue. Poems on Dirigible Balloon & Northern Gravy.
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialI'm not a big fan of installations, but going to @tate.bsky.social, I was both interested & impressed by the one by Zineb Sedira! I've recently read 'A Bookshop in Algiers' for my French reading group & watched Part 1 of the de Gaulle film & now want to see/read more! www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialHere's the second of my poems up on Scaryness.com website, with the theme of 'Halloween Cancelled'. I hope some primary age pupils will recognise these feelings and smile! scaryness.com/halloween-ca...
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialThank you for including my poem in this lovely collection! @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
@brianmosespoet.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialIn this National Year of Reading, here are some poems about books and reading written by top children's poets.
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/01/to-c... @carolebromley.bsky.social @joshuaseigal.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social
@engmediacentre.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialWe're just going through the final proofs for this - a must-have for anyone teaching the combined Lang-Lit A Level. The wealth of knowledge on display is astounding - well done @stockwell.bsky.social @jessnorledge.bsky.social @englangblog.bsky.social
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialThat should say Stockwell, Clayton & Norledge - the three writers of the book, not just Stockwell!
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialTenor, vehicle and ground have been appearing in lots of English curriculum plans, promoted by a few eduinfluencers. I've been v sceptical about their usefulness in teaching metaphor. In a forthcoming EMC resource, linguist Peter Stockwell explains the problem with them.
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialAh thank you!
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialWonderful poem, Josh!
@joshuaseigal.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialI've just published my debut poetry collection for adults and I am giving it away for free online. Here's a poem from the book, below. I hawked it to some fancy magazines, but no luck. Very proud to self-publish it. Download the entire book here: archive.org/download/the... #BookSky #PoetryCommunity
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialWorking on the @engmediacentre.bsky.social report on our survey of poetry at KS3, funded by Tower Poetry, I’ve been looking back at some of my articles and blogs on poetry. I’m especially proud of this one, for @magmapoetry.bsky.social magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
@engmediacentre.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialForward Arts Foundation has a great deal for teachers + schools. £5 off any ticket when you book online with the code LLF5.
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@engmediacentre.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialJust to let you know that there are no places left for our emagazine A Level Lit conference at Friends House in November. If schools pull out, we'll reopen nearer the time. Apologies if you wanted places + didn't manage to get them. A few left for Language, which opened today. POD coming soon
@engmediacentre.bsky.socialReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialEMC CPD Webinar: Getting Formative Assessment Right
"A thought-provoking session considering the role and importance of formative assessment."
- Claire Scott
Book by: 8am on 12th October
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@poetrysociety.org.ukReposted by @barbarableiman.bsky.socialYoung poets: new writing challenge alert! We're thrilled to be teaming up with the National Museum of Scotland on this one...
Find prompts and enter by 4 October on Young Poets Network: bit.ly/MuseumYPN
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@barbarableiman.bsky.socialI wrote this poem and entered it for the Poetry Society Stanza Competition on 'Wonder'. I heard it was longlisted but not chosen. Here it is, in case it might be recognisable to other parents & grandparents!
@barbarableiman.bsky.socialI did this lecture in 2019. Much of what I say here remains v relevant imo. It helps explain what's been going wrong in subject English & the impact of a supposed emphasis on knowledge that has overemphasised memorisation, info 'about' texts', direct instruction, vocab, a 'novice' view of students.