Joined September 2011
- Tweets 224
- Following 164
- Followers 117
- Likes 490
63 Photos and videos
7 Jun 2025
Week 1 roundup of #100daysofria. I share my thoughts and reflections from the first week of this challenge. open.substack.com/pub/whatri…
23
2 Jun 2025
Join me as I not only start my journey here on Substack, but I also challenge myself to start a 100 Days Project! substack.com/@whatriasees/no…
29
RiaB retweeted
7 Feb 2023
Have you seen Teachflix? 👀
A free resource with more than 500 classroom videos vetted by educators!
Find what you need with:
1️⃣ a search bar
2️⃣ age-level categories
3️⃣ content area categories
With activities/worksheets for any video 😲
Check it out: teachflix.org
1
55
141
19,875
RiaB retweeted
8 Feb 2023
LAUNCHED! 🎉🎉🎉
So delighted to share the 2023 #ReadForEmpathy collection.
A brand new list of 65 empathy-building books for 3-16 year olds. Practical, powerful, creative tools to help us all raise an empathy-educated generation 📖🌟
FREE download: empathylab.uk/RFE-2023
31
333
684
267,250
RiaB retweeted
7 Feb 2023
A child-centred approach to developing an outdoor music area creativestarlearning.co.uk/a… #EYShare #EYMatters #EYFS #EarlyYears #TeamEarlyChildhood #eyideas #EYTagteam #EYtalking #EYoutdoors
1
12
56
6,358
RiaB retweeted
7 Jan 2023
Author Emma Bettridge knows from experience that talking about how animals are behaving can help children understand their own emotions.
Here, she shares how it's worked for her and her 9-year-old friend Joe - and recommends books that could help, too: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fe…
ALT A photo of Emma Bettridge holding a dog and the front cover of Goodbye Hobbs
2
4
2,864
RiaB retweeted
19 Dec 2022
‘Unrestricted play allowed to develop over a length of time, is full of learning!’
1
4
13
1,586
RiaB retweeted
6 Jan 2023
Are you familiar with the Language Development Pyramid? This pyramid shows the building blocks of language development. Children need to develop skills in each of the different areas shown in order to communicate👇
1
64
175
26,473
RiaB retweeted
3 Jan 2023
In this first of a four part series, Dr Sue Allingham looks at how effective and informed observation can support the emotional and physical wellbeing of young children nurseryworld.co.uk/features/…
6
11
1,797
4 Jan 2023
Stepping into a new role this academic year as EY Leader! I’m looking for more EYFS and IEYC teachers and practitioners to follow (UK or international school based!) Any recommendations?? 🙃 #earlyyears #eyfs #ieyc #edutwitter #eymatters #continuousprovision
3
5
1,035
RiaB retweeted
'The Magic in the Space Beyond: Transformational case studies from the frontiers of women's leadership' is available now.
This new book, edited by Ian Wigston, presents a series of transformational projects by aspiring school leaders around the world.
johncattbookshop.com/the-mag…
2
2
RiaB retweeted
22 Nov 2022
Great teachers use questioning for two key purposes:
1) To promote thinking; and
2) To assess thinking.
Check out our latest blog on The Art of Questioning 👇
#edublogshare
hubs.la/Q01sYZ1C0
2
41
112
RiaB retweeted
29 Mar 2022
It can be really hard speaking to young children about grief and loss, but sharing stories can help to open up these important conversations.
We've put together a list of books that you might like to look at together: booktrust.org.uk/booklists/g…
Pic: Susan Varley
ALT The front cover of Badger's Parting Gifts - an illustration of an older badger walking down a country path with a cane, hand in hand with a mole who has a paper chain in his paw
1
12
27
RiaB retweeted
24 Mar 2022
When we give feedback to our students, the focus is on the past. “People can’t control what they can’t change, and we can’t change the past. And that happens to be the focus of most of the feedback that we give or receive.”
Interesting article on #feedforward!
23 Mar 2022
"As far as I can tell, not a lot of educators are familiar with the practice of feedforward" cultofpedagogy.com/feedforwa…
1
2
9 Feb 2022
I hope this video gets ch excited about joining our school's first ever Eco-Council! #ecoschools #ecoeducation #ecocouncil @EcoSchoolsMy @EcoSchoolsInt @WWFMy🌳🦸♀️♻️
1
9
8 Feb 2022
What a cool resource! "...explore the poetry of the ocean." 💙 #literacy #crosscurricular #EcoEducation
7 Feb 2022
🗺️ A is for algae,
sometimes called seaweed,
B is for boats... 🗺️
Invite your learners to click through the Marine Protected Area of this #MapMaker interactive and explore the poetry of the ocean. on.natgeo.org/6012KOnw6
#ThatsGeography #MapMonday
1
2
8 Feb 2022
Coaching is a big part of my role as a Year Leader, and this is an interesting read after a coaching course I took part in a couple of weeks ago: hwrkmagazine.co.uk/getting-s…