Stuart

KS2 teacher with an interest in English, Shakespeare. Dabbles in portrait art. MA Shakespeare/Education @ShakesInstitute. Own views

[Stuart @Mr_Rathe]

Look what arrived in the post from @ShakesInstitute @unibirmingham - it was both huge fun (especially residential modules) and a horrible uphill struggle (that's YOU I'm talking about dissertation) but I'm pleased I got there in the end. #Shakespeare #Masters

[Stuart @Mr_Rathe]

I'm so surprised and delighted that my romantic-thriller short story ‘Other People’s Hands’ has won the September 2025 Henshaw Short Story Prize. Enormous thanks to the judges and @PressHenshaw @HobeckBooks You can read it and the other Prize winners here https://t.co/coIH4ZlXwl

[Henshaw Press @PressHenshaw]

Congratulations to our winning writers for Autumn 2025!

Prizes are already on their way - and their brilliant winning work can be seen on our website now.

Definitely check it out!

#writing #winning #WritingCommunity

[Henshaw Press @PressHenshaw]

Shortlist announcement!

We're so pleased to announce our shortlisted writers for Autumn 2025. Huge congrats to all - such an amazing achievement!

#WritingCommunity #Congratulations #writing

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I'm beyond excited that my little romantic revenge thriller (of sorts) has made the Longlist of @PressHenshaw @HobeckBooks short story competition. I had a lot of fun writing it over the school summer holidays.

[Henshaw Press @PressHenshaw]

So pleased to announce our longlist!

Congrats to our longlisted writers for Autumn 2025!!!

Shortlist coming soon... 😀

#WatchThisSpace #WritingCommunity

[Stuart @Mr_Rathe]

Excited to be presenting a practical session at the #InnovateShareEmpower @ISMonaco conference Jan 2026 on drama to enhance literacy. https://t.co/wpms6ydXXG #EduConference #Literacy #GDST #ShakepeareinEducation #Shakespeare #DramaInEducation #ShakespeareEducators

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@remembermonday_ Hahaha! Amazing response girls! PS Seeing you in Liverpool in October! 😁

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@Cherylbaker @remembermonday_ Loved the skirt rip at the start. Surely a nod to you and Jay @Cherylbaker? Great vocals and such a fun song. Surely left hand side of the board???

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@remembermonday_ Either my in car display is very confused or you guys have had a serious glow-up #whatthehelljusthappened

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#SigourneyWeaver was a beautiful and fragile Prospero with a moving relationship with Ariel in @JamieLloydCo #TheTempest Photo by @njhawkswell

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Officially, #Nosferatu is 2 hours 12 minutes. Somehow #RobertEggers makes it feel a painful 3 years 7 months long. Even when you leave halfway through like I did. #nosferatu2024 #Boring #sleepinducing @TheLight_UK @NosferatuFilm

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@lennyb1983 Hahahah! Yes. Sounds likely. Live in Oxton now, but I still spend quite a bit of time in Hoylake.

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@MrPopOfficial Absolute pop legend.

[Stuart @Mr_Rathe]

Looking forward to running my workshop on Drama for comprehension/writing outcomes at Practical Pedagogies conference Nov 2nd, Cologne, Germany. Book now! https://t.co/ChaK9tJfXs #practicalpedagogies #drama #ks2 #ks3 #literacy #edchat #edutwitter #Literacy #primary #secondary

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@lennyb1983 🤣🤣🤣

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@ForceofLightEn1 Yeah it was rubbish. No interesting characters, certainly no Ripley... and as for that stupid last 15 minutes 🙄

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@lennyb1983 Sadly yes Graham. 😭

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Also... (#AlienRomulus    ) it was so weird to have the resurrected Ash android refer to the only survivor of the Nostromo and pan to a picture of John Hurt - the first to die. I can only assume Sigourney understandably said no to her image being used. Good judgement Siggy....

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@MR_FRANClS I totally agree. Aesthetically, it looked amazing but it was all hollow. I didn't care about anyone. Agree on Hudson. And I forgot to mention Dillon - he was incredible in 3

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#AlienRomulus was only okay. Too many references to the quadrilogy - reused dialogue, little originality. The director is clearly a franchise fan, which is nice. I was never bored, but wasn't excited or scared. And no characterisation came close to Ripley, Hicks, Clemens etc.