I recently got to write a review of the incredible new collection by Holly McNish. You can find it on my blog lenabellina.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/a... And then go and find the poems and see for yourself how amazing they are….

I recently got to write a review of the incredible new collection by Holly McNish. You can find it on my blog lenabellina.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/a... And then go and find the poems and see for yourself how amazing they are….

The start of a poem I wrote back in 2021 for Easter. At that point I was determined that I wouldn’t let other people’s opinions get to me as much as they had…. The subsequent years have seen me make limited progress…. But all progress is important. lenabellina.wordpress.com/2021/04/03/w...

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I have written this as a response to Adolescence. lenabellina.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/a... It is not really a poem. It is what I needed to write. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

Here’s a thing I was part of, taking to some of the most awesome people about what the 4 nations of the uk can learn from one another.

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Read more about our new project to counter the effects of online hate in schools. “The pupils we worked with were worried about the "normalisation" and "minimisation" of online hate, where harmful content is reduced to jokes or trolling.” 💻 Teachers, access CPD at digitaldiscourse.scot

1/3 If I had to tell you the most important thing about surviving peri/menopause at school it's not to be alone. Talk about what's going on for you. Find others in the same situation. Support each other. #Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd

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“Don’t give up, we’re here together”. 🙏 @senoract.bsky.social

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“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.” Brené Brown There’s bravery in showing up as we are, without guarantees - just the openness to connect. 🧡 #kindness #love (Picture by Katie Abey)

If you can do something about it, do it. But if you can’t, let it go and move on

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Not everyone will always understand, and that’s okay. 🧡 #kindness #understanding (picture by Anxiety Positive)

What a truly excellent morning spent at #pedagooperth Thanks to @ccouser.bsky.social @ciaracreative.bsky.social and Kev. Great to make new connections @livteachcreate.bsky.social and @acr25.bsky.social. I talked about this lenabellina.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/a... And wrote a poem:

New: I speak to ADES president and Aberdeenshire education director Laurence Findlay He makes the case for places on teacher education courses to be allocated "where the need is"; for teacher induction to be reviewed, and for rural schools legislation to be "modernised" www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Love in the classroom. Students deserve that. They carry that love into the future - because their biology has been changed by it.

From the days when I was looking after Care Experienced children and writing about professional love in education. You can still find the article on the TES website. www.tes.com/magazine/tea... One inaccuracy…. I no longer tweet, or use X, as there isn’t a lot of love over there any more.

Happy day of love. A poem. You can find this poem and all of my writing on my blog. lenabellina.wordpress.com