Ian Hartley
hartleyian.bsky.social
Ian Hartley
@hartleyian.bsky.social
AP Sixth Form and Personal Development in South West & Trust Hub leader for PD. Teacher of Social Sciences & RS. Husband & father of 2. Likes beaches, mountains and reading.
Slightly behind on these! Book 10 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 short easy to read chapters with lots of useful case studies for criminology, psychology & sociology. Some of the cases were horrifying in their police ineptitude or prejudices.
February 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Book 9 🌟🌟🌟🌟 easy to read thriller about a family wedding. Adding his other books to my tbr pile.
February 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Book 8 🌟🌟🌟🌟 modern day spy thriller set in Bahrain. One bit made me particularly uncomfortable but overall a good read.
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Book 7 🌟🌟🌟 1/2. Think it was more of an action thriller rather than psychological one. Enjoyable read and will work way through series at one point. Would be a great holiday read.
February 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Book 6 🌟🌟🌟 1/2.
Perfectly entertaining mindless gentle crime style book. Tempted to explore others by Vassell once I’ve whittled down my TBR pile!
January 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Book 5. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Difficult, thought provoking read. Asks questions about life, punishment, media & state. Could definitely become a reality in a few years time. Possibly a modern ‘classic’ in a few years - can see as an A level text.
January 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Book 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟. Started before Christmas but only just finished. Needed to focus on the computer sciencey bits (so not a bedtime book!) but a fascinating & scary insight into how hacking has influenced events in the world.
January 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And Book 3 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 First 5 star of the year. Perfect thriller to help forget about January blues and just focus on a book for a couple of days. Need to explore the rest of their catalogue!
January 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Book 2: 🌟🌟🌟
January 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
To help me keep track, here’s my 2025 reading thread…

Book 1: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
January 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wow. What an amazing book. Best I’ve read in a long long time. Highly recommend.
December 5, 2024 at 11:00 PM
This years Spotify wrapped. Sense a theme…
December 4, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Reading challenge of the year complete. Not stopping but highlights include Day One by Abigail Dean; discovering John Marrs & First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. Next up is Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera.
November 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Fantastic book. So many parts that could be used for social science teaching / sixth form extended reading.
September 22, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,859,283!
September 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Front page of metro newspaper is on X
September 1, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Examples of questions linked to the articles.
August 30, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Absolutely loving the Tutor2U reading articles for Criminology, Psychology & Sociology. Easy homeworks to set; extend student knowledge & understanding with relevant real examples and exam questions. Looking forward to using them from Sept.
August 30, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Year 12 Welcome bags ready to go for next week. The joys of having slightly bored teenagers who are willing to help out their dad!
August 28, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Pint of pimms in the sunshine whilst watching cricket at the Oval. Great way to reset & spend time with family.
August 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Sixth Form ‘Read to Succeed’ booklet is starting to come together nicely. Looking forward to launching this in September.
August 12, 2024 at 1:58 PM
A lovely evening of positivity. An amazing cast, funny and slightly OTT. Great night out at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal and pleased to have seen this before it transfers to the West End in October.
August 8, 2024 at 9:54 PM