Author Archives: Stuart Barton

About Stuart Barton

Stuart Barton is a teacher of Media Studies, in the West Midlands. Stuart writes both fiction and non-fiction, for print and online. He has been published in print with The Guardian, Irish Daily Star, and The Teacher, on radio with BBC Radio 4 Extra, and online with websites such as GreatLittlePlace.com.

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin & Pop Will Eat Itself to roll back the years in Birmingham – Counteract.co

Posted on 25/04/2019

Counteract is  Birmingham based online news platform, focusing primarily on the city’s vibrant live music scene, but also covering general news, film & TV and food & drink in Brum, and the surrounding Midlands. Their aim is to shine a … Continue reading →

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Website & App Reviews – Educate (Jan/Feb 2019)

Posted on 22/02/2019

In January, the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers merged to become the National Education Union. The inaugural issue of their new magazine Educate features a website review and an app review of mine. Each … Continue reading →

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Website & App Reviews – The Teacher (Nov 2018)

Posted on 18/11/2018

This was my second set of reviews published in The Teacher magazine, the bimonthly magazine of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Each issue they feature reviews of books, websites and apps which teachers could use for inspiration, or in their … Continue reading →

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“Mobiles in the Media Studies Classroom” – TES.com

Posted on 18/11/2018

This was my second article published in the “Subject Genius” section of TES.com, the Times Educational Supplement website. You can read the article on TES.com or it is reproduced with permission below the image. The use of mobile devices in schools … Continue reading →

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Website & App Reviews – The Teacher (Sept 2018)

Posted on 18/11/2018

I reviewed a website and app, for September 2018 issue of The Teacher magazine, the bimonthly magazine of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Each issue they feature reviews of books, websites and apps which teachers could use for inspiration, or … Continue reading →

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Series 18 Episode 1 – Newsjack (BBC Radio 4 Extra)

Posted on 18/11/2018

I was lucky enough to break my child-induced writing sabbatical by having a joke included in the first episode of series 18 of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Newsjack. This was my first foray into comedy writing, so it was nice to be … Continue reading →

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“Media Studies as an Option” – TES.com

Posted on 08/05/2018

This post was written for the ‘Subject Genius‘ blog on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) website. My day job is as a Media Studies teacher, and this blog post covers an annual issue for me, of getting students to pick … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Whiplash

Posted on 10/02/2015

The hype surrounding the surprise Oscar contender Whiplash, seems to have exploded unannounced, like the crash of a cymbal, rather than the slow build of a drum roll, like so many of its competitors. However the problem with going to … Continue reading →

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“Top 10 Ugliest Rugby Shirts” – TheSportsWaffle.com

Posted on 06/02/2015

To mark the start of the 2015 Six Nations Championships, I thought I would post this guest post that I wrote for my friend Karl’s blog, The Sports Waffle. Karl is Dublin based Sports Marketer, having worked with some of the … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Horst – The Photographer of Style

Posted on 30/01/2015

This is a short review of a photography exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum, featuring images by prolific fashion photographer Horst P. Horst. The review was written for a competition run by the arts charity Ideas Tap. The name Horst, … Continue reading →

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