Helen Myers
@helenmyers.bsky.social
Languages ALL (Association for Language Learning), teaching, music (Dorking Philharmonia, Maiastra), travel, networks, London, nature, humour, politics, kind people @HelenMyers@mastodon.world. Happy to follow accounts with profile info.
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I’ll be co-hosting the Teachers’ Show and Tell with
@helenmyers.bsky.social at the Language Show 2025 this Saturday from 17.30 to 19.00. We’re looking for teachers who’d like to present. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@helenmyers.bsky.social at the Language Show 2025 this Saturday from 17.30 to 19.00. We’re looking for teachers who’d like to present. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Language Show 2025: Show and Tell
Thank you for offering to contribute to ALL London's 'Show and Tell' on Saturday November 15th 17.30 - 19.00. led by Joe Dale and Helen Myers. See info and book tickets for the show here We would ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’ll be co-hosting the Teachers’ Show and Tell with
@helenmyers.bsky.social at the Language Show 2025 this Saturday from 17.30 to 19.00. We’re looking for teachers who’d like to present. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@helenmyers.bsky.social at the Language Show 2025 this Saturday from 17.30 to 19.00. We’re looking for teachers who’d like to present. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Looking forward to the show and tell tomorrow! Please come along and share snippets of what works for you! Thank you. Please share #MFLBluesky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
Language Show 2025: Show and Tell
Thank you for offering to contribute to ALL London's 'Show and Tell' on Saturday November 15th 17.30 - 19.00. led by Joe Dale and Helen Myers. See info and book tickets for the show here We would ...
docs.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Looking forward to the show and tell tomorrow! Please come along and share snippets of what works for you! Thank you. Please share #MFLBluesky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
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This evening, I attended a highly insightful and thoroughly practical webinar hosted by
@helenmyers.bsky.social on behalf of @all-london.org.uk. The session was delivered by @jenolanguages.bsky.social on "Building Language Communities Online Using Social Media with Purpose"
@helenmyers.bsky.social on behalf of @all-london.org.uk. The session was delivered by @jenolanguages.bsky.social on "Building Language Communities Online Using Social Media with Purpose"
September 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This evening, I attended a highly insightful and thoroughly practical webinar hosted by
@helenmyers.bsky.social on behalf of @all-london.org.uk. The session was delivered by @jenolanguages.bsky.social on "Building Language Communities Online Using Social Media with Purpose"
@helenmyers.bsky.social on behalf of @all-london.org.uk. The session was delivered by @jenolanguages.bsky.social on "Building Language Communities Online Using Social Media with Purpose"
An excellent post Vincent about a depressing fact. Your analogy with selling petrol is very appropriate. Thanks for keeping this issue going and for explaining the reasons.
Thanks, Helen!
September 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
An excellent post Vincent about a depressing fact. Your analogy with selling petrol is very appropriate. Thanks for keeping this issue going and for explaining the reasons.
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Here's a post I wrote on grading:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
Unfair grading and its impact in Languages
Imagine you are selling petrol for £1.40 a litre, and the other garages down the street all sell it for £1.30. Should you be surprised or c...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here's a post I wrote on grading:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
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Hear here, a timely reminder. I can't abide the 4 - 'pass' and 5 'good pass' nonsense.
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hear here, a timely reminder. I can't abide the 4 - 'pass' and 5 'good pass' nonsense.
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I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.
Why grade boundaries can be misleading
helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...
Hope this helps to avoid wasting time comparing raw marks / percentages with other subjects/years/papers and drawing misleading conclusions. #MFLBlueSky
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Hope this helps to avoid wasting time comparing raw marks / percentages with other subjects/years/papers and drawing misleading conclusions. #MFLBlueSky
Why grade boundaries can be misleading
In advance of the release of figures for GCSE tomorrow and to avoid wasting time and drawing misleading conclusions, it’s important to under...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Why grade boundaries can be misleading
helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...
Hope this helps to avoid wasting time comparing raw marks / percentages with other subjects/years/papers and drawing misleading conclusions. #MFLBlueSky
helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...
Hope this helps to avoid wasting time comparing raw marks / percentages with other subjects/years/papers and drawing misleading conclusions. #MFLBlueSky
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Thanks to all who supported our ALL London June Event on Sat 21st June. See the report and photos here: all-london.org.uk/all-events/t... Excellent speakers and exhibition + lovely to have the chance to meet up face to face. Please save the date for the January Event: Sat 17th Jan 26 at the BFI.
The ALL London June Event 2025 – ALL London
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June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thanks to all who supported our ALL London June Event on Sat 21st June. See the report and photos here: all-london.org.uk/all-events/t... Excellent speakers and exhibition + lovely to have the chance to meet up face to face. Please save the date for the January Event: Sat 17th Jan 26 at the BFI.
Teachers and HoDs are likely to be being asked to give grades for the Year 10 students taking the new GCSE in French, German and Spanish. This post aims to give some practical suggestions on how to do so. helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/06/prac... #MFLBluesky
Practical suggestions for grading your Year 10 students taking the new GCSE ML
It's the time of year when teachers ask questions on various fora about how to interpret assessment data and how to respond to management,...
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June 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Teachers and HoDs are likely to be being asked to give grades for the Year 10 students taking the new GCSE in French, German and Spanish. This post aims to give some practical suggestions on how to do so. helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/06/prac... #MFLBluesky
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June 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Dear language teachers! Join us for ‘The ALL London June Event’ — Sat 21 June, 10am–2pm. Topics: pedagogy, the new GCSE, Cities of Languages, & Primary ideas sharing. Info & sign-up: tinyurl.com/alljuneevent25 Please share! 🙏 #MFLBlueSky @all-languages.org.uk @all-london.org.uk
Select tickets – The ALL London June Event 2025 – Instituto Español Canada Blanch
Saturday June 21st 2025 09:30 –14:00
at the Instituto Español Cañada Blanch
317 Portobello Road, London, W10 5SZ https://vice...
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June 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Dear language teachers! Join us for ‘The ALL London June Event’ — Sat 21 June, 10am–2pm. Topics: pedagogy, the new GCSE, Cities of Languages, & Primary ideas sharing. Info & sign-up: tinyurl.com/alljuneevent25 Please share! 🙏 #MFLBlueSky @all-languages.org.uk @all-london.org.uk
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Great to see the first Fabian Review since I joined @thefabians.bsky.social on the way to our members!
Fantastic interview with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and fascinating articles from @judekd.bsky.social , @paulmason.bsky.social, @sasjkia.bsky.social and @alexgporter.bsky.social
Fantastic interview with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and fascinating articles from @judekd.bsky.social , @paulmason.bsky.social, @sasjkia.bsky.social and @alexgporter.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great to see the first Fabian Review since I joined @thefabians.bsky.social on the way to our members!
Fantastic interview with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and fascinating articles from @judekd.bsky.social , @paulmason.bsky.social, @sasjkia.bsky.social and @alexgporter.bsky.social
Fantastic interview with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and fascinating articles from @judekd.bsky.social , @paulmason.bsky.social, @sasjkia.bsky.social and @alexgporter.bsky.social
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Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
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Hi gang. My films ‘In The Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ are on #BBCFour this evening, at 9pm and 10.40pm. Do enjoy if you’re a fan of repeated threat.
March 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hi gang. My films ‘In The Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ are on #BBCFour this evening, at 9pm and 10.40pm. Do enjoy if you’re a fan of repeated threat.
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HGV
I draw all my cartoons to order (they're not prints). If you don't see what you're after on our website, you can email us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
I draw all my cartoons to order (they're not prints). If you don't see what you're after on our website, you can email us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
March 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
HGV
I draw all my cartoons to order (they're not prints). If you don't see what you're after on our website, you can email us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
I draw all my cartoons to order (they're not prints). If you don't see what you're after on our website, you can email us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
A very useful post to explain how to get flexible return tickets to St Pancras International when using Eurostar. www.seat61.com/european-tra...
European train travel from the UK regions | Buying tickets to connect
with Eurostar
Advice on buying UK train tickets to London to connect with Eurostar, or how to use ferry links to reach mainland Europe by-passing London...
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February 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A very useful post to explain how to get flexible return tickets to St Pancras International when using Eurostar. www.seat61.com/european-tra...
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Delighted to announce Jérôme Nogues will be speaking in Oxford on Friday 28th Feb @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social. Come and join us either online or in-person to discuss great ideas for teaching listening skills using AI! bit.ly/ALLOxford2025 #MFLBluesky #LangSky @all4languages.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Delighted to announce Jérôme Nogues will be speaking in Oxford on Friday 28th Feb @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social. Come and join us either online or in-person to discuss great ideas for teaching listening skills using AI! bit.ly/ALLOxford2025 #MFLBluesky #LangSky @all4languages.bsky.social
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A Hard Frost. -1°C just after sunrise. The sound of geese high above
February 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A Hard Frost. -1°C just after sunrise. The sound of geese high above
I thoroughly recommend the book 'Petit Pays' by Gaël Fayet. Selected for the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2016, I am sure it would really appeal to 6th formers. I've written a blogpost with my reflections and links to music and interviews etc. #MFLBluesky helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/02/gael...
February 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I thoroughly recommend the book 'Petit Pays' by Gaël Fayet. Selected for the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2016, I am sure it would really appeal to 6th formers. I've written a blogpost with my reflections and links to music and interviews etc. #MFLBluesky helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/02/gael...
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“I had that actress from the 1950 film “Odette” in the back of my cab once”
“Anna Neagle?”
“No, she was on her own”
“Anna Neagle?”
“No, she was on her own”
February 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“I had that actress from the 1950 film “Odette” in the back of my cab once”
“Anna Neagle?”
“No, she was on her own”
“Anna Neagle?”
“No, she was on her own”
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🎶 La nouvelle scène de chanteurs en langues régionales face à un plafond de verre national
Autrefois assimilés au militantisme, les artistes qui chantent en breton, occitan, basque ou corse sont aujourd’hui plus nombreux. Pourtant, ils se heurtent aux réticences des médias et de l’industrie.
Autrefois assimilés au militantisme, les artistes qui chantent en breton, occitan, basque ou corse sont aujourd’hui plus nombreux. Pourtant, ils se heurtent aux réticences des médias et de l’industrie.
La nouvelle scène de chanteurs en langues régionales face à un plafond de verre national
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February 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🎶 La nouvelle scène de chanteurs en langues régionales face à un plafond de verre national
Autrefois assimilés au militantisme, les artistes qui chantent en breton, occitan, basque ou corse sont aujourd’hui plus nombreux. Pourtant, ils se heurtent aux réticences des médias et de l’industrie.
Autrefois assimilés au militantisme, les artistes qui chantent en breton, occitan, basque ou corse sont aujourd’hui plus nombreux. Pourtant, ils se heurtent aux réticences des médias et de l’industrie.
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#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...