Lynne_SCILT
@lynnescilt.bsky.social
Professional Development Officer at SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages https://scilt.org.uk. Primary languages. Professional learning. Leadership Development. she/her/hers. Joined Aug2024. Reposts ≠ endorsements
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@lynnescilt.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Anti-racist languages education in primary
A collection of resources and examples of practice at the intersections of anti-racist practice
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🎉A share for teachers of languages
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🙏A collection of resources, guidance & examples of practice. With heartfelt thanks to the international community of educators & activists whose work features
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🙏A collection of resources, guidance & examples of practice. With heartfelt thanks to the international community of educators & activists whose work features
In #LangsWeekScot @saltlangs.bsky.social & @saltlangs.bsky.social co-host Primary Languages Six In Sixty Show & Tell online. Teachers share nuggets abt practice re: #IDLapproaches #ClusterWorking #SchoolPartnerships #Differentiation & #CarnivalOfCulture 🔗Join us🆓 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/salt-scilt...
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
In #LangsWeekScot @saltlangs.bsky.social & @saltlangs.bsky.social co-host Primary Languages Six In Sixty Show & Tell online. Teachers share nuggets abt practice re: #IDLapproaches #ClusterWorking #SchoolPartnerships #Differentiation & #CarnivalOfCulture 🔗Join us🆓 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/salt-scilt...
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Are you looking for ideas to celebrate Languages Week Scotland?
Each day throughout the Week, Languages Week Scotland will set a challenge. To help teachers to prepare for these challenges, they have been published in advance: https://loom.ly/jCnuJKI
#ScotlandLovesLanguages
Each day throughout the Week, Languages Week Scotland will set a challenge. To help teachers to prepare for these challenges, they have been published in advance: https://loom.ly/jCnuJKI
#ScotlandLovesLanguages
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Are you looking for ideas to celebrate Languages Week Scotland?
Each day throughout the Week, Languages Week Scotland will set a challenge. To help teachers to prepare for these challenges, they have been published in advance: https://loom.ly/jCnuJKI
#ScotlandLovesLanguages
Each day throughout the Week, Languages Week Scotland will set a challenge. To help teachers to prepare for these challenges, they have been published in advance: https://loom.ly/jCnuJKI
#ScotlandLovesLanguages
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‼️Out now! SCILT professional learning workshops‼️
If you are the person in your department, school, cluster or local authority with a remit to source high quality subject specific professional learning for colleagues, then take a look at our menu of PL workshops: https://loom.ly/MawMwYE #languages
If you are the person in your department, school, cluster or local authority with a remit to source high quality subject specific professional learning for colleagues, then take a look at our menu of PL workshops: https://loom.ly/MawMwYE #languages
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
‼️Out now! SCILT professional learning workshops‼️
If you are the person in your department, school, cluster or local authority with a remit to source high quality subject specific professional learning for colleagues, then take a look at our menu of PL workshops: https://loom.ly/MawMwYE #languages
If you are the person in your department, school, cluster or local authority with a remit to source high quality subject specific professional learning for colleagues, then take a look at our menu of PL workshops: https://loom.ly/MawMwYE #languages
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Join me tomorrow at 21:00 (UK time) for a show dedicated to language education and technology on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Join me tomorrow at 21:00 (UK time) for a show dedicated to language education and technology on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social
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The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY! Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY! Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝
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New blogpost: Flippity Randomisers changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/flip.... How do you use them?
Flippity Randomisers
I have to admit that I use Flippity Randomiser a fair bit in my lessons. I've been using it for different purposes. For example: With th...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:55 AM
New blogpost: Flippity Randomisers changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/flip.... How do you use them?
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Recently qualified primary teacher or student primary teacher? Our online #ECT Signpost Sessions are for you! They offer advice on supporting multilingual pupils, teaching additional #languages and the chance to network. Sign up for our session on 28 Jan! https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Recently qualified primary teacher or student primary teacher? Our online #ECT Signpost Sessions are for you! They offer advice on supporting multilingual pupils, teaching additional #languages and the chance to network. Sign up for our session on 28 Jan! https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
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#WeRecommend
🎨 Join French artist Melissa Gilliver for a guided, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop in #French at @ifecosse.bsky.social! This creative and cultural session is open to all levels and designed especially for French learners
21 Feb at @ifecosse.bsky.social
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🎨 Join French artist Melissa Gilliver for a guided, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop in #French at @ifecosse.bsky.social! This creative and cultural session is open to all levels and designed especially for French learners
21 Feb at @ifecosse.bsky.social
🎟️ shorturl.at/5iokG
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#WeRecommend
🎨 Join French artist Melissa Gilliver for a guided, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop in #French at @ifecosse.bsky.social! This creative and cultural session is open to all levels and designed especially for French learners
21 Feb at @ifecosse.bsky.social
🎟️ shorturl.at/5iokG
🎨 Join French artist Melissa Gilliver for a guided, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop in #French at @ifecosse.bsky.social! This creative and cultural session is open to all levels and designed especially for French learners
21 Feb at @ifecosse.bsky.social
🎟️ shorturl.at/5iokG
Last term @karen-scilt.bsky.social & I hosted a series of 💻 online workshops. Next it’s going to be great to meet you in person for workshops @ SCILT HQ. Plus we’ve some ⭐ invited guest speakers sharing their practice including @akiyani.bsky.social @sarahconnolly-1.bsky.social
🔗🆓Join us?
🔗🆓Join us?
🚨Bookings now open! Between Feb and May 2026 SCILT are running 4 in-person workshops in Glasgow. Informed by the latest guidance and examples of current practice, workshops will develop practice related to the home and taught languages in your context. Register for free: https://loom.ly/vhuZ_O4
January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Last term @karen-scilt.bsky.social & I hosted a series of 💻 online workshops. Next it’s going to be great to meet you in person for workshops @ SCILT HQ. Plus we’ve some ⭐ invited guest speakers sharing their practice including @akiyani.bsky.social @sarahconnolly-1.bsky.social
🔗🆓Join us?
🔗🆓Join us?
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This afternoon during our IDL time we extended our knowledge of #ScotsLanguage and then created word clouds with common Scots words. So impressed with what you created! #IDL #Technologies @connectedfalk.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This afternoon during our IDL time we extended our knowledge of #ScotsLanguage and then created word clouds with common Scots words. So impressed with what you created! #IDL #Technologies @connectedfalk.bsky.social
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Primary and secondary practitioners in Scotland who teach German, or would like to, come to our next Teachers of German in Scotland (TOGS) online network meeting! Share experiences and ideas to enable #German to grow in Scottish schools. Register now! https://loom.ly/zHvXzaI
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Primary and secondary practitioners in Scotland who teach German, or would like to, come to our next Teachers of German in Scotland (TOGS) online network meeting! Share experiences and ideas to enable #German to grow in Scottish schools. Register now! https://loom.ly/zHvXzaI
If you like this article, you might also like to join us at our next ‘Getting Outdoors with Primary Languages’ workshop, in person, in Glasgow
🔗 🆓 Registration for all SCILT open access workshops, in person & online: www.eventbrite.com/org/10913801...
🔗 🆓 Registration for all SCILT open access workshops, in person & online: www.eventbrite.com/org/10913801...
🌟Article highlight! 🌟 In the latest edition of the SCILT newsletter, we hear from SCILT PDOs about their 'Getting outdoors with primary languages' series. Read about the nature hunts, wood whittling and maths equations in German that took place at these hands-on sessions: https://loom.ly/iwOZuWw
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you like this article, you might also like to join us at our next ‘Getting Outdoors with Primary Languages’ workshop, in person, in Glasgow
🔗 🆓 Registration for all SCILT open access workshops, in person & online: www.eventbrite.com/org/10913801...
🔗 🆓 Registration for all SCILT open access workshops, in person & online: www.eventbrite.com/org/10913801...
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Exploring graphic novels with NotebookLM for language teaching. Huge thanks to @ericcurts for the inspiration! www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...
Exploring graphic novels with NotebookLM for language teaching
This week, I was inspired by the following post by Eric Curts about using NotebookLM for creating graphic novels: https://www.controlaltachieve.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Exploring graphic novels with NotebookLM for language teaching. Huge thanks to @ericcurts for the inspiration! www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...
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Ten African Words That Changed Global Languages
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#Africa #etymology #loanwords #langsky
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via @africanexponent.bsky.social
#Africa #etymology #loanwords #langsky
Ten African Words That Changed Global Languages
From "okra" to "zombie," African words journeyed across continents, becoming staples in global languages. These terms are not just vocabulary; they are living vessels of history, innovation, and cultu...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ten African Words That Changed Global Languages
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#Africa #etymology #loanwords #langsky
www.africanexponent.com/ten-african-...
via @africanexponent.bsky.social
#Africa #etymology #loanwords #langsky
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Join us! Recconecting Scotland to Europe via Erasmus+ Discover how we can (re)build strong European Partnerships for Scottish Schools & Education. Explore practical ways to re-engage, host visits & create meaningful collaborations that make a real impact. sign up at tinyurl.com/2uj558az
Reconnecting Scotland to Europe through Erasmus+
Eventbrite - LFEE Europe presents Reconnecting Scotland to Europe through Erasmus+ - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - Find event and ticket information.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Join us! Recconecting Scotland to Europe via Erasmus+ Discover how we can (re)build strong European Partnerships for Scottish Schools & Education. Explore practical ways to re-engage, host visits & create meaningful collaborations that make a real impact. sign up at tinyurl.com/2uj558az
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Warum Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer den Kolonialismus aus dem staatlichen Gedenken gestrichen hat. Mein Interview mit Ibou Diop www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ibou-...
Kolonialismus gestrichen: Interview zum neuen Gedenkstättenkonzept
Soll Kolonialismus Thema offiziellen Gedenkens werden? Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer findet: Nein. Gespräch mit Ibou Coulibaly Diop.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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“2025 in review: making the case for #linguistics in language teaching and learning” - Find out more about our activities in 2025, including publications, talks, new materials, and public engagement, and read about some of our plans for 2026: www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-r... #MFL #languages
2025 in review: making the case for linguistics in language teaching and learning
Our project is concerned with exploring and explaining the relationship between linguistics (the analytical and critical study of language) and language education, especially within a UK context. We a...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“2025 in review: making the case for #linguistics in language teaching and learning” - Find out more about our activities in 2025, including publications, talks, new materials, and public engagement, and read about some of our plans for 2026: www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-r... #MFL #languages
❤️Passe la balle⚽. 🆓resources for primary teachers of French by Michaël Vidon, Christian Foley & Francesca Knight @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎶🎤a song, 🎞️a video, and 6️⃣lessons
🔗 www.michaelvidon.com/resources
🎶🎤a song, 🎞️a video, and 6️⃣lessons
🔗 www.michaelvidon.com/resources
Resources | Michaël Vidon Poet
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January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
❤️Passe la balle⚽. 🆓resources for primary teachers of French by Michaël Vidon, Christian Foley & Francesca Knight @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎶🎤a song, 🎞️a video, and 6️⃣lessons
🔗 www.michaelvidon.com/resources
🎶🎤a song, 🎞️a video, and 6️⃣lessons
🔗 www.michaelvidon.com/resources
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Recently qualified primary teacher or student primary teacher? Our online #ECT Signpost Sessions are for you! They offer advice on supporting multilingual pupils, teaching additional #languages and the chance to network. Sign up for our session on 28 Jan! https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Recently qualified primary teacher or student primary teacher? Our online #ECT Signpost Sessions are for you! They offer advice on supporting multilingual pupils, teaching additional #languages and the chance to network. Sign up for our session on 28 Jan! https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
Looking for a new exciting way to explore Burns and his relevance to contexts today?
Join us for this lesson plan where we will explore Burns as an inspiration for Karine Polwart's song about welcoming others and belonging.
📅 January 15, 5.30pm-6pm
Book your free place here: buff.ly/e6cgwRl
Join us for this lesson plan where we will explore Burns as an inspiration for Karine Polwart's song about welcoming others and belonging.
📅 January 15, 5.30pm-6pm
Book your free place here: buff.ly/e6cgwRl
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Filmhouse and @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social celebrate the French New Wave, @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social presents Fokus, the first film festival of 2026, and Ben Wheatley takes his new experimental feature BULK on tour 📽️
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev... @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev... @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social
Scottish Film Events: January 2026 – The Skinny
Filmhouse and GFT celebrate the French New Wave in a big way, the Goethe Institute presents Fokus, the first film festival of 2026, and Ben Wheatley takes his new experimental feature BULK on tour.
www.theskinny.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Filmhouse and @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social celebrate the French New Wave, @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social presents Fokus, the first film festival of 2026, and Ben Wheatley takes his new experimental feature BULK on tour 📽️
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev... @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film-ev... @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social
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Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths
Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths - Neuroscience News
A new study introduces a multilingualism calculator that quantifies how multilingual a person truly is, offering a clearer alternative to vague labels like “bilingual.”
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January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths
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A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated
A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated
The sight of my work, torn and singed but still legible, made me realise the importance of translating and protecting stories – so they remain when everything else falls away
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated
🏴Teachers following @scilt.bsky.social @saltlangs.bsky.social might be interested in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, open to pupils aged 11-18
⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot
⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot
We are delighted to invite MFL teachers to attend our 2026 webinar series, organised as part of the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators competition launch. Come along to learn about the Prize, meet the judges, and try your hand at creative translation from Mandarin! Full details below 🔽
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🏴Teachers following @scilt.bsky.social @saltlangs.bsky.social might be interested in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, open to pupils aged 11-18
⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot
⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot
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If your new year's ambition is to diversify your reading, and you're thinking it's time you discovered more stories from around the world … we’ve got you covered!
Our growing 2026 list already includes translations from 22 countries
worldkidlit.org/2026/01/05/t... #kidslit #worldkidlit
Our growing 2026 list already includes translations from 22 countries
worldkidlit.org/2026/01/05/t... #kidslit #worldkidlit
The 2026 List: Children’s and YA Books in Translation
Happy new year! 2026 is National Year of Reading, and if you’d like to diversify your (and your children’s) reading and explore books from around the world … we’ve got you c…
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January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If your new year's ambition is to diversify your reading, and you're thinking it's time you discovered more stories from around the world … we’ve got you covered!
Our growing 2026 list already includes translations from 22 countries
worldkidlit.org/2026/01/05/t... #kidslit #worldkidlit
Our growing 2026 list already includes translations from 22 countries
worldkidlit.org/2026/01/05/t... #kidslit #worldkidlit