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Nessalovesshoes
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Proud mama of fabulous teen | Wife of typographic geek | PHD widow
#mflbluesky, is anyone on here teaching (or having taught) Au revoir les enfants for A-level French? trying to help a friend's daughter, but I have no materials on it. I can obviously make some links with the book I teach, Un Sac de Billes, but it would be good to get help from an expert on the film
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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If your MFL grades are a grade lower than pupils' other subjects, that is simply because that is how the grades are allocated.

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...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Every teacher I know will be cursing this new addition to the dictionary (the first word anyway) 😳

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ among words added to Cambridge Dictionary
Lexicographers give nod to TikTok generation’s enduring influence on English language with latest additions
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August 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Macron: "He's a very clever cat"
Merci monsieur le président x
July 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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A different way to do a GCSE reading in class. I did this today to a great success with Y10. Let me know if you give it a go, you won't regret it! #MFLBluesky
A wonderfully creative 'treasure hunt' style reading activity for the new AQA CGSE on the 'quinceañera' topic. A story divided into 10 chapters, quiz, and answers. Cultural capital + advanced grammar + exam skills... and great FUN!
www.tes.com/teaching-res...
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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“A city divided in two,” according to the Daily Mail: “The Spanish avoid the British like the plague.” -This is what happens when you don't want to learn the language, integrate or mix with the locals.
June 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Delta Air Lines retiró a un pasajero de primera clase para acomodar a un perro de servicio. Legal, sí. Pero el gesto dividió opiniones sobre accesibilidad, derechos del cliente y el uso de animales en vuelos.
June 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Devastating news: "An end to teaching and research in ancient history, religion, theology, Portuguese, German, and Italian. The schools of ancient history and theology will close."
'Proposed cuts at Cardiff University have finally been agreed by its ruling council after six months of rows, demonstrations, public outcry and job losses....the...plan that will see departments close and hundreds of jobs lost to save £22m a year.' 1/3
Cardiff University agrees sweeping cuts that will see entire departments shut
Cardiff University's council chair Pat Younge told staff and students the savings were 'painful but necessary'
www.walesonline.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Post on trying to teach the photocard based on teaching the pupils a coherent body of Spanish they can deploy. Will the markscheme mean this is a fool's errand?
Markscheme is turning the photo card into a nightmare.

Same class. Pupil who tried to do it properly did worse than the pupil who ALWAYS says
There are 2 people.
There is a man. There is a woman. He is nice. She is nice.

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
June 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Como cuando ya estas harto de conflictos con otros humanos. 

#Humor
June 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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'Phonics needs to be scaffolded and deliberately practiced, not only by actually saying the target sounds, but by listening too.'

Read more on the blog! bethlingual.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-...

#MFLBluesky
How I embed phonics in my teaching
Phonics needs to be taught explicitly. This is particularly true when we have very little teaching time per fortnight, and especially for le...
bethlingual.blogspot.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Own less, have more | Poppins, the French app rents out underused items | great idea!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Own less, have more’: French app rents out underused household items
Poppins connects people who have things they use rarely with those who want to borrow or rent them
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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I've been waiting for this for the last couple of years. This goes to all the Spanish teachers in the UK who work so hard, particularly those who introduced Spanish to MFL departments for the first time. It has been great to see the growth in popularity. #MFLBluesky
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Spanish becomes most popular foreign language GCSE
The rise of the subject could be down to the popularity of Spain as a holiday destination - and a shortage of teachers in other subjects, say headteachers’ leaders
www.tes.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Les coupes budgétaires dans la cuture contraignent des salles de concerts à annuler des dates ou à licencier
Les coupes budgétaires dans la cuture contraignent des salles de concerts à annuler des dates ou à licencier
Le Syndicat des musiques actuelles révèle dans une enquête mercredi 16 avril une baisse de la fréquentation dans plusieurs structures du secteur musical, ainsi que des annulations de dates et des suppressions de postes.p
www.liberation.fr
April 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Fun fact. All of my books are being used by Meta to feed its AI model. No one asked me for permission, or has offered any compensation. I'm certain I'm not alone here. If you think copyright is important, please sign this. www.change.org/p/protect-au...
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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
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April 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Spanish Alevel teachers 👀

#MFLBluesky

Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

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Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood
Pope Francis recognises the ‘heroic virtues’ of the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica in first step of process
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM