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A great afternoon with our 50 S3s taking part in Havana Film Festival learning about Cuban language, culture and history
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A trully inspiring Saturday spent at the SALT conference in Glasgow. @unistrathclyde.bsky.social #lovelanguages #EAL
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A fun CPD Saturday at the SALT conference today. Important networking and exchanges with languages colleagues across the country sharing ideas for « evolving practice fir a changing world » Some superb workshops as always! Thank you SALT
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Appreciated the opportunity to co-present with @sheenascilt.bsky.social at @saltlangs.bsky.social #SALT2025 Conference. Launched a 🆕 primary teaching resource in time for #ScotCareersWeek25. Great to be among teachers exploring #LanguageLearningInMotion together @unistrathclyde.bsky.social today.
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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👀A cracking programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social #LanguageLearningInMotion bit.ly/SALT2025Prog...
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action​
See you there!
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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@holyroodseccosd.bsky.social Parents&Carers please click the link to sign up to attend Family Interfaith Evening forms.office.com/e/QEZJ5TnaM2

@mmccoyx.bsky.social @mrswol.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Have you heard the buzz from Baldragon Academy?🐝

Learners are gaining hands-on experiences and transferable life skills, thanks to the National Progression Award (NPA) Beekeeping at SCQF level 5.

🍯Read about how the school is embracing this buzz-worthy qualification. ➡️ info.sqa.org.uk/4nydbpE
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Miss Budd’s class were also in on the Halloween action with some impressive pumpkin experiments 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Tawona really brought language to life today for our S2 and EAL learners. He talked about a friend who, when she was learning English, felt that every word she learned was like a fire 🔥lighting up the darkness!!! Thanks for making it happen @fionakindness3.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🔊 St Andrew's Day Anti-Racism & Anti-Fascism March and Rally 2025! 🔊

📍🚶🏾🪧 Barrowlands Park to Adelaide Place
⌚ 10:30am > march at 11am > rally 12pm

Please share!
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Halloween + Feliz día de los Muertos when it arrives from Holyrood Languages. Check out our super talented language leaders- took part in the Battlefield Parade last weekend on stilts, even better some of the workshop instructions were in Italian, French and Spanish and they managed all 3!
October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Welcome to our first Holyrood Languages newsletter put together by our S6 Language Leaders. We hope you enjoy reading it!

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Welcome! Bienvenidos! Bienvenue!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A super fun day at school today as our Language Leaders lead the way in community engagement. They have been learning to walk on stilts this week to take part in Battlefield Lantern Parade this Sunday with the theme of “ El día de los Muertos.” We’ll see you there! ¡Nos vemos allí!
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Have you seen @howdec.bsky.social's latest resource?

This creative Toolkit supports upper primary & secondary teachers to facilitate creative, learner-led "artivism" projects focused on social justice.

✅Curriculum for Excellence links
✅Links to the UNCRC

🔗 highlandoneworld.org.uk/for-teachers...
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Looking to develop your confidence in teaching students how to analyse media, identify bias, and understand the influence of digital platforms?

Join us for this free session full of interactive activities and practical strategies in partnership with @tie.scot.

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October 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Looking to explore this #BlackHistoryMonth's theme of "Standing Firm in Power and Pride" in the classroom?

Check out our resource which explores the life of Nelson Mandela and connections to the Scottish anti-apartheid movement, and links to modern day injustice.

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October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Looking for practical approaches to identifying and critically analysing disinformation, misinformation and mal-information?

Join us for this session where we will explore practical approaches for identifying misinformation and how to discuss it in the classroom with learners.

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October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Fun free Lantern workshops in Battlefield during the October holiday
October 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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A big thank you to Scots Makar, Peter Mackay, for helping launch this year's Mother Tongue Other Tongue multilingual poetry competition in Scotland! Find out more about the competition for all pupils P1-S6 on SCILT's website: https://loom.ly/SVsNS_U #poetry #languages #NPD
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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A new subject in our EAL Mornings' curriculum. "I love this subject!!" one pupil announced on leaving the class!
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you Grow73 for letting us explore your amazing garden. Inspiration for our own school garden ideas!
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Last week at gardening club we had some recently harvested apples to
take home. Look at the delights our gardeners made at home with them over the September weekend! Homemade apple pie 🥮😍
October 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ma fleur 🌸 du jour.
Bon mercredi tout le monde. Malgré tout, soyez heureux.
#UnJourUnePhoto
#flower #fleurs #flowers
#challengephotoaday
#photo #photography
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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📢@saltlangs.bsky.social and SCILT are looking for presenters for our upcoming Six in Sixty event! If you are a primary practitioners who would like to present for 8-10 minutes on an aspect of your practice then get in touch. Find out more and register via our website: https://loom.ly/CGt7vSw
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM