Lou Smith
@loulordsmith.bsky.social
Primary Languages lead, consultant, ITE , facilitator of ALL Rugby area primary languages hub, editor of Primary French Sentence Builder book 1
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@linguascope.com webinars will be back in September on Tuesdays 7pm (GMT) and we have an incredible selection for you to attend, should you wish to.
#mfltwitterati #mflbluesky #blueskymfl #mflteachers #mflchat #langchat #linguascopewebinars Registration links to follo. Please share.
#mfltwitterati #mflbluesky #blueskymfl #mflteachers #mflchat #langchat #linguascopewebinars Registration links to follo. Please share.
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@linguascope.com webinars will be back in September on Tuesdays 7pm (GMT) and we have an incredible selection for you to attend, should you wish to.
#mfltwitterati #mflbluesky #blueskymfl #mflteachers #mflchat #langchat #linguascopewebinars Registration links to follo. Please share.
#mfltwitterati #mflbluesky #blueskymfl #mflteachers #mflchat #langchat #linguascopewebinars Registration links to follo. Please share.
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Tuesday 16th September at 7pm (GMT)= @linguascope.com webinar time with Mark Lister sharing his expertise on embedding effective use of Disciplinary Literacy in the #mfl classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars
Register here bit.ly/3I9LXXE
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars
Register here bit.ly/3I9LXXE
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tuesday 16th September at 7pm (GMT)= @linguascope.com webinar time with Mark Lister sharing his expertise on embedding effective use of Disciplinary Literacy in the #mfl classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars
Register here bit.ly/3I9LXXE
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars
Register here bit.ly/3I9LXXE
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Tuesday 30th Sept at 7pm (GMT)= @linguascope.com webinar
time with Juliette Claro looking at Creative pedagogies in the Languages Classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars #creativity #pedagogy #languages
Register here: bit.ly/46orLur
time with Juliette Claro looking at Creative pedagogies in the Languages Classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars #creativity #pedagogy #languages
Register here: bit.ly/46orLur
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tuesday 30th Sept at 7pm (GMT)= @linguascope.com webinar
time with Juliette Claro looking at Creative pedagogies in the Languages Classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars #creativity #pedagogy #languages
Register here: bit.ly/46orLur
time with Juliette Claro looking at Creative pedagogies in the Languages Classroom
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #mflbluesky #blueskyedu #mflteacher #linguascopewebinars #creativity #pedagogy #languages
Register here: bit.ly/46orLur
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⚠️🚧 A warm welcome to all the MFL (languages) teachers joining Bluesky 🦋! This is the MFL starter pack with some of the most proactive teachers around, let me know if you want to be added. Use #MFLBluesky to gain visibility and create a community here! 😀🌍👨🏫👩🏫
go.bsky.app/Q7YeNDx
go.bsky.app/Q7YeNDx
November 23, 2024 at 12:44 PM
⚠️🚧 A warm welcome to all the MFL (languages) teachers joining Bluesky 🦋! This is the MFL starter pack with some of the most proactive teachers around, let me know if you want to be added. Use #MFLBluesky to gain visibility and create a community here! 😀🌍👨🏫👩🏫
go.bsky.app/Q7YeNDx
go.bsky.app/Q7YeNDx
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On behalf of all MECFS sufferers - here and gone - thank you to whoever is taking this action.
Donate if you can 💙🕊️
Donate if you can 💙🕊️
I am proud to endorse this initiative, with thanks to the very many people made unwell by medical neglect of #ME who never give up, no matter how difficult it is to continue.
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
www.crowdjustice.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
On behalf of all MECFS sufferers - here and gone - thank you to whoever is taking this action.
Donate if you can 💙🕊️
Donate if you can 💙🕊️
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I am proud to endorse this initiative, with thanks to the very many people made unwell by medical neglect of #ME who never give up, no matter how difficult it is to continue.
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
www.crowdjustice.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I am proud to endorse this initiative, with thanks to the very many people made unwell by medical neglect of #ME who never give up, no matter how difficult it is to continue.
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
This fundraiser goes live 7pm BST 29 August 2025. #Justice4ME www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice... 1/2
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Please donate to Justice For ME if you can and/or help spread the word;
shorturl.at/x1Vyx
#meawareness #Justice4ME
@swastrosarah.bsky.social 💙💪
shorturl.at/x1Vyx
#meawareness #Justice4ME
@swastrosarah.bsky.social 💙💪
August 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Please donate to Justice For ME if you can and/or help spread the word;
shorturl.at/x1Vyx
#meawareness #Justice4ME
@swastrosarah.bsky.social 💙💪
shorturl.at/x1Vyx
#meawareness #Justice4ME
@swastrosarah.bsky.social 💙💪
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"misinformation from decades ago which said the illness was psychological has caused stigma that still impacts patient care today"
Very well made 17 minutes from Re: News in New Zealand. Ads to skip.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...
Thanks to @tomkindlon.bsky.social for the share.
Very well made 17 minutes from Re: News in New Zealand. Ads to skip.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...
Thanks to @tomkindlon.bsky.social for the share.
ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies
YouTube video by Re: News
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"misinformation from decades ago which said the illness was psychological has caused stigma that still impacts patient care today"
Very well made 17 minutes from Re: News in New Zealand. Ads to skip.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...
Thanks to @tomkindlon.bsky.social for the share.
Very well made 17 minutes from Re: News in New Zealand. Ads to skip.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...
Thanks to @tomkindlon.bsky.social for the share.
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More alerting signs - education is interrupted, parents insist on children having medication in school, child may adopt ‘unnecessary aids’ such as a wheelchair.
July 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More alerting signs - education is interrupted, parents insist on children having medication in school, child may adopt ‘unnecessary aids’ such as a wheelchair.
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The Final Delivery Plan for ME (once published) will go some way to start addressing these issues. But the RCPCH remains culpable and complicit in perpetuating this narrative.
July 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Final Delivery Plan for ME (once published) will go some way to start addressing these issues. But the RCPCH remains culpable and complicit in perpetuating this narrative.
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Is it surprising? This module (and there was much more) is steeped in misogyny, paternalism, ableism and ignores mountains of scientific evidence on Long COVID, ME & other chronic illnesses in kids. This is MANDATORY training for healthcare staff, and rigs the system against those suffering.
July 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Is it surprising? This module (and there was much more) is steeped in misogyny, paternalism, ableism and ignores mountains of scientific evidence on Long COVID, ME & other chronic illnesses in kids. This is MANDATORY training for healthcare staff, and rigs the system against those suffering.
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Further to my thread this week on Fabricated illness - a topical article in the times ⬇️
Phenomenal journalism investigating the FII crisis for families with disabled, ill & vulnerable children by Emily Dugan.
We know this is negatively impacting #LongCovid families & urgent change is needed to the @rcpch.bsky.social FII guidelines. 🧵1/7
TW
🗞️🖇️ tinyurl.com/bdcrsxrj
We know this is negatively impacting #LongCovid families & urgent change is needed to the @rcpch.bsky.social FII guidelines. 🧵1/7
TW
🗞️🖇️ tinyurl.com/bdcrsxrj
July 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Further to my thread this week on Fabricated illness - a topical article in the times ⬇️
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Isla's mother has been arrested under suspicion of causing her death from ME last year (heart failure). There was no inquest. Isla's younger sister (15), who also has ME, has been removed from the only people who understand how the disease must be managed. Imagine her fear.
#MEKills #HumanRights
#MEKills #HumanRights
July 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Isla's mother has been arrested under suspicion of causing her death from ME last year (heart failure). There was no inquest. Isla's younger sister (15), who also has ME, has been removed from the only people who understand how the disease must be managed. Imagine her fear.
#MEKills #HumanRights
#MEKills #HumanRights
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Read her words. Isla was already suffering age 8 at the hand of the UK health care systems.
Last year, she died from ME, despite her parents best efforts to protect her from this system.
So now the system has arrested Isla's mum...
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social your plan is not fit for purpose.
Last year, she died from ME, despite her parents best efforts to protect her from this system.
So now the system has arrested Isla's mum...
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social your plan is not fit for purpose.
This is Isla at age 8.
She died at age 18 with severe ME/CFS.
Isla’s mum, who took care of Isla and tried to protect her from abusive medical professionals has been arrested. The state and medical system are trying to blame her for a death resulting from neglect and harmful medical practice.
She died at age 18 with severe ME/CFS.
Isla’s mum, who took care of Isla and tried to protect her from abusive medical professionals has been arrested. The state and medical system are trying to blame her for a death resulting from neglect and harmful medical practice.
July 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Read her words. Isla was already suffering age 8 at the hand of the UK health care systems.
Last year, she died from ME, despite her parents best efforts to protect her from this system.
So now the system has arrested Isla's mum...
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social your plan is not fit for purpose.
Last year, she died from ME, despite her parents best efforts to protect her from this system.
So now the system has arrested Isla's mum...
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social your plan is not fit for purpose.
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DAILY MIRROR: Mother's relentless fight for justice exposes the dire consequences of welfare cuts, as a tragic DWP error leads to a heart-wrenching suicide, casting a shadow over Labour’s disability policies.
- by Ros Wynne Jones
- by Ros Wynne Jones
'I received a letter saying my daughter is fit for work - she was dead'
Mum of disabled woman who took life after DWP mistakenly stopped benefits warns Ros Wynne-Jones that more vulnerable people will die if Labour continue with disability cuts
www.mirror.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
DAILY MIRROR: Mother's relentless fight for justice exposes the dire consequences of welfare cuts, as a tragic DWP error leads to a heart-wrenching suicide, casting a shadow over Labour’s disability policies.
- by Ros Wynne Jones
- by Ros Wynne Jones
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When you speak another language, you're not just translating words. You're stepping into someone else’s world. You'll see faces light up, barriers fall and whole new stories unfold. That’s why languages matter. They don’t just open doors; they open hearts. albarolanguages.com/2024/08/07/w...
Why do languages matter? The reasons why languages are a game changer
When I go into schools to talk about the joys and benefits of learning another language or two, I’m often met with a barrage of questions, such as, “why should I learn a language, when everyone spe…
albarolanguages.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Pleased to have 3 abstracts accepted for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy conference in Nov. Thanks @thecsp.bsky.social @physiosforme.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Pleased to have 3 abstracts accepted for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy conference in Nov. Thanks @thecsp.bsky.social @physiosforme.bsky.social
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Happiness is an inside job and it starts with an intention - be happy on purpose #happiness
June 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Happiness is an inside job and it starts with an intention - be happy on purpose #happiness
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When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I’m incredibly proud of my friend @stephenunwin.bsky.social for writing such an important book. 🙏🏼
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I’m incredibly proud of my friend @stephenunwin.bsky.social for writing such an important book. 🙏🏼
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
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Once upon a time, 1963ish, Ladybird embarked on a grand new project: the ‘Peter and Jane’ reading scheme.
Artist Harry Wingfield illustrated the first books.
Amazingly, the girl who posed for those first books got in touch with me.
Here she is: meet Jackie Stanley (aka Jane)
Artist Harry Wingfield illustrated the first books.
Amazingly, the girl who posed for those first books got in touch with me.
Here she is: meet Jackie Stanley (aka Jane)
May 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Once upon a time, 1963ish, Ladybird embarked on a grand new project: the ‘Peter and Jane’ reading scheme.
Artist Harry Wingfield illustrated the first books.
Amazingly, the girl who posed for those first books got in touch with me.
Here she is: meet Jackie Stanley (aka Jane)
Artist Harry Wingfield illustrated the first books.
Amazingly, the girl who posed for those first books got in touch with me.
Here she is: meet Jackie Stanley (aka Jane)
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It’s that time of year, people: got my data hat on again 🧢
Analysis of this year’s KS2 maths SATs papers: facts, figures, bit of moaning (if you like rounding, don’t take anything personally 👀)
👇🏼📊
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
primary.lbq.org/hub/ks2-sats...
Analysis of this year’s KS2 maths SATs papers: facts, figures, bit of moaning (if you like rounding, don’t take anything personally 👀)
👇🏼📊
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
primary.lbq.org/hub/ks2-sats...
KS2 SATs 2025: maths papers analysis | LbQ
Sophie Bartlett’s back with her analysis of the 2025 SATs maths papers with all the big questions: how was the paper? How do the marks compare? Where is Chen?
primary.lbq.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s that time of year, people: got my data hat on again 🧢
Analysis of this year’s KS2 maths SATs papers: facts, figures, bit of moaning (if you like rounding, don’t take anything personally 👀)
👇🏼📊
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
primary.lbq.org/hub/ks2-sats...
Analysis of this year’s KS2 maths SATs papers: facts, figures, bit of moaning (if you like rounding, don’t take anything personally 👀)
👇🏼📊
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
primary.lbq.org/hub/ks2-sats...
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🚨 Full analysis of all the 2025 SATs papers 👇🏼
Apologising in advance bc I liked some bits that others hated. And I hated bits that others will defend 👀
MATHS: tinyurl.com/2025maths
GPS: tinyurl.com/2025-GPS
READING: tinyurl.com/2025-reading
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
Apologising in advance bc I liked some bits that others hated. And I hated bits that others will defend 👀
MATHS: tinyurl.com/2025maths
GPS: tinyurl.com/2025-GPS
READING: tinyurl.com/2025-reading
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
media.tenor.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨 Full analysis of all the 2025 SATs papers 👇🏼
Apologising in advance bc I liked some bits that others hated. And I hated bits that others will defend 👀
MATHS: tinyurl.com/2025maths
GPS: tinyurl.com/2025-GPS
READING: tinyurl.com/2025-reading
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
Apologising in advance bc I liked some bits that others hated. And I hated bits that others will defend 👀
MATHS: tinyurl.com/2025maths
GPS: tinyurl.com/2025-GPS
READING: tinyurl.com/2025-reading
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Year6 #SATs
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🏴 It's currently Languages Week Scotland and we have some free resources on our blog to celebrate and for you to use in your next MFL class: www.languagenut.com/en-gb/blog/s...
#languagenut #LanguagesWeekScotland #LearnLanguages #ScotlandLovesLanguages #mfltwitterati #mflbluesky
#languagenut #LanguagesWeekScotland #LearnLanguages #ScotlandLovesLanguages #mfltwitterati #mflbluesky
February 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🏴 It's currently Languages Week Scotland and we have some free resources on our blog to celebrate and for you to use in your next MFL class: www.languagenut.com/en-gb/blog/s...
#languagenut #LanguagesWeekScotland #LearnLanguages #ScotlandLovesLanguages #mfltwitterati #mflbluesky
#languagenut #LanguagesWeekScotland #LearnLanguages #ScotlandLovesLanguages #mfltwitterati #mflbluesky