Clare Seccombe
@clareseccombe.bsky.social
Teacher of primary Spanish and French in NE England | Independent consultant and trainer | Owner and resource writer for Light Bulb Languages | Usually sewing and singing when not language-ing | https://linktr.ee/cseccombe
All the minibooks you could ever need changing-phase.blogspot.com/p/mini-books... And here's why you should use them
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
All the minibooks you could ever need changing-phase.blogspot.com/p/mini-books... And here's why you should use them
Adaptive activities for your language lessons
Adaptable Activities for your Language Lessons
I'm delighted to announce the publication of Adaptable Activities for your Language Lessons . This pdf download contains 120 different ac...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Adaptive activities for your language lessons
Reading aloud in Spanish
Reading aloud in Spanish: more dabbles with AI
I've just completed a brand new resource called Reading aloud in Spanish , which I have designed to support all students, but especially t...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reading aloud in Spanish
Worksheets: colour or no colour? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/work... What do you think?
Worksheets: colour or no colour?
If you are familiar with my work and/or this blog, you will know that I am a prolific creator of worksheets and other classroom resources ...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Worksheets: colour or no colour? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/work... What do you think?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... University students facing course 'cold spots' as enrolments fall. Article mainly about the big drop in Languages' popularity.
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... University students facing course 'cold spots' as enrolments fall. Article mainly about the big drop in Languages' popularity.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202.... For if, like me, you teach Spanish and are always after information about it's Arabic influence
From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech
Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?
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December 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202.... For if, like me, you teach Spanish and are always after information about it's Arabic influence
Reflecting on the DfE Writing Framework, and how it could influence language teaching
Reflecting on the DfE Writing Framework
This week I have been reading the DfE's document The writing framework , which came out on 8th July this year. The document provides non-st...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reflecting on the DfE Writing Framework, and how it could influence language teaching
Using dialogues in the languages classroom
Dialogues
In September I began teaching unit 1 of Cycle A of my mixed age Spanish scheme of work (we started with Cycle B last year - don't ask). ...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Using dialogues in the languages classroom
Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages
Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages
This week I have been reflecting on how I teach the children in my classes who have special needs and disabilities (SEND). They are exposed...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner
The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) was first commissioned by the Government in July 2024. The review panel, convened and led by ...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner
Minimum core content for KS2 Languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/mini... What would you have on the list?
Minimum core content for Key Stage 2 Languages
ChatGPT's take on my musings about the core content! T he Curriculum and Research Review 2025 (CAR) was published last week on 5th Novemb...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Minimum core content for KS2 Languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/mini... What would you have on the list?
Suno songs changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/suno... More added to the French and Spanish playlists
Suno songs
A couple of weekends ago I attended the Association for Language Learning Online Conference and was reminded of Suno , the AI app which w...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Suno songs changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/suno... More added to the French and Spanish playlists
Reposted by Clare Seccombe
Another language opens another world: smiles offered freely, doors quietly unlocked, people you didn’t know you were waiting to meet. It leads you far beyond the classroom or textbook, to histories, cultures, moments and exchanges that gently widen your sense of what’s possible.
December 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Another language opens another world: smiles offered freely, doors quietly unlocked, people you didn’t know you were waiting to meet. It leads you far beyond the classroom or textbook, to histories, cultures, moments and exchanges that gently widen your sense of what’s possible.
Reposted by Clare Seccombe
Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...
Reyes, Reyes
YouTube video by Clare Seccombe
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December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...
Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...
Reyes, Reyes
YouTube video by Clare Seccombe
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December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...
Reposted by Clare Seccombe
Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!
Do you have a languages teacher for Secret Santa? Or do you want to treat yourself? Have a look at the goodies available in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume.... Posted to the UK first class, so you'll have it for Christmas.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Do you have a languages teacher for Secret Santa? Or do you want to treat yourself? Have a look at the goodies available in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume.... Posted to the UK first class, so you'll have it for Christmas.
Dedicated to anyone who has taught "in my pencil case" in Spanish (listen to the end!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kIa...
En mi estuche
YouTube video by Clare Seccombe
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December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dedicated to anyone who has taught "in my pencil case" in Spanish (listen to the end!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kIa...