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MFL teacher, 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 ITT mentor, wife and mum of two. Proud to be Cornish, but living on the wrong side of the bridge! All opinions my own.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Can we just have this sorted please. And then I can go back to posting teaching and learning stuff?
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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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October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Can we just have this sorted please. And then I can go back to posting teaching and learning stuff?
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Thanks, @spsmith45.bsky.social I couldn't have put it better myself!
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Languages Curriculum review issues in England
The DfE in England has been conducting a general review of the curriculum, including assessment, and published an interim report in March 20...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Thanks, @spsmith45.bsky.social I couldn't have put it better myself!
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What a great watch / listen / imagine for all the #senses - this bilingual virtual food & culture journey "Searching for Spain" with #EvaLongoria first stop Catalunya. Highly recommend for #Spanishteachers #Spanishlearners #Hispanophiles #MFLBluesky www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain - Series 1: 1. Barcelona and the Catalonia Region
Eva samples Catalan vermouth, visits the capital of cava and meets Ferran Adrià, one of the most influential chefs in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
What a great watch / listen / imagine for all the #senses - this bilingual virtual food & culture journey "Searching for Spain" with #EvaLongoria first stop Catalunya. Highly recommend for #Spanishteachers #Spanishlearners #Hispanophiles #MFLBluesky www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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September 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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We need to get past the MFL culture wars and look at the real problem.
The culture/communication versus grammar thing was nonsense. And in fact revealed the complexity and richness of our subject.
We need to tackle the system that undermines us:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
The culture/communication versus grammar thing was nonsense. And in fact revealed the complexity and richness of our subject.
We need to tackle the system that undermines us:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
One thing that costs nothing which would revitalise languages in England.
A sure-fire way, costing no money, to revitalise and reinvigorate take up of MFL at GCSE. Do you see what this is? It's anonymous targets fo...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
We need to get past the MFL culture wars and look at the real problem.
The culture/communication versus grammar thing was nonsense. And in fact revealed the complexity and richness of our subject.
We need to tackle the system that undermines us:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
The culture/communication versus grammar thing was nonsense. And in fact revealed the complexity and richness of our subject.
We need to tackle the system that undermines us:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
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And the river was lovely. If I was going to give one bit of advice to teachers, whatever their role, it would be to get out and walk. It gives you time to think, put things into perspective, and you are then able to organise your thoughts. You see clearer, if that makes sense.
August 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
And the river was lovely. If I was going to give one bit of advice to teachers, whatever their role, it would be to get out and walk. It gives you time to think, put things into perspective, and you are then able to organise your thoughts. You see clearer, if that makes sense.
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Now with 2 jokes about pasta. One of them rude.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/ling...
Now with 2 jokes about pasta. One of them rude.
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Linguistics in Year 7
I have been meaning for a while to write a post on the idea of Linguistics in schools and its relation to language teaching. Or more precis...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Now with 2 jokes about pasta. One of them rude.
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Now with 2 jokes about pasta. One of them rude.
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Free webinar from Jonathan Mumford. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mastering-...
Mastering the First Language Lesson of the Year
Eventbrite - Jonathan Mumford presents Mastering the First Language Lesson of the Year - Sunday, August 31, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Free webinar from Jonathan Mumford. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mastering-...
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Remember when they had us fighting each other in the MFL culture wars? Communication v Grammar, when of course it's both.
This is what they were trying to distract us from:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
This is what they were trying to distract us from:
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...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Remember when they had us fighting each other in the MFL culture wars? Communication v Grammar, when of course it's both.
This is what they were trying to distract us from:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
This is what they were trying to distract us from:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
The magic of speaking another language…having a lovely chat in a v small art exhibition in a small town in Mallorca with an 80+ yr old chap #mfl
August 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The magic of speaking another language…having a lovely chat in a v small art exhibition in a small town in Mallorca with an 80+ yr old chap #mfl
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The elephant in the room with this otherwise nice report is grading.
If you sell petrol for £1.40 a litre but the place over the road and everywhere else sells it for £1.30, it's no good wondering why no-one picks languages.
If you sell petrol for £1.40 a litre but the place over the road and everywhere else sells it for £1.30, it's no good wondering why no-one picks languages.
July 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The elephant in the room with this otherwise nice report is grading.
If you sell petrol for £1.40 a litre but the place over the road and everywhere else sells it for £1.30, it's no good wondering why no-one picks languages.
If you sell petrol for £1.40 a litre but the place over the road and everywhere else sells it for £1.30, it's no good wondering why no-one picks languages.
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Hey #Cornwall and #Wildswimming people.
I'm getting close to the end of my #AlphabetOfSwims raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians - and I need your help.
I still have to find locations for
J
N
O
U
and Z.
'Z' for Zennor seems obvious, but can you think of somewhere for any of the others?
I'm getting close to the end of my #AlphabetOfSwims raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians - and I need your help.
I still have to find locations for
J
N
O
U
and Z.
'Z' for Zennor seems obvious, but can you think of somewhere for any of the others?
July 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hey #Cornwall and #Wildswimming people.
I'm getting close to the end of my #AlphabetOfSwims raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians - and I need your help.
I still have to find locations for
J
N
O
U
and Z.
'Z' for Zennor seems obvious, but can you think of somewhere for any of the others?
I'm getting close to the end of my #AlphabetOfSwims raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians - and I need your help.
I still have to find locations for
J
N
O
U
and Z.
'Z' for Zennor seems obvious, but can you think of somewhere for any of the others?
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Official trailer for "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads" stop-motion series by Spanish director Gonzalo Cordova & Mexican animation studio Cinema Fantasma.
Coming August 17 on Adult Swim / HBO Max.
Coming August 17 on Adult Swim / HBO Max.
July 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Official trailer for "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads" stop-motion series by Spanish director Gonzalo Cordova & Mexican animation studio Cinema Fantasma.
Coming August 17 on Adult Swim / HBO Max.
Coming August 17 on Adult Swim / HBO Max.
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The false assertions by those defending unfair grading in MFL are sexist and should be illegal.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
Do NOT let anyone say that lower grades is because of difficulty getting good teachers. That calibration has NOT been made. It is a random accident.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
Do NOT let anyone say that lower grades is because of difficulty getting good teachers. That calibration has NOT been made. It is a random accident.
One thing that costs nothing which would revitalise languages in England.
A sure-fire way, costing no money, to revitalise and reinvigorate take up of MFL at GCSE. Do you see what this is? It's anonymous targets fo...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The false assertions by those defending unfair grading in MFL are sexist and should be illegal.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
Do NOT let anyone say that lower grades is because of difficulty getting good teachers. That calibration has NOT been made. It is a random accident.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
Do NOT let anyone say that lower grades is because of difficulty getting good teachers. That calibration has NOT been made. It is a random accident.
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If anyone says that grades in languages are lower because teaching is bad or it's hard to get good teachers, they are lying. No such calibration has taken place. It's just an anomaly we have got stuck with.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
One thing that costs nothing which would revitalise languages in England.
A sure-fire way, costing no money, to revitalise and reinvigorate take up of MFL at GCSE. Do you see what this is? It's anonymous targets fo...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If anyone says that grades in languages are lower because teaching is bad or it's hard to get good teachers, they are lying. No such calibration has taken place. It's just an anomaly we have got stuck with.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...
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No point having any discussion about hubs or exams or curriculum until we have sorted the obvious:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
Can we sort out Languages in English schools?
Can we sort out languages in English schools? That's a sentence you can read 7 times putting the stress on different words in turn. How abo...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
No point having any discussion about hubs or exams or curriculum until we have sorted the obvious:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
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Sure Start is coming back.
The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028.
They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services.
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The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028.
They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services.
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Government revives family services, supporting 500,000 more kids
Up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families, such as parenting and early development.
www.gov.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Sure Start is coming back.
The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028.
They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services.
1/2
The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028.
They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services.
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Have you read this yet?
I wrote about dictation again, based on my year 10 Germanists in the classroom today. I hope it is useful to some - and it's not just relevant to those teaching or learning German! learninglisteninglanguages.blogspot.com/2025/07/gett...
Getting dictatorial about dictation
My year 10 Germanists have their listening mock exam tomorrow, so they wanted to ‘do listening’ today. Poor sods not knowing this is my abso...
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July 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Have you read this yet?
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“Peonies are a gift from the heavens above. I mean, just look at this flower, so big and round. The ruffled petals that look like they belong on a ball gown? Absolute perfection."
- Heather Webber, In the Middle of Hickory Lane
#Twosday
#dailyflowers🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
- Heather Webber, In the Middle of Hickory Lane
#Twosday
#dailyflowers🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
July 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“Peonies are a gift from the heavens above. I mean, just look at this flower, so big and round. The ruffled petals that look like they belong on a ball gown? Absolute perfection."
- Heather Webber, In the Middle of Hickory Lane
#Twosday
#dailyflowers🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
- Heather Webber, In the Middle of Hickory Lane
#Twosday
#dailyflowers🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
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I would like to say A Level is not the problem. It's just irrelevant. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
But there is a problem with this particular A Level. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
Especially when they do this:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
But there is a problem with this particular A Level. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
Especially when they do this:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
The problem with THIS A Level
I am going to be writing a post looking at what needs to be done for Modern Languages , which will include explaining why the lack of mains...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I would like to say A Level is not the problem. It's just irrelevant. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-...
But there is a problem with this particular A Level. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
Especially when they do this:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
But there is a problem with this particular A Level. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
Especially when they do this:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
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I have taught A Level for 30 years. All of them precarious. Barely viable groups. And a barely achievable challenge even for the tiny few.
We don't need to inflict this kind of machismo on ourselves.
Oooh. Look how hard we can make it this year:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
We don't need to inflict this kind of machismo on ourselves.
Oooh. Look how hard we can make it this year:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
Really cool translation challenge.
I've been working on a really cool translation challenge for the last 3 days. And I've nearly cracked the first 5 words. You'll love it. It...
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June 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I have taught A Level for 30 years. All of them precarious. Barely viable groups. And a barely achievable challenge even for the tiny few.
We don't need to inflict this kind of machismo on ourselves.
Oooh. Look how hard we can make it this year:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...
We don't need to inflict this kind of machismo on ourselves.
Oooh. Look how hard we can make it this year:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/06/real...