Light Bulb Languages
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Welcome to Light Bulb Languages, a site packed with over 8000 language resources written by language teachers for language teachers.
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Video #3 of my Primary Languages CPD series available now changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/prim...
Primary Languages CPD video series
(created by ChatGPT!) This week I have started a series of Primary Languages CPD video series on my YouTube channel . You can find the vide...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Video #3 of my Primary Languages CPD series available now changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/prim...
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Some great languages stats from Baroness Coussins hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
January 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Some great languages stats from Baroness Coussins hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
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Blogpost with primary languages bits of the recent House of Lords debate re "measures, such as visa waivers, to improve the supply chain of qualified modern foreign language teachers and the sustainability of language learning in schools and universities" changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/lang...
Language Learning: debate in the House of Lords
I've mentioned before that I have Google Alerts set up on my account, and they bring a number of language-related stories to my inbox each d...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Blogpost with primary languages bits of the recent House of Lords debate re "measures, such as visa waivers, to improve the supply chain of qualified modern foreign language teachers and the sustainability of language learning in schools and universities" changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/lang...
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I've started to make a series of Primary Languages CPD videos, and the first two are now available on my YouTube channel, on the "Primary Languages CPD series" playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=agJO...
Primary Languages CPD Series #1: The place of foreign languages in the English primary curriculum
YouTube video by Clare Seccombe
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January 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I've started to make a series of Primary Languages CPD videos, and the first two are now available on my YouTube channel, on the "Primary Languages CPD series" playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=agJO...
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I've added more Suno songs to my YouTube playlists, 6 for French and 12 for Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/more...
More Suno songs
Since my last post about the songs I have created using Suno , I have added more to my YouTube playlists for French and Spanish. FRENCH: ...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've added more Suno songs to my YouTube playlists, 6 for French and 12 for Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/more...
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Inspired by @spsmith45.bsky.social , I got ChatGPT to write a summary of my blogposts this year changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/look...
Looking back 2025
Inspired by Steve Smith , I have asked ChatGPT to write a summary of the blogposts that I have published this year, in my voice. Here is ...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Inspired by @spsmith45.bsky.social , I got ChatGPT to write a summary of my blogposts this year changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/look...
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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
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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?
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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...
I realised yesterday that the latest deadline for Write Away! had come and gone. I didn't receive any pieces of work. The next deadline is Thursday March 19th 2026 www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway.htm
Write Away!
Hundreds of resources for teachers of French.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I realised yesterday that the latest deadline for Write Away! had come and gone. I didn't receive any pieces of work. The next deadline is Thursday March 19th 2026 www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway.htm
If you are planning for the last couple of weeks of term, don't forget all the Christmas resources that Light Bulb Languages can offer you lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
Christmas resources
December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you are planning for the last couple of weeks of term, don't forget all the Christmas resources that Light Bulb Languages can offer you lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
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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!
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What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
Christmas resources
December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
Christmas resources
December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...
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New in my Sellfy store: Advent colouring books for French and Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/adve...
Advent colouring books
The latest additions to the resources in my Sellfy store are Advent colouring books for French and Spanish. The colouring books are good ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
New in my Sellfy store: Advent colouring books for French and Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/adve...
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Over the last few days I have been delving into the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and examining its implications for primary Languages. You can read my reflections in this blogpost: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #MFLBluesky
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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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Over the last few days I have been delving into the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and examining its implications for primary Languages. You can read my reflections in this blogpost: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #MFLBluesky
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#MFLBluesky Quick question about the GCSE wordlists. Do conjugated verb forms e.g. tengo, tienes, tiene count as one word (tener) of three separate ones?
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
#MFLBluesky Quick question about the GCSE wordlists. Do conjugated verb forms e.g. tengo, tienes, tiene count as one word (tener) of three separate ones?
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New resource: Advent colouring book for Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Basically an Advent calendar, but has no chocolate, and you get to learn a bit about traditions and celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world over the Christmas period. ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/advent-col...
Advent colouring book: Spain and Spanish-speaking countries
This Advent colouring booklet is designed for anyone who is learning Spanish or who is interested in the language and where it is spoken. The booklet is good for you! It contains no chocol...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New resource: Advent colouring book for Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Basically an Advent calendar, but has no chocolate, and you get to learn a bit about traditions and celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world over the Christmas period. ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/advent-col...
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New blogpost - Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...
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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October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New blogpost - Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...
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Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This resource could be useful for them to develop and practise their reading aloud skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/reading-al...
Reading aloud in Spanish
During the GCSE speaking examination (first examination 2026), students are required to read aloud a short text and will be assessed both on their pronunciation and on their communication in a short i...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This resource could be useful for them to develop and practise their reading aloud skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/reading-al...
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Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This dictation resource will help them to practise and develop their dictation skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r...
Dictados: resources to introduce, support and practise dictation in Spanish
Dictados (Dictations) is an exciting new resource designed to support teachers to deliver dictations in Spanish from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. The resource comprises 45 different dictation acti...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This dictation resource will help them to practise and develop their dictation skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r...
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This week I have been reading the DfE Writing Framework, and reflecting on the parallels, links and implications for Languages. Read all about it here changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/refl...
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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September 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This week I have been reading the DfE Writing Framework, and reflecting on the parallels, links and implications for Languages. Read all about it here changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/refl...
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New blogpost: Worksheets: colour or no colour? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/work...
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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September 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New blogpost: Worksheets: colour or no colour? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/work...