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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Things that have made a real difference and seem to have shifted the narrative for me this term: a visit from our Italian partner school. Using the TL for actual classroom communication. 2 different webinars about languages in the workplace. All about connection, communication, looking outwards.

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Things I taught today (apart from French & german): 1. What a webinar is 2. What GCHQ is 3. The link between 100 and the word "century" 4. Different countries have different systems for clothes sizes 5. They speak German in Austria

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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour. While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route. Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

On the way home I listened to a convo on the r4 pm programme about AI. Why on earth are we recommending sources for homework that can give the wrong information?? AND casually mention in passing that the information could be wrong... I swear this world has gone mad.

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

One of the things I struggle with the most with the teaching day is not having the time and space to reflect

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

During the phse lesson this morning with my y7s, I mentioned Brezit. Quite a few had no idea what this was. I don't know why, but this surprised me

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Steve Smith @spsmith45.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

These could be recommended for Y13 (age 17-18). Long, but slow and clear. youtu.be/EY7nwE1yX60?...

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Pourquoi le système de santé en France est en crise ?

YouTube video by Little Talk in Slow French

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Did an old- school " I went to market" type activity except with past activities and sequencing adverbs included. My kids really got into it. In this same class, they're also enjoying the TL challenge. It made my day. Sometimes teaching is good

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Retrieval tasks, quizzes and hinge questions are useful tools, but when they dominate a lesson, they take time from the activities that actually build knowledge.

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

An important study that really has some interesting questions & issues for us to grapple with

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Things I've taught (apart from French) in my lessons today: 1. What couscous is. 2. How to spell couscous 3. Tunisia is not in Asia.

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

This rang true to me. I feel I've had more of a learning squiggle than a curve in my life as a teacher, and going against the flow can be exhausting and demoralising.

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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

NEW EPISODE This one was quite hard for me to do, as we talk about antisemitism in England, and the security measures that the Jewish community has to take in schools and synagogues. Tune in and share if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/18IO...

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Why do Jewish schools need security? Adam opens up about antisemitism

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Nils Wilcke @nilswilcke.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Macron s'est assis sur deux études récentes déconseillant le déplacement de la tapisserie de Bayeux pour la prêter aux Britanniques, révèle Le Monde. "On fait confiance aux experts pour trouver des solutions, on en trouve dans plein d’autres domaines", balaye l'Elysée www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...

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Prêt de la tapisserie de Bayeux : Emmanuel Macron, au nom de la raison d’Etat, a passé outre à deux études récentes déconseillant le déplacement de la broderie

Deux rapports publiés en 2021 et en 2022, dont « Le Monde » a pris connaissance, alertent quant aux risques générés par le transport de l’œuvre millénaire qui doit être exposée à Londres, en septembre...

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SCILT @scilt.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

European Day of Languages takes place next month! How are you celebrating in 2025? Visit the SCILT website for activities, games, downloadable resources and lots of ideas for primary, secondary and families: loom.ly/29VkIyk #coeEDL

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I'm making some practice roleplays for my gcse kids, and it's doing my head in. It's a restaurant roleplay F and I can't ask them to ask where the toilets are because toilets isn't on the vocab list.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up. Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else. open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

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The definition of madness

Governments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again

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La Crapule @lacrapule.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Yes! A new quote for my classroom.

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

@joedale.bsky.social I was wondering what your thoughts are on the AI bots for practising conversation? I need to brush up my spanish and would like to do something in between real life tutor sessions

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

You can’t “try harder” your way out of chronic illness. You can’t “healthy diet” your way out of chronic illness. Disability is not your fault. It’s not a moral failing. Absolutely we should do whatever we can to be healthy, but folks need to accept that disability can & will happen to everyone

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

This remains imho the wrong strategy. Reform voters will always push for more. And Farage is justified when he keeps putting immigration at the centre of his campaign. Labour needs to attack Farage where he is weak, instead of following his narratives.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Since the election win Labour have 1. Appeased the far right 2. Delivered otherwise good policy ideas in a bad way e.g. WFA 3. Targeted the disabled with cuts instead of the richest with a wealth tax The result? 808 Reform councillors Labour need to change direction and be less cruel, fast

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We Teach MFL @weteachmfl.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

🚨 Just uploaded! New grammar packs for each unit of the first GCSE French module Tu as du temps à perdre ? 🇫🇷✨ Plus, find lesson PPTs & extra activities in our members' area. Go check them out! 📚🎉 #mflbluesky weteachmfl.co.uk

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I think I might show this to my y7 french class to prove they're not the only ones who have to struggle with silent letters m.youtube.com/watch?v=sOUq...

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Silent Letter Day

YouTube video by Michael McIntyre

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Steve Smith @spsmith45.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Today’s screencast describes some purposeful games for intermediate level and above. youtu.be/-lJ1jfAsRUQ?...

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Second language learning CPD 28 Purposeful games for intermediate and advanced level

YouTube video by Steve Smith

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Steve Smith @spsmith45.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

ML Teacher Will Marks has launched a new podcast. Episode 1 featured a good general discussion about AI with Joe Dale. Also on other platforms. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Episode 1. John Marks, Joe Dale Technology in the MFL Classroom

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A reminder of a pretty etymology to brighten the day. The ‘daisy’ takes its name from the Old English ‘dæges ēage’, ‘day’s eye’, because it opens its petals at dawn, and closes them again at dusk.

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Richard Sewell @sgcjerusalem.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Anyone who considers bombing a Church-run hospital claiming it’s a ‘command and control centre…used by Hamas terrorists to plan and execute terror attacks’ can reasonably expect to have to provide evidence. Warning to evacuate doesn’t absolve the crime of destroying the means of caring for the sick.

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Jess Ralston @jessralston.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵

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Steve Smith @spsmith45.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I maintain this links site for language teachers interested in reading about research. It also includes videos and a podcast or two. www.informedlanguageteacher.com

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Speaking tests done. I'm done. Happy Easter holidays folks!

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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 09/04/2025

"You boy! What tariff is it today?"

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Kate Languages @katelanguages.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🗣️ New speaking resources for the new Edexcel GCSE 🗣️ I’ve created picture task workbooks with model answers for all 3 languages 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸 - all available with my resources subscriptions and Buy Everything on my website www.katelanguages.co.uk/store

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This week we had a visit from an Italian school. Our students really made me proud - interacting, forming friendships, getting curious. Such visits don't just benefit those directly involved, but rather the whole school. Bring the world to our students, I say.

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Silvia Bastow FCCT @fraubastowmfl.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🧠Not all words are created equal. After hearing Paul Nation speak, I’ve been rethinking how we teach vocabulary and why frequency has to shape what we do. ✨Key takeaways, ideas & why fewer words (taught better) might be the way forward 👉 #mflsky

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What I Learned from Paul Nation’s Webinar on Word Frequency and Vocabulary Learning

When we talk about teaching languages, it’s easy to get caught up in the grammar structures, the tenses, or the ever-growing pressure of exam specifications. But again and again, I find myself coming ...

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Tomorrow we welcome a group of Italian y11s to our school. This is the first time in a while our school has been involved in visits. The excitement is palpable. As is my tiredness. #mflbluesky

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I missed the first bit of the Paul Nation webinar last night. Did anyone take notes that I could pilfer? #mflbluesky

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Really enjoying this episode although the sound quality is a bit weird Adam is really quiet! open.spotify.com/episode/0RlD...

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How can lessons from the school system be helpful in prisons?

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Martin Lapworth @martinlapworth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

✨ NEW post on the TextActivities blog on the many ways of practising 📄✍️ TRANSLATION into the Target Language 👇👇👇 on TextActivities, with lots of LIVE example activities involving translation into: 🇫🇷 French 🇩🇪 German 🇮🇹 Italian 🇪🇸 Spanish textactivities.posthaven.com/translation-... #mflbluesky

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Translation into the Target Language (with examples in several languages)

TextActivities is a great tool for practising translation into the L2 / the target language. You can create your own resources in a matter of minutes and then have access to all sorts of activity...

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Jo @joquatsch.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This was a great episode. Might have to relisten when I have a functioning brain open.spotify.com/episode/5RnT...

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What is evidence based practice? With special guest Alex Quigley

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