Here is the full text of Carney's speech. Very much worth reading. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...

I am branching out into Whole school timetabling this year... What are peoples go to for initial set up? Pen and paper? Excel? Straight into timetabling software? Any retweets outside of maths would be great too.

Public information bulletin from @mind.org.uk on FB

#TeamLanguages #MFLBlueSky trying to spark activity on here. What is your go to activity for revision lessons? Any skill. Go for it! @spsmith45.bsky.social @theniceman.bsky.social @nowmrsmfl.bsky.social @helenmyers.bsky.social @bethlingual.bsky.social @misterjgarcia.bsky.social

From the archive. #Edusky frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2025/07/how-...

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There are THREE more days to apply for job roles at Reach Schools across Primary and Secondary. If you'd like to join our 'can do' culture, what are you waiting for? The deadline is midnight on Thursday 15th January and you can apply here: reachschools.uk/vacancies We look forward to meeting you!

🇩🇲 Would you like a thread on the multiple layers of multilingualism in Dominica? Of course you do. Starting with the linguistic memory of the indigenous Kalinago, still present in many toponyms and other names. The spelling varies widely but the meaning is often quite well documented or remembered.

Hello lovely people, I need your help. We still haven’t found a buyer for Mum’s lovely retirement house near the sea in Cromer on Norfolk coast. It really is time someone else was making happy memories there. I’d really appreciate everyone sharing it widely 😁 www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Not sure if this says anything about how this week is going but tonight I punched the bag off its hook in my boxing class 🫠

Would love to be the sort of woman who doesn't need to dust off her #margarita glasses before every outing but, alas 🥂🍾

🥇 With one day to go, just managed to finish my 50th book of 2025. Audiobooks obviously count 🙄. Was well on track until this tome took me a good month ⚘️ #booksky

I am not sure I’ll get the same traction here as I did on the dark place but please answer and REPOST and let’s try to build a lovely bookish thread. The best book you read this year was… Mine undoubtedly The Elements by John Boyne (please check trigger warnings first).

A good read for #mflbluesky

✨ My new co-authored book Teacher Hacks: Languages is out! Packed with simple, practical ideas to make language teaching smoother + lighter. Got your copy? 📸 Please share a photo - I’d love to see it! bit.ly/TeacherHacks... #TeacherHacks #MFL #LanguageTeaching #EduTwitter #LanguagesMatter

gofund.me/603385ab6 #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is up there with Chinese takeaway on Xmas Eve as one of my fave festive traditions

"It's Chriiiiistmas" 🎲

#Bradford2025 Still grim up north etc

So much love for #1001albums. Imagine writing 16 mock exam papers without this in your ears? 🤪 Album of the day: 1001albumsgenerator.com/albums/3706K...

I imagine this is a big one for #mflbluesky

New best thing 👇🏻

You may already know the Teacher Art Pass is a great offer (£25 instead of £83) but before January you can get another £5 off! A year of free and reduced exhibitions for only £20. Use www.artfund.org/refer-a-teac... to get the discount.

Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages

Go Emma Sheppard @mtptproject.bsky.social on mother teachers and Jacinda Arden on mother PMs 💕 🎓🍎🤰🏻 #WomansHour www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🎮 Want to boost confidence, fluency & joy in MFL? Try purposeful games. Low-prep, high-impact activities can transform a lesson, building retrieval strength, phonics skills, grammar accuracy & spontaneous target-language use. 30+ tried-and-tested MFL games. www.fraubastowmfl.co.uk/post/30-fun-...

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Teaching French and Spanish in the UK since 2014. The number of times I've typed "infinitive" correctly on the first try... #mflbluesky

Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share! Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...

Seeking UK secondary schools to take part in our new project on student motivation, engagement and learning outcomes in Arabic classrooms!

It's that magical time of year ✨️

🎨✨ Did you know? This year’s NYT / NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books include five translated titles! @nytimes.com 📕 A beautiful reminder that picture-book art truly has no borders. #WorldKidLit #kidlit #picturebooks worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...

My little girls (now big girls!), adopted from foster care, arrived with few possessions - but each had been given a box of books by @booktrust.org.uk. These books, read together, became our first shared memories. Spread the joy of reading with a donation: donate.booktrust.org.uk/Xmas3/~my-do...

WHOLSOME FRIDAY VIDEO THREAD GO GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.

Chinese Dragon Dance and language tasters! Lots of fun for a November Sunday 😊 More information on: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/programme/ca... @lccs1966 @lcs_leeds

I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...

A lovely read, thought of specific people for every blessing here ❤️ Thanks @clairestoneman.bsky.social

#mflbluesky Please consider signing 🙏🏻 c.org/wWNrNXSyKK

I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social

Similar worries re: Languages for me, good to hear a non-linguist say this 💪🏻

Every day, schools achieve the impossible in plain sight. We just don’t stop often enough to notice.

A NEW CHRISTMAS THING! The Big Green Books Advent Calendar! Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books. Your chance to unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas. The books will be chosen based on what you enjoy reading. More info HERE www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

Two holidays about being awesome to kids, and trying to make the world a little more magical for them. It rocks.

Can't think of a better way to celebrate the completion of my [redacted]th year on earth #DeadlyLive #Halloween 😆

Does #German really sound aggressive? Why do some people find the sound of #French romantic and sexy? And how about the friendly-sounding Geordies? Join us for a public lecture by Prof Sascha Stollhans. 👉 Find out more: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/talk-... @saschastollhans.bsky.social

Fancy a taste of #Portuguese language? Join our free online Portuguese taster session. Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/disco... Session organised by the Camões Centre for Portuguese Language at the University of Leeds and delivered by Carmem Mackle (Lecturer in Portuguese).

Tell me a more #CenterParcs phrase than "Meet you at the lazy river" 🏞

Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

Just three days in and the altar continues to grow with more ofrendas. There’s a real buzz around school, with students and teachers visiting throughout the day. Initiatives like this, big or small, are a great way to raise the profile of our subject.