This arrived today 🤩 Amazing to see my name in print next to the names of people I admire so much!

Exciting opportunity! 🎉 My school is looking for a new Head of MFL following my move to Advisor for United Learning. It’s an amazing place to work with brilliant colleagues + students. Highly recommend! 💫 🔗 www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

Exciting news 🎉 From next year I’ll be joining @unitedlearning.bsky.social as MFL Advisor for the North. Proud to be taking on this role and really looking forward to working with an amazing team to champion languages! 🌍✨

A couple of simple and effective planning resources, perfect for teachers and heads of department thinkinged.etsy.com

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A fresh school year is around the corner 🍎 I’ve created planning tools & a teacher planner for secondary, perfect for staying organised, whether you’re in the classroom or leading a department. Check it out! 👉 www.etsy.com/shop/Thinkin...

Just made a simple planning resource for long and short time planning for all your classes and put it on my Etsy shop: thinkinged.etsy.com

Just published a super practical teacher planner designed with retrieval in mind. ✔️ Weekly and daily space for planning ✔️ Resources to keep organised ✔️ Retrieval section Simple, practical and made for busy teachers. thinkinged.etsy.com

Just published a super practical teacher planner designed with retrieval in mind. ✔️ Weekly and daily space for planning ✔️ Resources to keep organised ✔️ Retrieval section Simple, practical and made for busy teachers. 📎 tes.com/teaching-res...

Now with a working link thinkingediaz.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/%...

Two simple and versatile resources to bulk print before the summer

When writing essays, “The more AI assistance was used, the less engaged key brain networks were – especially those involved in memory, attention and executive function. Another was that AI users retained less” observer.co.uk/news/science...

⭐️ NEW SPANISH RESOURCE BLOG ⭐️ thinkingediaz.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/p...

Teachers and HoDs are likely to be being asked to give grades for the Year 10 students taking the new GCSE in French, German and Spanish. This post aims to give some practical suggestions on how to do so. helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/06/prac... #MFLBluesky

⭐️ NEW BLOG ⭐️ #mfltwitterati thinkingediaz.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/%...

Just got these from a friend. Today's reminder that while technology is incredible, there's no substitute for a skilled language teacher! Some online translations definitely make for an interesting read. 😉 Grateful for the pros who get it right.

Time to use the lesson that I planned for @AQA MFL with my lovely year 10s 🤩 Find it here: www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/spa...

🇫🇷🇪🇸🇩🇪 Teachers of French, Spanish, German & more – this is your chance to network, learn and plan for success. Book here 👇 🗓️ MFL Teacher Conference | York | 27 June 2025 #LanguageTeaching #EduEvents #TeacherCPD www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mfl-teache...

This time tomorrow I’ll be in London getting ready for this. Super excited - if you’re there, come and say hello!

Not long now! Will you join us? I’ll be talking about preparing for the new GCSE 🤩

🚀 Reignite your MFL leadership! A packed agenda, expert presenters and guided strategic planning await in York this 27 June. 🎟️ Limited spaces – book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mfl-teache...

🎤 Excited to be speaking at one of the 2025 Talleres de la Consejería 🇪🇸🇬🇧 – a brilliant opportunity for language teachers to connect, learn, and grow. ¡Nos vemos allí! 🔗 www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es/reinounido/c...

An absolute privilege to work with @AQA and their fantastic MFL team. I wasn’t expecting an email from them today, so it was a wonderful surprise—and a reminder of the incredible work they do for teachers and students alike. Grateful to be a part of it! #MFLbluesky

How to know if a word is in the GCSE vocab list: www.multilingprofiler.net

An oldie but a goodie: making gap fills in seconds

Exciting news! The first sample lesson plan for the new AQA GCSE Spanish specification is now live. I had the privilege of writing it and hope it’s useful for teachers preparing for the changes. Take a look here: 📖✨ www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/spa...

ALL Subject Leaders Forum (Language teachers) Wednesday 5th. March from 19h00 on Zoom Crista Hazell will lead the session on team building, and supercharging your CPD. This event is reserved to ALL members. Booking: tinyurl.com/LeadersMarch25

Very much looking forward to presenting in Manchester alongside amazing speakers. Tickets: www.ttradio.org/teachers-tal...

🎙️ Tune into the latest episode of the Speaking your Language podcast to hear @cristahazell.bsky.social discuss the importance of primary #MFL & Home, Heritage and Community #languages: https://buff.ly/3ZAZTQH 📘 Check out Crista's book #ITonMFL: https://buff.ly/42eIUW6

Really looking forward to working with @linguascope.com and the amazing @cristahazell.bsky.social Hopefully see you there! As always, lots of practical ideas 🤩

My favourite activity at the moment: children can see the 10 words we are working on. I say 9 of them randomly, then they have to tell me which one I didn't say. Always goes well and they get to hear the vocab lots of times. Helps to prepare in advance 👍. #mflbluesky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

To all the teachers heading back tomorrow: You’ve got this! 💪 Take a deep breath, grab that coffee, and remember how incredible you are. Here’s to a great start to the term! 🌟

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

End-of-unit recap with a twist! 📝✨ Ask students to draw a line down their page and note key words from translations they'd like to remember. At the end, they swap and test each other on those words for a fun, collaborative review! 💡📚 #mfltwitterati #BlueSkyMFL

🌟 Here’s today’s #NewTeacherNuggets! 🌟
A bite-sized boost for MFL trainee and new teachers to help you thrive in the classroom. Follow along for more daily tips! #NewTeacherNuggets #MFLTwitterati #MFLBlueSky

"Mixing up writing practice! 📝
1️⃣ Instructions up via @classroomscreen
2️⃣ Students plan their ideas individually 💭
3️⃣ Write & peer assess in pairs 👥
4️⃣ Submit polished work for teacher feedback ✔️ Structured, collaborative, & effective!" #BlueSkyMFL