Deffo my little elf- loves macarons 🤣 🎄 🎅🏼

To all of the teachers and staff who have one more day before the Christmas break: You got this. One. More. Day.

Ok, I’ve done them ✔️ I’m ready for S5 Ep1 tomorrow evening now! #StrangerThings

An interesting table shared by Gianfranco Conti on what distinguishes languages from other subjects. Shared on FB in the GILT group.

It’s not really “breadth” is it if a slot isn’t filled by a language when this student enjoys science subjects- a MFL could help them get into a Russell Group uni, for example. And yet English is counting twice “for breadth” 🙄🙄

The curriculum review ‘treats teachers as the experts they are, acknowledges what’s working before rushing to dismantle it, and grounds every recommendation in evidence’, writes MAT chief @moremorrow.bsky.social

*whispers* Two week half term….. Sorry! Good luck to everyone going back tomorrow 👏🏻 👏🏻

Reason number 103847 why you shouldn’t be on Twitter/X Seriously. You might think your education tweets aren’t doing anything but being active at all on it means you’re feeding this dangerous disinformation machine which is trying to destroy us.

#mflbluesky #mfl #mflteachers #AQA Trying to find my people…!! 🤣🤣

I do not, I repeat, I do NOT want to go back on Twitter (until it’s called Twitter again as a start) but it’s quite sad on here, the lack of engagement. There’s been some massive AQA MFL news this week and there’s *no one* to discuss it. Feel like I’m just chatting to myself…..! #mflthreads

I hope SLT in schools are aware of the farce currently happening as regards the new spec GCSE in MFL and in particular, the marking requirements for Paper 2 (25%) changing just last week, they went down like a lead balloon and AQA just last night have pulled them. All whilst MFL teachers are 1/2

If I were a Head teacher I swear, uniform would be so simple. I’d have a white polo top, logo jumper and jogging bottoms. Shorts in summer. Black trainers. Comfy, unisex. Talking secondary here as well. Enforcing Ties/blazers and constant battles over shoes? Nah. Wouldn’t be bothered.

I saw that a teacher was among the people arrested over being in the protest in London for Palestine Action over the weekend. Just curious, what would happen to this person upon return in Sept? Btw not me or anyone I know!

Glad I came off there. All the other Teachers and the Edu community should also stop and move here 👏🏻

What I am reading into the #curriculumandassessmentreview is that Primary MFL is on shaky ground and I can see it going. Which, I’m not *actually* against. Obviously would be saddened for colleagues who teach primary languages but there’s just too much going on in the curriculum at primary…..

@trythisteaching.bsky.social Really enjoyed your keynote at our Trust PD day on Friday! Should have come and said hi in person but was so busy! Thank you for joining us 👏🏻

Unpopular opinion, but now I’m a parent I get it. I’d rather have 20-30 *genuine* words in a report about my son than 100 which are a non personal copy n paste job. I need to tell nursery this….! 🤣

Ok no transferring please otherwise I’ll have to update September’s Yr 7 booklets again 🤣 #MFLBlueSky

Parenting an 18mth old is taking all my behaviour management skills and training, to the MAX 🤣

Cat sitting for the next door neighbour. Where do you think the cat is in this photo?! 🤣

Free tip for School Leaders: please go along and ask staff how the MFL speaking exams are going. It goes a long way. They’re real exams and they’re exhausting. It’s noticed when it feels like “SLT don’t care”. Chasing down non-attendee students takes time too. Ask where you can support. 👍🏻

Had some lovely #Easter fun today at a local petting farm and we held chicks and ducks- and fed rabbits! So, so cute 🥰 🐣 🦆

What’s the beef over in the bad place about subject knowledge vs pedagogy???

It would be the first weekend of the Easter holidays that I come down with a cold/chesty cough. OF COURSE. And I’ve a revision day at school to do tomorrow 🫠

Very much enjoying these sunny evenings 😎

Ok how is it like still about a month until Easter?? I can’t continue eating all this chocolate 🤣🙈

When you see the social media comments re: fines for taking kids out of school during term time, you realise that sadly there just ARE parents who don’t value education. How do we win them back? Are they “winnable?”

My little farmer who loves books about farms and animals 🥰 #worldbookday 📚💙

What do they do all week in training? WHAT DO THEY DO?! They can’t string a pass together??!!! This is ridiculous 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ #manchesterunited

Made it to a half term where no one is sick 👏🏻 Got to have a child-free lunch out today too! #thelittlethings

I’ve never seen so much ignorant privilege as I have recently, coming from rich, right wingers who even DARE to say they wish Putin were running us instead of Starmer. Maybe the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and most of Reform/Tories should go and ask the people of Ukraine what they think of him eh?

Can I just ask, what would it be to Ofsted about the length of summer holidays? They’re a quality assurance organisation, no? Isn’t this over reaching?

Oh gosh I have got behind posting on here- sorry! Come back to 1k followers! Amazing thank you! I will try to be less boring and more present 👏🏻

This would be some people’s idea of hell. I am not some people. 👏🏻

Update: appointment at out of hrs in hospital at 8.30pm. Doctor gave antibiotics there and then- another ear infection 😫 Back home tucked up in bed and hopefully on the mend. Got there in the end anyways #thankyouNHS

I will defend the NHS with every fibre of my being, but we need to do something about the lack of GP services at the weekend. Sickness isn’t Mon-Fri. Been waiting 3hrs for a 111 callback for a poorly 1 year old 😫

So they make out they get banished from the castle, the bedrooms look like they’re in a castle, but they leave/come in the jeeps? So where do they stay?! #thetraitors

£300 for a train ticket to Edinburgh in Feb. Any wonder why people choose to fly? 😡

Designing a session in “effective intervention in MFL”. Helping staff see - not “more of the same” - not “re-teaching” - needs to be really specific, targetted + focussed - get that high success rate to build confidence! #MFLBluesky

I tweeted PaddyPower ages ago when I first saw the trophy “ballon d’art” and yes, they’re still doing it and it DOESNT MEAN GOLDEN DART 🤦🏽‍♀️ No one in their comms team speak French? No one???! *sigh*

Utterly fantastic! 17! Wow 🙌🏻👏🏻

My son is back in nursery today (after being unwell, Christmas etc). Anyways husband and I have taken ourselves to a day spa! OMG have not known peace like this in a looooonnngg time! 🤣

Gosh what IS this horrible cough and chest infection going round? Feel like I’ve been sick for ages 😖 antibiotics have helped a LOT but wish the cough would leave me alone so I can sleep 😢 Solidarity to anyone else out there with this! I blame my kid- nursery germs!

Almost 100 MFLers and growing...! So happy our safe, happy, inclusive and dynamic community is growing and thriving here! #MFLBluesky go.bsky.app/Q7YeNDx

Used the fact today I’ve a chesty cough and lack of voice to sit and do some curriculum resourcing. This booklet is our best ever- a real labour of love following curriculum discussions, teaching, and wonderful feedback from my team. Converts to booklets for sure! 👏🏻 #MFLBluesky

Over on the bad place I see that they’re letting the bots and professional trolls get themselves in a tizz about a petition that won’t go anywhere. The “world’s town square” is now literally a sewer of disinformation, anger and right-wing politics. We’re all better off out 👍🏻

Alongside building a community of leaders, we'd love this to become an opportunity to share expertise, wisdom and viewpoints on a range of scenarios, the first of which is on the substack below 👇🏽 @pnjfoster.bsky.social @bennewmark.bsky.social @nowmrsmfl.bsky.social @profcoe.bsky.social

MFL DD went well today. Really positive interactions with us and the Inspector. I know it shouldn’t matter but it genuinely does make a difference when your DD inspector is a specialist in your subject. 👏🏻

Ofsted Monday.