I’ll be co-hosting the Teachers’ Show and Tell with @helenmyers.bsky.social at the Language Show 2025 this Saturday from 17.30 to 19.00. We’re looking for teachers who’d like to present. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Looking forward to the show and tell tomorrow! Please come along and share snippets of what works for you! Thank you. Please share #MFLBluesky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....

This evening, I attended a highly insightful and thoroughly practical webinar hosted by @helenmyers.bsky.social on behalf of @all-london.org.uk. The session was delivered by @jenolanguages.bsky.social on "Building Language Communities Online Using Social Media with Purpose"

An excellent post Vincent about a depressing fact. Your analogy with selling petrol is very appropriate. Thanks for keeping this issue going and for explaining the reasons.

Here's a post I wrote on grading: whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...

Hear here, a timely reminder. I can't abide the 4 - 'pass' and 5 'good pass' nonsense.

I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.

Why grade boundaries can be misleading helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-... Hope this helps to avoid wasting time comparing raw marks / percentages with other subjects/years/papers and drawing misleading conclusions. #MFLBlueSky

Thanks to all who supported our ALL London June Event on Sat 21st June. See the report and photos here: all-london.org.uk/all-events/t... Excellent speakers and exhibition + lovely to have the chance to meet up face to face. Please save the date for the January Event: Sat 17th Jan 26 at the BFI.

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

EVERYBODY WAKE UP IT'S MONDAY! #MondayMotivation

Dear language teachers! Join us for ‘The ALL London June Event’ — Sat 21 June, 10am–2pm. Topics: pedagogy, the new GCSE, Cities of Languages, & Primary ideas sharing. Info & sign-up: tinyurl.com/alljuneevent25 Please share! 🙏 #MFLBlueSky @all-languages.org.uk @all-london.org.uk

Great to see the first Fabian Review since I joined @thefabians.bsky.social on the way to our members! Fantastic interview with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and fascinating articles from @judekd.bsky.social , @paulmason.bsky.social, @sasjkia.bsky.social and @alexgporter.bsky.social

Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment. Happy World Book Day.

Hi gang. My films ‘In The Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ are on #BBCFour this evening, at 9pm and 10.40pm. Do enjoy if you’re a fan of repeated threat.

HGV I draw all my cartoons to order (they're not prints). If you don't see what you're after on our website, you can email us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

A very useful post to explain how to get flexible return tickets to St Pancras International when using Eurostar. www.seat61.com/european-tra...

Delighted to announce Jérôme Nogues will be speaking in Oxford on Friday 28th Feb @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social. Come and join us either online or in-person to discuss great ideas for teaching listening skills using AI! bit.ly/ALLOxford2025 #MFLBluesky #LangSky @all4languages.bsky.social

A Hard Frost. -1°C just after sunrise. The sound of geese high above

I thoroughly recommend the book 'Petit Pays' by Gaël Fayet. Selected for the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2016, I am sure it would really appeal to 6th formers. I've written a blogpost with my reflections and links to music and interviews etc. #MFLBluesky helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/02/gael...

“I had that actress from the 1950 film “Odette” in the back of my cab once” “Anna Neagle?” “No, she was on her own”

Wool

🎶 La nouvelle scène de chanteurs en langues régionales face à un plafond de verre national Autrefois assimilés au militantisme, les artistes qui chantent en breton, occitan, basque ou corse sont aujourd’hui plus nombreux. Pourtant, ils se heurtent aux réticences des médias et de l’industrie.

#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

@bbcradio3bot.bsky.social interesting interview about Music is Medecine. I can verify that bbc radio 3 is a wonderful therapy. Thank you.

Dans cet océan de mauvaises nouvelles, une éclaircie ce matin qui nous concerne…Vous êtes 2 millions à écouter chaque jour @franceculture.fr et plus de 900 000 le matin, un grand merci pour votre écoute réconfortante ✨🎉

Opinion | All that is good or decent in the Conservative tradition dies gurgling in the sewer 🖋 @IanDunt.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3Ps2JkZ

Aux États-Unis, Meta recule sur la modération des contenus en abandonnant le fact-checking

Today's episode covered the exquisite score for 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Quels morceaux souhaitez-vous entendre dans VOTRE émission samedi prochain ? On attend vos suggestions musicales pour "France Musique est à vous" ! ➡️ l.francemusique.fr/G1z

Please come to The ALL London January Event Sat 18th Jan 10–2.15. Great speakers cover competitions, upskilling your language, GCSE,Primary resources + sharing ideas. Exhibitors offering prizes! More info + registration: tinyurl.com/alljanevent25 Please share! #MFLBluesky @ALL4language

The wonderful Jakub Orlinski singing now.

Observing Anderson attempting to traverse this delicate issue is like watching a pigeon trying to fill in a mortgage application; obvious he doesn't have a clue and just makes a mess.

As I’ve said before, we need to make @bsky.app the biggest social media platform on the planet. We need to do it with speed & we need to do it with urgency & then we need to use it with truth & justice to send Elon Musk packing www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Stromae's Multitude film: youtu.be/l5WgAr4B8Vo?... It was sad that I could not see him in Toulouse or London because of his illness - but so glad that he is still producing music. A véritable genius! #MFLBluesky

All concerts between April and July 2025 are now available to view online 🥳 Head to our website to browse and fill your diary with exciting musical events ✨ 🔗 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/ser...

BBC basically sitting unchallenged on Christmas Day, absolutely owning it. The politicians who like to speak about how irrelevant it is in an age of Netflix might want to take a moment to reflect.

Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social

Make Jacob’s Christmas. Join a union youtu.be/jg0D2yNiqHM?...

Wedding anniversaries: 1 - Paper 3 - Leather 5 - Wood 10 - Tin 20 - China 25 - Silver 30 - Pearl 40 - Ruby 50 - Gold 60 - Printer Ink

Thanks for your piece in @inews.co.uk today @charlenewhite.bsky.social I love your approach to Christmas (possibly because it is so close to my own) but I especially appreciate the way you use your article to laugh off criticism. Happy Christmas!

Welcome to our Bluesky account where you will find updates on open science publishing, policies and practice. This account will also provide thought leadership posts on scholarly publishing, partnership announcements and updates on PLOS policies and initiatives.

Loving Carols at #RAH !

The ALL London January Event -Saturday, 18th January 25-hosted by Harris School Bermondsey. A programme packed with practical ideas to benefit teachers of all languages and all sectors + a chance to socialise. Please share! Thanks #all4languages #MFLBluesky www.tickettailor.com/events/assoc...

Please consider following the ALL London Region Branch, set up to share Branch events and webinars. Please share: @all-london.org.uk Thank you. #MFLBLuesky #all4languages