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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Sep 10

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...

Head of MFL, Northumberland - Tes Jobs

Bedlington Academy, United Kingdom

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you! 🤩

Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you! Super excited about this 🤩

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 22

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! 🌍✨

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 18

5 tipos de test

Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fases de la lección perfecta

Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 6

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.

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Aug 6

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...

Editable Languages Teacher Planner | A4 | 39 Weeks | Teaching Resources

A vibrant, editable teacher planner designed by a classroom teacher for real-life teaching! With 39 weeks of daily planning space, curriculum overviews, data trackin

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jul 22

Now with a working link
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🎓 Supporting Year 12 Spanish: Summary Sentences Booklet ✍️

As part of my prep for the new academic year, I’ve put together a set of summary sentences designed specifically for next year’s Year 12 Spanish students. These concise, high-impact sentences are i…

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jul 17

Two simple and versatile resources to bulk print before the summer

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Consejería de Educación Reino Unido e Irlanda on X: "📣 The new posters from the “Español: A Million Reasons” series and the leaflets about our programmes and resources in the UK are now available! 🖨️ All materials are copyright-free and ready for download, printing and sharing. 👉🔗 https://t.co/8MYPhwqLeS @AccEducativaExt https://t.co/YPXyZiZkwj" / X

📣 The new posters from the “Español: A Million Reasons” series and the leaflets about our programmes and resources in the UK are now available! 🖨️ All materials are copyright-free and ready for download, printing and sharing. 👉🔗 https://t.co/8MYPhwqLeS @AccEducativaExt https://t.co/YPXyZiZkwj

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jul 5

@theniceman.bsky.social I thought you would appreciate this

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jul 5

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”

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Does AI make us dull? Students have answered that question

An MIT experiment shows exactly what happens to the brain when writing an essay with the help of AI – and without it

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks, Melody, that’s lovely feedback 😊

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 27

⭐️ NEW SPANISH RESOURCE BLOG ⭐️

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Preparing for the Reading Aloud Task in GCSE Spanish

To help my Year 10 students prepare for the reading aloud section of the new GCSE Spanish speaking exam, I’ve translated this set of questions from AQA’s German and French reading aloud materials. …

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Helen Myers @helenmyers.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

Practical suggestions for grading your Year 10 students taking the new GCSE ML

It's the time of year when teachers ask questions on various fora about how to interpret assessment data and how to respond to management,...

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 22

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🎓 Supporting Year 12 Spanish: Summary Sentences Booklet ✍️

As part of my prep for the new academic year, I’ve put together a set of summary sentences designed specifically for next year’s Year 12 Spanish students. These concise, high-impact sentences are i…

thinkingediaz.wordpress.com

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 20

⭐️ NEW BLOG ⭐️
#mfltwitterati

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🎓 Supporting Year 12 Spanish: Summary Sentences Booklet ✍️

As part of my prep for the new academic year, I’ve put together a set of summary sentences designed specifically for next year’s Year 12 Spanish students. These concise, high-impact sentences are i…

thinkingediaz.wordpress.com

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Shorts weather, definitely!

Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you! It was such a brilliant day! We were looked after so well and the teachers who came to the session were brilliant to work with - 30 degrees in the room and still willing to give everything a go.

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 17

I know! How did that even happen?

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Elena Díaz @teacherydiaz.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

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