Mr E
@theniceman.bsky.social
French and Spanish teacher. I like to play football in the park with my brother. Last weekend I went shopping. Next weekend if it is sunny I would like to swim.
https://whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/
https://whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/
Wasn't Mandelson meant to be the master manipulator and string puller puppet master spider at the centre of the web?
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Wasn't Mandelson meant to be the master manipulator and string puller puppet master spider at the centre of the web?
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The Language Lab Podcast
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February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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My Y11 do this to help remember random vocabulary items.
We wrote stories today and substituted some words to a language of our choice. Some fantastic stories and excellent efforts!
#ScotlandLovesLanguages
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February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
My Y11 do this to help remember random vocabulary items.
What do I think of cold calling?
And what do my pupils make of how I do it?
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And what do my pupils make of how I do it?
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February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
What do I think of cold calling?
And what do my pupils make of how I do it?
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2024/05/hot-...
And what do my pupils make of how I do it?
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Primary Languages CPD Series video #6: The Programme of Study - Listening and Speaking www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyDp... Available now
Primary Languages CPD Series #6: The Programme of Study - Listening and Speaking
YouTube video by Clare Seccombe
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February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Primary Languages CPD Series video #6: The Programme of Study - Listening and Speaking www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyDp... Available now
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There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
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The Language Lab Podcast
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February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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I learned from @WxNB_ that Cuba just marked its lowest temperature on record. Indio Hatuey recorded temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius. This is the first time any part of Cuba officially reached the freezing point. 🥶
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I learned from @WxNB_ that Cuba just marked its lowest temperature on record. Indio Hatuey recorded temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius. This is the first time any part of Cuba officially reached the freezing point. 🥶
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I wonder how people feel about the question of 'cold-calling' and hands up questioning. I've just written something on this: frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/02/cold...
Cold calling or inclusive questioning?
This post was prompted by an exchange on LinkedIn. Rachel Higginson, experienced education consultant and founder of Finding my Voice, poste...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I wonder how people feel about the question of 'cold-calling' and hands up questioning. I've just written something on this: frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2026/02/cold...
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Not bad in that recognises solutions for pupils who find learning harder are not ndividual level but misses how much good behaviour generally changes the game. It's far easier to be inclusive with a well behaved class of 34 than it is a badly behaved one of 15.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on inclusive schools: ministers should recognise that class size matters | Editorial
Editorial: Less crowded classrooms would make interacting with teachers easier, benefiting pupils including those with Send
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February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Not bad in that recognises solutions for pupils who find learning harder are not ndividual level but misses how much good behaviour generally changes the game. It's far easier to be inclusive with a well behaved class of 34 than it is a badly behaved one of 15.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A problem is that there are many of us who read about, research, and publish on AI (and have been doing so for years), but the university puts us on the same playing field of decision-making about it with those who have not.
I’m gonna name it. This isn’t a case of “legitimately differing opinions.” It is blatant professorial malpractice to adopt/allow genAI (or really *any* new edtech) just b/c we are told that we must. Especially in the humanities classroom, the only “ethical use” or reasonable stance is to keep it out
February 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A problem is that there are many of us who read about, research, and publish on AI (and have been doing so for years), but the university puts us on the same playing field of decision-making about it with those who have not.
Twitter. Tik tok. Washington Post.
Buy them up. Close down content you don't want to hear.
Buy them up. Close down content you don't want to hear.
February 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Twitter. Tik tok. Washington Post.
Buy them up. Close down content you don't want to hear.
Buy them up. Close down content you don't want to hear.
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Feedback can make lessons look slick or it can make learning more durable. It can’t do both at once.
When feedback is immediate, performance improves but understanding often doesn’t. When we delay, reduce & summarise students are forced to think, judge & remember. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
When feedback is immediate, performance improves but understanding often doesn’t. When we delay, reduce & summarise students are forced to think, judge & remember. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
The feedback continuum: why reducing feedback helps students learn
Paul Kirschner recently published this post on reducing feedback.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Feedback can make lessons look slick or it can make learning more durable. It can’t do both at once.
When feedback is immediate, performance improves but understanding often doesn’t. When we delay, reduce & summarise students are forced to think, judge & remember. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
When feedback is immediate, performance improves but understanding often doesn’t. When we delay, reduce & summarise students are forced to think, judge & remember. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
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The Language Lab Podcast
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February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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2. From 2018 when there was a step change in demands from repeated attempts at prelearned spiel, to exam conditions spontaneous writing at length on an unknown topic, what recalibration was made to reflect the higher standards? (They didn't do it.)
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Unfair grading and its impact in Languages
Imagine you are selling petrol for £1.40 a litre, and the other garages down the street all sell it for £1.30. Should you be surprised or c...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM
2. From 2018 when there was a step change in demands from repeated attempts at prelearned spiel, to exam conditions spontaneous writing at length on an unknown topic, what recalibration was made to reflect the higher standards? (They didn't do it.)
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
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If you hear anyone repeating the lie that low grades in languages reflects the standards in MFL, here's some questions they have to answer:
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
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1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 AM
If you hear anyone repeating the lie that low grades in languages reflects the standards in MFL, here's some questions they have to answer:
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
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Imagine your sweet, little 9-year-old girl was abducted and taken to a torture mill.
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Imagine your sweet, little 9-year-old girl was abducted and taken to a torture mill.
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
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You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
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There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
The Language Lab Podcast
On the first of these links, the episode 4 page currently opens the wrong episode. Use the second link for now: This week I was a guest on ...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
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A reminder about the economic value of immigration. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Zero net migration would shrink UK economy by 3.6%, says thinktank
Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts
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February 4, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A reminder about the economic value of immigration. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
If you hear anyone repeating the lie that low grades in languages reflects the standards in MFL, here's some questions they have to answer:
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 AM
If you hear anyone repeating the lie that low grades in languages reflects the standards in MFL, here's some questions they have to answer:
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
1. When was that calibration made? (It wasn't.)
...
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
American food health
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
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"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
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Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
American food health
There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
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The Language Lab Podcast
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February 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
There's an issue with the link to the podcast. Here's another link. We had plenty to say on the state of MFL!
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Fighting the language decline 2026 edition
10 years ago I wrote a post about fighting the decline in languages with an aim to giving practical strategies to build student competence, confidence and engagement. I thought I would revisit it 10 years later to see if older, wiser me had any better…
10 years ago I wrote a post about fighting the decline in languages with an aim to giving practical strategies to build student competence, confidence and engagement. I thought I would revisit it 10 years later to see if older, wiser me had any better…
Fighting the language decline 2026 edition
10 years ago I wrote a post about fighting the decline in languages with an aim to giving practical strategies to build student competence, confidence and engagement. I thought I would revisit it 10 years later to see if older, wiser me had any better ideas. Shortly after results day 2015 the Guardian ran a piece here reporting a continued decline in students taking GCSE languages.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Fighting the language decline 2026 edition
10 years ago I wrote a post about fighting the decline in languages with an aim to giving practical strategies to build student competence, confidence and engagement. I thought I would revisit it 10 years later to see if older, wiser me had any better…
10 years ago I wrote a post about fighting the decline in languages with an aim to giving practical strategies to build student competence, confidence and engagement. I thought I would revisit it 10 years later to see if older, wiser me had any better…