Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social
French teacher 33 years, now writing materials frenchteacher.net, blogs and books about language teaching.
Recent Ofqual guidance on grading of new GCSEs. No surprises.
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Recent Ofqual guidance on grading of new GCSEs. No surprises.
After staring at Word docs and pdfs, the final product is good to have. Much work from me and my editor/wife went into this!
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
After staring at Word docs and pdfs, the final product is good to have. Much work from me and my editor/wife went into this!
I know you love AI. Here is something they have in common.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I know you love AI. Here is something they have in common.
Thread. Snow here today in Charente Maritime. Unusual.
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Thread. Snow here today in Charente Maritime. Unusual.
An interesting table shared by Gianfranco Conti on what distinguishes languages from other subjects. Shared on FB in the GILT group.
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
An interesting table shared by Gianfranco Conti on what distinguishes languages from other subjects. Shared on FB in the GILT group.
Shared by Gianfranco on FB. A super table on behaviour management issues.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Shared by Gianfranco on FB. A super table on behaviour management issues.
The view from here
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The view from here
Our home on the Murray River for the next three days.
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our home on the Murray River for the next three days.
Where am I? Sorry, no ALT text!
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Where am I? Sorry, no ALT text!
Why teaching lexical chunks is more efficient than teaching single words.
October 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why teaching lexical chunks is more efficient than teaching single words.
Sharing this from Gianfranco on the GILT Facebook group. Vocabulary versus grammar.
October 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Sharing this from Gianfranco on the GILT Facebook group. Vocabulary versus grammar.
The view from here. Hell’s Gates, near Noosa, Queensland.
October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The view from here. Hell’s Gates, near Noosa, Queensland.
We’re very lucky to be staying on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This evening’s view of Mt Cooroy.
October 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We’re very lucky to be staying on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This evening’s view of Mt Cooroy.
He makes it sound simple… here are just two of several reasons why nationalising water companies is difficult.
September 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
He makes it sound simple… here are just two of several reasons why nationalising water companies is difficult.
Of interest to UK readers? We have relatively safe roads!
September 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Of interest to UK readers? We have relatively safe roads!
The view from Blackfriars station this morning.
September 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The view from Blackfriars station this morning.
In terms of numbers of international tourists, France is top. UK figures not given in this chart.
August 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
In terms of numbers of international tourists, France is top. UK figures not given in this chart.
This surprised me. UK tourism receipts now higher than France’s. Source: UN Tourism.
August 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This surprised me. UK tourism receipts now higher than France’s. Source: UN Tourism.
How that might work (Chat GPT version).
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
How that might work (Chat GPT version).
Ian Dunt writing well about asylum hotels etc in the i paper today.
August 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Ian Dunt writing well about asylum hotels etc in the i paper today.
Following on from your earlier point. This is from the EEF’s review
August 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Following on from your earlier point. This is from the EEF’s review
Where am I? No Alt text I’m afraid.
August 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Where am I? No Alt text I’m afraid.
Yes, similar. I found this.
August 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Yes, similar. I found this.