Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social
French teacher 33 years, now writing materials frenchteacher.net, blogs and books about language teaching.
I like the emphasis on mini whiteboards rather than paper. Also the 3-part categorisation of errors. Your input has been useful to me in our rewrite of BTSB.
January 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I like the emphasis on mini whiteboards rather than paper. Also the 3-part categorisation of errors. Your input has been useful to me in our rewrite of BTSB.
Really interesting. I wonder whether the best washback would be to really focus on transcription at KS3, rather than spending valuable time on it later. More time transcribing means less time communicating.
January 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Really interesting. I wonder whether the best washback would be to really focus on transcription at KS3, rather than spending valuable time on it later. More time transcribing means less time communicating.
And thanks to Helen Myers @helenmyers.bsky.social and the ALL London committee for organising such a good, welcoming event.
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
And thanks to Helen Myers @helenmyers.bsky.social and the ALL London committee for organising such a good, welcoming event.