Vocabulous
@vocabulous.bsky.social
Using Latin and Greek root words to teach English vocabulary in KS2/KS3 English lessons | Winner @LtTeachersSHINE 21 | @shinetrustuk
A very happy summer holiday to all the wonderful schools that we work with! 🥳😎
We've had a brilliant year and are excited to work with lots of new schools in September!
We've had a brilliant year and are excited to work with lots of new schools in September!
July 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A very happy summer holiday to all the wonderful schools that we work with! 🥳😎
We've had a brilliant year and are excited to work with lots of new schools in September!
We've had a brilliant year and are excited to work with lots of new schools in September!
My Year 6 students were really excited coming out of their SPaG SATs paper. "They asked what the prefix 'anti' meant and we knew it because we've just done it on Vocabulous!"
- Year 6 teacher in Nottingham
- Year 6 teacher in Nottingham
June 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My Year 6 students were really excited coming out of their SPaG SATs paper. "They asked what the prefix 'anti' meant and we knew it because we've just done it on Vocabulous!"
- Year 6 teacher in Nottingham
- Year 6 teacher in Nottingham
🥳 We've been nominated as 'One to Watch' in the University of York Enterprise Awards 2025! 🥳
It's an exciting time at Vocabulous as we're launching our new primary curriculum! 📝
We're also focusing on effective implementation to ensure our schools see the impact we know is possible 💪🏻
It's an exciting time at Vocabulous as we're launching our new primary curriculum! 📝
We're also focusing on effective implementation to ensure our schools see the impact we know is possible 💪🏻
June 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🥳 We've been nominated as 'One to Watch' in the University of York Enterprise Awards 2025! 🥳
It's an exciting time at Vocabulous as we're launching our new primary curriculum! 📝
We're also focusing on effective implementation to ensure our schools see the impact we know is possible 💪🏻
It's an exciting time at Vocabulous as we're launching our new primary curriculum! 📝
We're also focusing on effective implementation to ensure our schools see the impact we know is possible 💪🏻
Did you know that if you're a state school, you can apply to @classicsforall.bsky.social for funding to cover your first year's subscription to @vocabulous.bsky.social?
The deadline to apply for a Sept start is next week - get in touch with CfA for an application form now if you're interested! 🙋🏽
The deadline to apply for a Sept start is next week - get in touch with CfA for an application form now if you're interested! 🙋🏽
June 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Did you know that if you're a state school, you can apply to @classicsforall.bsky.social for funding to cover your first year's subscription to @vocabulous.bsky.social?
The deadline to apply for a Sept start is next week - get in touch with CfA for an application form now if you're interested! 🙋🏽
The deadline to apply for a Sept start is next week - get in touch with CfA for an application form now if you're interested! 🙋🏽
Our focus for the next academic year is #implementation - so we're spending this half term producing a range of resources to support teachers and schools in their implementation of @vocabulous.bsky.social, to ensure they're seeing maximum #impact for their students 👩🏼💻
May 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Our focus for the next academic year is #implementation - so we're spending this half term producing a range of resources to support teachers and schools in their implementation of @vocabulous.bsky.social, to ensure they're seeing maximum #impact for their students 👩🏼💻
"The whole class’ vocabulary is definitely improving and has been enriched by what we’ve done so far on Vocabulous."
— Y6 Teacher, York
🌟 Join schools across the UK enhancing literacy with Vocabulous KS2!
🔗 www.vocabulous.co.uk
#TeacherVoices #VocabulousInAction
— Y6 Teacher, York
🌟 Join schools across the UK enhancing literacy with Vocabulous KS2!
🔗 www.vocabulous.co.uk
#TeacherVoices #VocabulousInAction
May 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"The whole class’ vocabulary is definitely improving and has been enriched by what we’ve done so far on Vocabulous."
— Y6 Teacher, York
🌟 Join schools across the UK enhancing literacy with Vocabulous KS2!
🔗 www.vocabulous.co.uk
#TeacherVoices #VocabulousInAction
— Y6 Teacher, York
🌟 Join schools across the UK enhancing literacy with Vocabulous KS2!
🔗 www.vocabulous.co.uk
#TeacherVoices #VocabulousInAction
🌟Thanks to @classicsforall.bsky.social for including @vocabulous.bsky.social in your Primary Schools' newsletter!
🥳We are excited to be launching our new KS2 curriculum. There's still time to find out more about it - sign up to our webinar next week: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
🥳We are excited to be launching our new KS2 curriculum. There's still time to find out more about it - sign up to our webinar next week: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
May 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🌟Thanks to @classicsforall.bsky.social for including @vocabulous.bsky.social in your Primary Schools' newsletter!
🥳We are excited to be launching our new KS2 curriculum. There's still time to find out more about it - sign up to our webinar next week: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
🥳We are excited to be launching our new KS2 curriculum. There's still time to find out more about it - sign up to our webinar next week: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
🥳 We're running a webinar about our new KS2 curriculum tomorrow!
Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulousuk approach with teachers, and introducing them to our #morphology-focused #curriculum!
Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulousuk approach with teachers, and introducing them to our #morphology-focused #curriculum!
April 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🥳 We're running a webinar about our new KS2 curriculum tomorrow!
Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulousuk approach with teachers, and introducing them to our #morphology-focused #curriculum!
Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulousuk approach with teachers, and introducing them to our #morphology-focused #curriculum!
📖We enjoyed reading this article from TES about how the language pupils hear changes at transition from primary to secondary school.
📝Our new KS2 + KS3 curricula will provide a 5 year course across transition 💪🏻 #continuity #vocab #strategy #impact
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
📝Our new KS2 + KS3 curricula will provide a 5 year course across transition 💪🏻 #continuity #vocab #strategy #impact
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition
New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases - something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers
www.tes.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
📖We enjoyed reading this article from TES about how the language pupils hear changes at transition from primary to secondary school.
📝Our new KS2 + KS3 curricula will provide a 5 year course across transition 💪🏻 #continuity #vocab #strategy #impact
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
📝Our new KS2 + KS3 curricula will provide a 5 year course across transition 💪🏻 #continuity #vocab #strategy #impact
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
🥳 The first webinar about our new KS2 curriculum is today!
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulous.bsky.social approach with teachers, and introducing them to our morphology-focused curriculum!
📣 Sign up for our next webinar here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulous.bsky.social approach with teachers, and introducing them to our morphology-focused curriculum!
📣 Sign up for our next webinar here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
April 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🥳 The first webinar about our new KS2 curriculum is today!
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulous.bsky.social approach with teachers, and introducing them to our morphology-focused curriculum!
📣 Sign up for our next webinar here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📝 We're looking forward to sharing the @vocabulous.bsky.social approach with teachers, and introducing them to our morphology-focused curriculum!
📣 Sign up for our next webinar here: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
📣Looking for an innovative, evidence-based way to boost vocabulary, reading & spelling in KS2?
💻Our first KS2 info webinar is next week on Thurs 3rd April 3.30-4pm
🥳Latin & Greek roots, fully planned lessons, big literacy impact. Come and find out more 👇
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
💻Our first KS2 info webinar is next week on Thurs 3rd April 3.30-4pm
🥳Latin & Greek roots, fully planned lessons, big literacy impact. Come and find out more 👇
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
March 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📣Looking for an innovative, evidence-based way to boost vocabulary, reading & spelling in KS2?
💻Our first KS2 info webinar is next week on Thurs 3rd April 3.30-4pm
🥳Latin & Greek roots, fully planned lessons, big literacy impact. Come and find out more 👇
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
💻Our first KS2 info webinar is next week on Thurs 3rd April 3.30-4pm
🥳Latin & Greek roots, fully planned lessons, big literacy impact. Come and find out more 👇
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
@vocabulous.bsky.social is excited to be part of the North East Festival of Languages @EYFOLNE today at Great North Museum in partnership with @classicsforall.bsky.social!
March 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@vocabulous.bsky.social is excited to be part of the North East Festival of Languages @EYFOLNE today at Great North Museum in partnership with @classicsforall.bsky.social!
📢 Find out more about our new KS2 curriculum! 📢
Sign up below to attend one of our online information webinars:
✏️Thursday 3rd April 3.30-4pm
✏️Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
✏️Monday 12th May 3.30-4pm
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
Sign up below to attend one of our online information webinars:
✏️Thursday 3rd April 3.30-4pm
✏️Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
✏️Monday 12th May 3.30-4pm
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
March 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
📢 Find out more about our new KS2 curriculum! 📢
Sign up below to attend one of our online information webinars:
✏️Thursday 3rd April 3.30-4pm
✏️Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
✏️Monday 12th May 3.30-4pm
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
Sign up below to attend one of our online information webinars:
✏️Thursday 3rd April 3.30-4pm
✏️Tuesday 29th April 3.30-4pm
✏️Monday 12th May 3.30-4pm
forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
We're very excited to announce that our new KS2 curriculum is launching in September 2025!
⭐️Fully planned curriculum for Y5+6
⭐️40 Latin and Ancient Greek roots & prefixes, unlocking 1000+ English words
⭐️Optional CPD for participating schools
More: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
⭐️Fully planned curriculum for Y5+6
⭐️40 Latin and Ancient Greek roots & prefixes, unlocking 1000+ English words
⭐️Optional CPD for participating schools
More: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
March 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We're very excited to announce that our new KS2 curriculum is launching in September 2025!
⭐️Fully planned curriculum for Y5+6
⭐️40 Latin and Ancient Greek roots & prefixes, unlocking 1000+ English words
⭐️Optional CPD for participating schools
More: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
⭐️Fully planned curriculum for Y5+6
⭐️40 Latin and Ancient Greek roots & prefixes, unlocking 1000+ English words
⭐️Optional CPD for participating schools
More: forms.office.com/e/Gzksq1xFLq
👋🏼Meet our Education Programmes Lead, Caitlin Mackinder! We are delighted to have Caitlin on board and she's already started to plan some new programmes for September 2025! 🎉
March 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
👋🏼Meet our Education Programmes Lead, Caitlin Mackinder! We are delighted to have Caitlin on board and she's already started to plan some new programmes for September 2025! 🎉
Great to see two fab @vocabulous.bsky.social NE Programme schools in this article - @DurhamJohnston and @PolamHallSchool are teaching Latin to students in the North East as well as using Vocabulous to teach Latin and Greek roots to students in their English lessons!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northern academics condemn axing of state sector Latin funding
Teachers and academics in the shadow of Hadrian's Wall hit back against the axing of Latin funding.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Great to see two fab @vocabulous.bsky.social NE Programme schools in this article - @DurhamJohnston and @PolamHallSchool are teaching Latin to students in the North East as well as using Vocabulous to teach Latin and Greek roots to students in their English lessons!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Tell us a word you didn't know before you did Vocabulous."
These are the words that Year 6 students came up with:
manuscript, biodiversity, cacophony, interjection, infrastructure, polyphonic, autobiography
#vocabulary #tier2 #tier3 #ks2english #spag #year6
These are the words that Year 6 students came up with:
manuscript, biodiversity, cacophony, interjection, infrastructure, polyphonic, autobiography
#vocabulary #tier2 #tier3 #ks2english #spag #year6
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Tell us a word you didn't know before you did Vocabulous."
These are the words that Year 6 students came up with:
manuscript, biodiversity, cacophony, interjection, infrastructure, polyphonic, autobiography
#vocabulary #tier2 #tier3 #ks2english #spag #year6
These are the words that Year 6 students came up with:
manuscript, biodiversity, cacophony, interjection, infrastructure, polyphonic, autobiography
#vocabulary #tier2 #tier3 #ks2english #spag #year6
"The children absolutely loved it when they heard the word 'cacophony' in our class reader Who Let The Gods Out and told the supply teacher with great confidence what it meant and how they knew it!"
This is our goal! 🥳 Thank you Riddings Junior Sch @crawfordmatt77.bsky.social for the fab feedback!
This is our goal! 🥳 Thank you Riddings Junior Sch @crawfordmatt77.bsky.social for the fab feedback!
February 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"The children absolutely loved it when they heard the word 'cacophony' in our class reader Who Let The Gods Out and told the supply teacher with great confidence what it meant and how they knew it!"
This is our goal! 🥳 Thank you Riddings Junior Sch @crawfordmatt77.bsky.social for the fab feedback!
This is our goal! 🥳 Thank you Riddings Junior Sch @crawfordmatt77.bsky.social for the fab feedback!
Lots of teachers are signing up for a free 14-day guest pass to @vocabulous.bsky.social!
Sign up today, to see how Vocabulous could enhance vocabulary teaching in your school’s English lessons!
forms.office.com/e/cgmMKmkyyW
Sign up today, to see how Vocabulous could enhance vocabulary teaching in your school’s English lessons!
forms.office.com/e/cgmMKmkyyW
February 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Lots of teachers are signing up for a free 14-day guest pass to @vocabulous.bsky.social!
Sign up today, to see how Vocabulous could enhance vocabulary teaching in your school’s English lessons!
forms.office.com/e/cgmMKmkyyW
Sign up today, to see how Vocabulous could enhance vocabulary teaching in your school’s English lessons!
forms.office.com/e/cgmMKmkyyW
"I really enjoy it - as do the children. It is helping with their #spelling and understanding the #etymology of words which helps with their reading #comprehension.”
- Year 6 teacher, Nottingham, about @vocabulous.bsky.social 🥳📝💻
- Year 6 teacher, Nottingham, about @vocabulous.bsky.social 🥳📝💻
January 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"I really enjoy it - as do the children. It is helping with their #spelling and understanding the #etymology of words which helps with their reading #comprehension.”
- Year 6 teacher, Nottingham, about @vocabulous.bsky.social 🥳📝💻
- Year 6 teacher, Nottingham, about @vocabulous.bsky.social 🥳📝💻
❓"Can you see any roots you recognise?"
❓"What does the prefix 'mono' mean?"
❓"We've learnt 'graph' - what could a lexicographer be?"
Sometimes just putting a grid of words on the board and chatting about their #morphology is all you need 😀
#starter #plenary #vocabulary
❓"What does the prefix 'mono' mean?"
❓"We've learnt 'graph' - what could a lexicographer be?"
Sometimes just putting a grid of words on the board and chatting about their #morphology is all you need 😀
#starter #plenary #vocabulary
January 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
❓"Can you see any roots you recognise?"
❓"What does the prefix 'mono' mean?"
❓"We've learnt 'graph' - what could a lexicographer be?"
Sometimes just putting a grid of words on the board and chatting about their #morphology is all you need 😀
#starter #plenary #vocabulary
❓"What does the prefix 'mono' mean?"
❓"We've learnt 'graph' - what could a lexicographer be?"
Sometimes just putting a grid of words on the board and chatting about their #morphology is all you need 😀
#starter #plenary #vocabulary
How are your students doing on @vocabulous.bsky.social this year? We love seeing your progress! Keep winning those stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
How are your students doing on @vocabulous.bsky.social this year? We love seeing your progress! Keep winning those stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️