In this🆓online workshop, primary & secondary attendees @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I will:
✅reflect on current cluster working & transition processes
✅share examples of current practice
✅learn about support available
✅consider next steps
✅inform the development of an online toolkit for educators
The IPDA Conference is a welcoming event with a sense of community often missed at larger events. The variety and the international element make it a great conference to offer a new perspective. Tickets on sale with a 15% earlybird discount. We'd love to see you there! ipda.org.uk/ipda-interna...
Manx Independent KIDS SPREAD JAM AND BUTTER ON BUS SEATS.
When their parents find out they’re toast.
📣Calling teachers of #French in all education sectors in Scotland! Sign up for the online launch of our Teachers of French in Scotland association, aka TOFIS on 23 Feb at 4.15: https://loom.ly/q3sz-VA
PS - you'll want to save the date for our next Future of French en Écosse forum too!
SCILT has now opened registrations for Discovering the World of Arabic 2026-27. With courses designed specifically for Primary, BGE and Senior Phase learners, this programme offers your school a unique and valuable L3 experience.
https://loom.ly/NA19UgI .
#Arabic #LanguageLearning
🤩 Appreciate our friends @skillsdevscot.bsky.social @myworldofwork.bsky.social getting involved in #LanguagesWeekScotland over on Instagram
🏴Teachers following @scilt.bsky.social @saltlangs.bsky.social might be interested in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, open to pupils aged 11-18
⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot
It's a new year and a new opportunity for language teachers to get better connected 🌟
A key decision at the 2025 forum ‘The Future of French en Écosse’ was the creation of a free-to-join association for teachers of #French at all levels in Scotland. Find out more & register https://loom.ly/RKd1OqM
Our next Languages and Your Career webinar is on 15 January. Delivered in partnership with e-Sgoil and DYW Live, the webinar will see secondary learners discover the importance of languages and associated skills in the workplace: https://loom.ly/oXIOM8s
Look out for the Scholar for Modern Languages webinar on Tuesday 13th!
Our next Languages and Your Career webinar is on 15 January. Delivered in partnership with e-Sgoil and DYW Live, the webinar will see secondary learners discover the importance of languages and associated skills in the workplace: https://loom.ly/oXIOM8s
Our next Language Ambassadors session is on 23 January. Join us online where your secondary learners will hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose #languages as part of their learning! https://loom.ly/WTS0ups
🚨Bookings now open! Between Feb and May 2026 SCILT are running 4 in-person workshops in Glasgow. Informed by the latest guidance and examples of current practice, workshops will develop practice related to the home and taught languages in your context. Register for free: https://loom.ly/vhuZ_O4
Thank you so much for joining us!
🎄Looking for Christmas resources for your languages classroom? Visit our dedicated webpage which has a wide range of activities, games and ideas in French, German, Spanish, Gaelic, Italian, Mandarin, BSL and more! https://loom.ly/1nIi2tc
Lorna Milne, a former Master at St Andrews, Professor Emerita in French, and President of the Franco-Scottish Society, has made a passionate call for an urgent review of language teaching in Scottish schools. You can read Prof Milne’s opinion piece: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Our ECT Signpost Sessions are for recently qualified and student primary teachers who are looking for advice on how to support multilingual pupils, strategies for teaching additional languages and networking opportunities.
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
#ScotCareersWeek25 #ShapeTheFuture with this 🆕🆓primary teaching resource from @scilt.bsky.social . Referencing 🔝materials from @myworldofwork.bsky.social & BBC Bitesize & Lingo Flamingo. Highlighting #employability & #languages skills together! view.genially.com/68640baca127...
To celebrate #ScottishCareersWeek, why not join our next DYWLive session tomorrow?
Secondary learners will discover the importance of languages and associated skills in the workplace, identify career paths, and hear about people who use languages in their daily work: https://loom.ly/oXIOM8s
Collage of slides from workshop entitled ‘Making languages work for your learners - DYW in action’ at SALT Conference 2025 at University of Strathclyde.
Appreciated the opportunity to co-present with @sheenascilt.bsky.social at @saltlangs.bsky.social #SALT2025 Conference. Launched a 🆕 primary teaching resource in time for #ScotCareersWeek25. Great to be among teachers exploring #LanguageLearningInMotion together @unistrathclyde.bsky.social today.
👀A cracking programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social #LanguageLearningInMotion bit.ly/SALT2025Prog...
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action
See you there!
#Multilingualism is an asset! Join us for this free webinar by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/webin... #leedscityoflanguages #languages #mfluenc
Yesterday the @ifecosse.bsky.social launched the 730th Anniversary of the Auld Alliance with 2 inspiring Round Tables on Franco-Scottish connections in trade & business — hosted by the Franco-Scottish Society, which is turning 130 this year! The day concluded with a visit to @natlibscot.bsky.social
What do chickens, grapes and a composite heap have in common? LANGUAGES!
Work has begun on our headline-grabbing project “Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning”. Find out how the team embarked on its Permaculture journey this summer and follow the project on the blog - https://loom.ly/sXiidwY
Join us online next Wednesday 29/10/25. Hear from our guest teachers Hollie in Glasgow and Aimee in Edinburgh about exciting activities they've done with their primary pupils. There will be slates. There will be chickens.
Excellent afternoon @ifecosse.bsky.social with the Franco-Scottish Society of Scotland hearing from a wide range of participants on Franco-Scottish Relations in Trade, Business and Work. Really insightful and important messages on the importance of the Auld Alliance for the past, present & future!
Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) our multilingual poetry competition is back! All P1-S6 pupils in Scotland can enter either in a language spoken with families at home (Mother Tongue) or a language they are learning (Other Tongue). More info: https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U #languages #poetry
