Thanks for the kind words @spsmith45.bsky.social

It was! Resurrected it at some point last term but only as a one off

What Schools Look for in MFL Teacher Interviews This one for the ECTs and jobhunters. If you are looking for Head of Department or Second in Department roles this is not the post for you (I can however recommend searching certain MFL facebook groups). Being invited for interview generally sets off a mixed reaction that simultaneously contains a fist-pump and the crystalising thought "this is real now". Your letter of application was clearly sufficient to secure you an interview and the school want to see what you are like as a teacher.  

What Schools Look for in MFL Teacher Interviews

This one for the ECTs and jobhunters. If you are looking for Head of Department or Second in Department roles this is not the post for you (I can however recommend searching certain MFL facebook groups). Being invited for interview generally sets off…

Congratulations!! Used una merienda los ingredientes last week!

Happy Easter, Joyeuses Pâques, Feliz Pascua, Frohe Ostern and Pasg Hapus to all #MFLBlueSky

My amazement was largely at how many different good things you could combine into one desert. Hadn't spotted the pricing!

#MFLBlueSky lots of sense, wisdom and practical advice in this one

Wow!

Maximizing iPad Effectiveness in MFL: Tips for Teachers EverydayMFL's latest post offering practical examples of how iPads can support language learning, including grammar practice, quizzes, and homework platforms. It also offers a number of lessons learnt through a few years of experimentation. If Ipads are currently with you, or heading your way, read on!

Maximizing iPad Effectiveness in MFL: Tips for Teachers

EverydayMFL's latest post offering practical examples of how iPads can support language learning, including grammar practice, quizzes, and homework platforms. It also offers a number of lessons learnt through a few years of experimentation.…

Thanks Steve!

Top MFL Blogs for Language Teaching Insights This was a page on the site until the facelift deleted it. It is now resurrected and updated as a blogpost! Here are some of the MFL websites I have read and learnt a lot from over the past few years. They are in no particular order. Some do not post as regularly anymore but what is remains there is more than worth a read.

Top MFL Blogs for Language Teaching Insights

This was a page on the site until the facelift deleted it. It is now resurrected and updated as a blogpost! Here are some of the MFL websites I have read and learnt a lot from over the past few years. They are in no particular order. Some do not post as…

Everyday MFL Ideas for the everyday MFL teacher.

Everydaymfl.com got a makeover
GCSE
wp.me/p6sFvg-1cA - Celebrity
wp.me/p6sFvg-1aV - New GCSE
wp.me/p6sFvg-12x - Festivals
Random ideas
wp.me/p6sFvg-1e5
wp.me/p6sFvg-19v
Pedagogy
wp.me/p6sFvg-13F - TL Teaching 1
wp.me/p6sFvg-16d - TL Teaching 2
wp.me/p6sFvg-1aW - MWBs
wp.me/p6sFvg-17t - Culture

Thinking the website needs a redesign.
A = top left (pinky orangey)
B = top right (pastel yellow)
C = bottom left (warm yellow)
D = bottom right (mint green)

#UKEd #MFLBlueSky #MFLTeacher #mflbluesky

Maximizing iPad Use in Education: Tips for Teachers EverydayMFL's latest post offering practical examples of how iPads can support language learning, including grammar practice, quizzes, and homework platforms. It also offers a number of lessons learnt through a few years of experimentation. If Ipads are currently with you, or heading your way, read on!

Maximizing iPad Use in Education: Tips for Teachers

EverydayMFL's latest post offering practical examples of how iPads can support language learning, including grammar practice, quizzes, and homework platforms. It also offers a number of lessons learnt through a few years of experimentation. If…

I know in parts of south of Germany they have "three quarters past" but i'm a bit suspect of that mexican a las siete moins le quart

I have never cared for the term. In schools where cold call is the default 6 lessons a day of suddenly being picked on and revisited if unsure (Lemov's no opt out often accompanies cold call) could be demoralising for some. It's one item in a teacher's tookit. There are others.

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.  

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…

Definitely had build up to exams in mind but agree it ahoyld ve built in

#TeamLanguages #MFLBlueSky trying to spark activity on here.
What is your go to activity for revision lessons? Any skill. Go for it!
@spsmith45.bsky.social @theniceman.bsky.social @nowmrsmfl.bsky.social @helenmyers.bsky.social
@bethlingual.bsky.social @misterjgarcia.bsky.social

Hopefully. I'm sure there are more people on here but maybe it just needs a suitable topic and a few people to really kick start something?

A Quiet MFL – enabling quieter and introverted students to thrive in a languages classroom This post has been inspired by reading Jamie Thom's "A Quiet Education". Quotes are taken from the book. You can find more of his thoughts on Twitter @teachgratitude1. As I have drafted and redrafted this blog over this year, I think it is fair to say that in places the lines between properly "introverted" and "quiet" do blur occasionally. As a former Head of Year and an MFL teacher, Jamie Thom's book piqued my curiosity.

A Quiet MFL – enabling quieter and introverted students to thrive in a languages classroom

This post has been inspired by reading Jamie Thom's "A Quiet Education". Quotes are taken from the book. You can find more of his thoughts on Twitter @teachgratitude1. As I have drafted and redrafted this…

Happy Christmas to all!

Cultural Capital: Strategies for Language Classrooms Other cultures have always fascinated me ever since learning about Norway in Year 5 or tasting a Stollen in German class in Year 7.     My experience of teaching secondary languages suggests that t…

Most popular posts this year for #MFLBlueSky #TeamLanguages:

everydaymfl.com/2024/08/13/e...

everydaymfl.com/2021/08/19/e... - amazed this one from 2021 still makes the top three

everydaymfl.com/2025/05/27/g...

Favourite one to write:
everydaymfl.com/2025/10/14/c...

5 MFL Games I have been playing this week

Since my PGCE, I've always thought that games have a place in MFL teaching and learning but they must have a purpose. That purpose could be: the practice of vocabulary or structures, practising spontaneity or revision of vocabulary. Variations on Sentence…

9 New ideas for Navidad, Noel & Weihnachten Ideas for teaching Christmas for teachers of French, Spanish and German

Normally, I save these and then remember to post them too late (e.g. last week of term). Seems like everyone is going early this year so two blogs for #MFLBlueSky. One newer...
everydaymfl.com/2024/11/26/9...
One older...
everydaymfl.com/2015/12/02/9...

Whilst I prefer written, I think there has also been a definite shift to audio/visual mediums such as podcasts and youtube channels. Some edu-bloggers have also moved to substack so not as easily accessible.

9 New ideas for Navidad, Noel & Weihnachten Ideas for teaching Christmas for teachers of French, Spanish and German

Normally, I save these and then remember to post them too late (e.g. last week of term). Seems like everyone is going early this year so two blogs for #MFLBlueSky. One newer...
everydaymfl.com/2024/11/26/9...
One older...
everydaymfl.com/2015/12/02/9...

Time-Saving Tips for Teachers: Work Smarter, Not Harder The aim in this post is simple: to save you some time somewhere. Teacher workload is high and has been for a long period. The DofE set up task forces dedicated to looking at workload around plannin…

Has the autumn term hit hard for you? Some ideas to tavkle workload for the #MFLBlueSky and #UKed communities everydaymfl.com/2025/06/03/t...

Been going to your blog since I discovered it around 2011-2012! It occurs to me I have never properly acknowledged that so thank you Steve for all you do with the site, learnt a lot from it especially in the early days and over the years.

GCSE: Teaching the Celebrity Culture topic For a topic like this, it makes sense to start with three very simple questions: How is this going to be assessed? What vocabulary will they need to do well? What obstacles might I encounter in tea…

New GCSE Posts (some old GCSE but still work)
wp.me/p6sFvg-1cA - Celebrity Culture
wp.me/p6sFvg-1aV - New GCSE
wp.me/p6sFvg-12x - Festivals
wp.me/p6sFvg-11R - Environment
wp.me/p6sFvg-13g - School+Work
wp.me/p6sFvg-13w - Relationships