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Flippity Randomisers I have to admit that I use Flippity Randomiser a fair bit in my lessons.  I've been using it for different purposes.   For example: With th...

Flippity Randomisers changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/flip...
How do you use them?
Are there any other Flippity tools that you like using?

YouTube video by Clare Seccombe Primary Languages CPD Series #7: The Programme of Study - Reading and Writing

Next 3 Primary Languages CPD videos:

Part 7: The Programme of Study: Reading and Writing www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjNZ...

Part 8: The Programme of Study: Culture and Intercultural Understanding www.youtube.com/watch?v=hifb...

Part 9: Choosing a scheme of work www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvif...

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Light Bulb Languages HOME Hundreds of resources for busy language teachers. Choose from French, Spanish, German and Italian.

If you haven't seen it before, Light Bulb Languages has over 8000 FREE resources for the teaching of French, Spanish, German, Italian and Latin. www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk @lightbulblangs.bsky.social

Flippity Randomisers I have to admit that I use Flippity Randomiser a fair bit in my lessons.  I've been using it for different purposes.   For example: With th...

New blogpost: Flippity Randomisers changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/flip.... How do you use them?

These are available on our primary Spanish pages

Primary Languages CPD video series (created by ChatGPT!) This week I have started a series of Primary Languages CPD video series on my YouTube channel .  You can find the vide...

Video #3 of my Primary Languages CPD series available now changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/prim...

Some great languages stats from Baroness Coussins hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...

Language Learning: debate in the House of Lords I've mentioned before that I have Google Alerts set up on my account, and they bring a number of language-related stories to my inbox each d...

Blogpost with primary languages bits of the recent House of Lords debate re "measures, such as visa waivers, to improve the supply chain of qualified modern foreign language teachers and the sustainability of language learning in schools and universities" changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/01/lang...

YouTube video by Clare Seccombe Primary Languages CPD Series #1: The place of foreign languages in the English primary curriculum

I've started to make a series of Primary Languages CPD videos, and the first two are now available on my YouTube channel, on the "Primary Languages CPD series" playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=agJO...

Modern foreign language education in England In recent years, concerns have been raised about the state of modern foreign language education in England. These concerns have mainly focused on a decrease in the number of students studying the subj...

lordslibrary.parliament.uk/modern-forei...

More Suno songs Since my last post about the songs I have created using Suno , I have added more to my YouTube playlists for French and Spanish. FRENCH: ...

I've added more Suno songs to my YouTube playlists, 6 for French and 12 for Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/more...

Looking back 2025 Inspired by Steve Smith , I have asked ChatGPT to write a summary of the blogposts that I have published this year, in my voice.  Here is ...

Inspired by @spsmith45.bsky.social , I got ChatGPT to write a summary of my blogposts this year changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/12/look...

Suno songs A couple of weekends ago I attended the Association for Language Learning Online Conference and was reminded of Suno , the AI app which w...

Suno songs changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/suno... More added to the French and Spanish playlists

Minimum core content for Key Stage 2 Languages ChatGPT's take on my musings about the core content! T he Curriculum and Research Review 2025 (CAR) was published last week on 5th Novemb...

Minimum core content for KS2 Languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/mini... What would you have on the list?

YouTube video by Clare Seccombe Reyes, Reyes

Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...

I realised yesterday that the latest deadline for Write Away! had come and gone. I didn't receive any pieces of work. The next deadline is Thursday March 19th 2026 www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway.htm

Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

If you are planning for the last couple of weeks of term, don't forget all the Christmas resources that Light Bulb Languages can offer you lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
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Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Advent colouring books The latest additions to the resources in my Sellfy store  are Advent colouring books for French and Spanish. The colouring books are good ...

New in my Sellfy store: Advent colouring books for French and Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/adve...

The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)  was first commissioned by the Government in July 2024.  The review panel, convened and led by ...

Over the last few days I have been delving into the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and examining its implications for primary Languages. You can read my reflections in this blogpost: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #MFLBluesky

#MFLBluesky Quick question about the GCSE wordlists. Do conjugated verb forms e.g. tengo, tienes, tiene count as one word (tener) of three separate ones?

Advent colouring book: Spain and Spanish-speaking countries This Advent colouring booklet is designed for anyone who is learning Spanish or who is interested in the language and where it is spoken.  The booklet is good for you!  It contains no chocol...

New resource: Advent colouring book for Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Basically an Advent calendar, but has no chocolate, and you get to learn a bit about traditions and celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world over the Christmas period. ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/advent-col...

Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages This week I have been reflecting on how I teach the children in my classes who have special needs and disabilities (SEND).  They are exposed...

New blogpost - Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...

Reading aloud in Spanish During the GCSE speaking examination (first examination 2026), students are required to read aloud a short text and will be assessed both on their pronunciation and on their communication in a short i...

Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This resource could be useful for them to develop and practise their reading aloud skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/reading-al...

Dictados: resources to introduce, support and practise dictation in Spanish Dictados (Dictations) is an exciting new resource designed to support teachers to deliver dictations in Spanish from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. The resource comprises 45 different dictation acti...

Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This dictation resource will help them to practise and develop their dictation skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r...