BalcarrasMFL

MFL department at Balcarras

[BalcarrasMFL @BalcarrasM]

Year 8 : next week we will launch our first Trust Spelling Bee competition. An opportunity to compete against pupils from our partner schools. Get ready, we need you, we want you (to win 😉) 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @balcarras

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Information regarding our trip to Riga and Tallinn in October 2026 has been sent to parents. The trip is a great opportunity for students who are learning Russian to use their language skills whilst discovering more about the culture. 🇷🇺 @balcarras

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Happy St David day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 well done to the Prince and the Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal for the linguistic skills

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼

[BalcarrasMFL @BalcarrasM]

“Let’s keep celebrating different music, different cultures, different languages” Rosalia @BRITs

[BalcarrasMFL @BalcarrasM]

The Malvern French Film Festival is taking place mid-April. A curated programme of French films from the 1960s to the present day, directed exclusively by women. Perfect for our A Level students 🇫🇷 More details at : https://t.co/puQmwH9ThM

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Foreign languages help children decode English. @balcarras https://t.co/GaQwC8xbdy

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Gofyn y cwestiynnau yn Ffrangeg a chyfiethu'r ateb i'r Gymraeg! Gwych Lauren

Chapeau @laurenemmaj 👏

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📺 S4C

#GuinnessM6N | @WelshRugbyUnion

[BalcarrasMFL @BalcarrasM]

Yesterday, our Y9 pupils attended a great talk delivered by @GCHQ. It was very inspiring and showed how languages can be a "superpower" in our world. The pupils got involved in a secret mission using their linguistic skills. 🇫🇷 🇪🇸🇷🇺 @balcarras

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The Anthea Bell Young Translators competition has been launched. More details will be given by your classroom teachers over the next few weeks. 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇷🇺 @balcarras @TranslationExch

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Year 9 pupils took part in an exciting trip on Friday to teach French, Spanish and Russian to children in Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 at Parton Manor Primary School on Friday, showcasing their fantastic linguistic and cultural knowledge and teaching skills!

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The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury has two evenings dedicated to La Nouvelle Vague - perfect for our French A level students 🇫🇷 @balcarras . More info : https://t.co/MIpHhLFIeg

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Last week, House Languages made a comeback. Over 80 students took part representing their house and merged their drama and language skills. Ottewell, our new House Language champions took us on a journey through the eyes of a doctor in the hospital.

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Remember to take part in the Flash Fiction Competition organised by the University of Oxford. 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Deadline to take part : 31st March. More details and how to enter can be found here : https://t.co/ap40uRrFvR

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8 of our Sixth formers recently took part in the MFL debate competition at Cheltenham College. It was a great opportunity for them and it was impressive to see their confidence in a target language! Well done to them all! 🇫🇷 🇪🇸

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Today our Year 8 pupils attended an inspiring talk delivered by @LauraKirk12 from Mingalaba highlighting the importance of learning languages and how it can make a difference if you consider a career in sports or the beauty industry. Merci @LauraKirk12 @balcarras 🇫🇷 🇪🇸🇷🇺🇮🇹🇨🇳

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All of our Year 12 and 13 students studying French 🇫🇷 recently attended a French film day at Cheltenham Ladies college. It was a very valuable experience giving them a deeper insight into French culture. @balcarras

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Last week, our Spanish 6th former students attended a Spanish film day at @cheltladiescoll. It was a great opportunity to discuss two Spanish-language films and share opinions with other A level students. @balcarras

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Our former Russian A level students may be interested in working for @GCHQ. There’s the chance of a permanent role at the end of the Language Talent Programme. We had excellent A level Russian results this year (100% A*-A) , let’s use our skills. @balcarras

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Congratulations to Margot for winning our Year 7 French spelling bee competition this year. Well done to all the pupils who were involved, we were very impressed by their commitment and their ability to spell out so many words correctly. 🇫🇷 #MFLspellingbee