Pip

Parent, teacher, lover of languages, British Council/Goethe Institute Scholar

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@DavidMcClelland @POferriesupdate We booked the same ferry (7pm), after two hours in queue still waiting to check in...

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

German was my first love. My favourite word (well, one of them) is ‘Fernweh’, ‘far-sickness’: the yearning for distant places. #shoutoutforgerman

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

This looks very interesting - all the options in one place to help young people spend time in Germany

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

As part of German Week, we're happy to launch 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 - A Guide to Opportunities for Young People & Young Adults: https://t.co/HpOnd9F5Tf

Hoping to spend time in 🇩🇪 but unsure where to start? Find all the information at your fingertips!

#ShoutOutForGerman

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

#WhyLearnGerman? 🇩🇪 Here are just some of the many reasons! ✅ More can be found in our free PowerPoint presentation (and teachers’ notes), available to download from https://t.co/wIO6q1CE9W 🧑‍🏫 Or just follow our weekly social media posts on this topic! 🤓 #ShoutOutForGerman

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

This week let's celebrate the German language!

👉 Your favourite German word?
👉 That incredible trip to Deutschland?
👉 Your German teacher, aka the best teacher of all time?

Use #ShoutOutForGerman and show everyone what German means to you!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@SandraSchlange What a last minute nightmare! But hopefully, all will be well once installed. Merry Christmas!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@ringogrumio @GillianKeegan @DamianHinds @LukeHall I don't think we need to begrudge new teachers getting more money. Experienced and new FE teachers deserve more.

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@PolyglotElsa Gosh, not the best of days! I hope you and your eye feel better soon.

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@rosamundmtaylor @TheNewEuropean Our education system is too fixated on GCSEs and specialising to exclusion after. If you aren't good enough for the exam, it's not worth continuing... Even when you are, with A-levels restricted to 3 subjects ss see the GCSE as an end-point with nothing past it. What's the point?

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

I just followed a bus and the advert on the back stated a higher starting salary than my teacher's salary. All that's needed is a driving licence and a smile, apparently...

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@PolyglotElsa Had you bought £15 of Easter eggs at Lidl you'd have only had room for one bottle of booze left in your trolley. Priorities! Savings!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@SandraSchlange I'm so sorry for your loss!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@PolyglotElsa What a lovely start! Enjoy your new job.

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@officialnhaynes Phoebe - I would hope that she would light up the table and have great stories to tell (or foretell?). Also, because I named my Greek cat after her.

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

Kids don't choose languages because of our narrow A-level choice. If a child has aspirations to university they must choose three related subjects so they focus on those. They may love a language but they don't see a pathway to keep it in the long run.

https://t.co/qI9Zjd7l4g

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@SandraSchlange Guten Appetit und gute Reise!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

Oh dear, I have forgotten how to teach.

[Rob @thegallowboob]

The University of Kyoto in Japan allows students to wear anything they want for their Graduation ceremony. This is the way.

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

@misslawsonmfl Well done! First ECT year completed here, too. Enjoy your Summer!

[Pip @Pipsicle101]

Help, please! Minimal prep entertainment ideas for 40 kids on a long coach trip without electronics
#schooltrip