James Stubbs

29 years of teaching in the target language, Head of MFL, Magician, Christian. Blog: The Target Language Classroom. All views my own.

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

First day in the new job DONE!!

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

… and rest! Making the most of my last early finish to the term, in Tenerife! New start in September, returning to the state sector and very much looking forward to starting at St Benedict’s, Bury St Edmunds. Now, where can I find myself a barraquito?

[NML SCITT @NML_Teach]

A great session from @JamesStubbsLang for our class of 2025 for their last professional development session.
#celebrate #classof2025 #qualifiedteachers #professionaldevelopment #teachlanguages

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

@ZelenskyyUa This is a photo of Sir Winston Churchill visiting the White House during the Second World War. He'd have been proud of you today Volodymyr.

[Brendan May @bmay]

Dear Donald,
On second thoughts…

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine.

For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all.

Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just and lasting peace.

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Ucrania, España está contigo.

Ukraine, Spain stands with you.

Україно, Іспанія з тобою. 🇺🇦 🇪🇸

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Il y a un agresseur : la Russie.

Il y a un peuple agressé : l'Ukraine.

Nous avons tous eu raison d'aider l'Ukraine et de sanctionner la Russie il y a trois ans et de continuer à le faire.

Nous, c’est les Américains, les Européens, Canadiens, Japonais et plusieurs autres.

Merci à tous ceux qui ont aidé et continuent. Et respect à ceux qui, depuis le début, se battent. Parce qu'ils se battent pour leur dignité, leur indépendance, pour leurs enfants et pour la s��curité de l'Europe.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President @ZelenskyyUa.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

Calling all bilingual people! One of my students would be very grateful if you would complete this brief form as part of his EPQ research. He is particularly interested to hear from parents of bilingual children too. Many thanks! #mfltwitterati
https://t.co/Skfy9Mck2u

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

@gustoaalmendra Orando por ustedes. Un abrazo desde Norwich.

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

@SaraBon53001183 @alisonpearsonSW It’s a norm-referenced exam, not criterion-referenced. It’s not necessarily that you need other ways to educate but a different system to assess. Heads of Department up and down the country regularly have to defend exam results they have very little control over because of this.

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

@CarmenZamanillo @VEverettmfl I agree - I haven’t done a listening exercise in class (in the way we usually think of ‘listening exercises’) since around 1998!

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

So she’s pleaded guilty to ‘assault by beating’. If this happened in Spain and a milkshake was chucked over someone, would that be ‘assault by batido’? https://t.co/3Sq0jGFWhv

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

@lucas_magnin ¡Felicidades, Lucas!

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@lucas_magnin @gustoaalmendra ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Almendra!

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

@lucas_magnin ¡Buen viaje, Lucas! Que disfrutes de esta oportunidad tan especial. Un abrazo desde Norwich

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

This is very sad. A wonderful place and a favourite with my students.

[CERVANTES THEATRE @CervantesTheatr]

Se apagan las luces del Cervantes Theatre de Londres, de un espacio de diálogo, multicultural, bilingüe, una plataforma para nuestros dramaturgos y dramaturgas, un escenario para las letras españolas y latinoamericanas en Reino Unido.

Gracias por todo,

Paula Paz y Jorge de Juan

[JeNoMFL @JeNoMfl]

Ignite Your Students' Passion for Languages 🌍✨
📚🎤 Calling all language teachers! This year, bring your classroom to life with the Poésie MFL Poem Recitation Competition!
#LanguageLearning #PoemRecitation #BackToSchool #TeachLanguages #GlobalClassroom #mfltwitterati #langchat

[James Stubbs @JamesStubbsLang]

Thank you @spsmith45 ! New posts coming soon on Lesson Menus, next steps with the Ongoing Team Competition and what we plan to do with speaking under (in spite of!) the new GCSE 😁