1. Still plenty of time to register for the Sheffield University Institute of Education conference, CLIL 2021 The ADiBE Project: Addressing Diversity in Bilingual Education, next Saturday, 19^th June.

More info and registration link here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clil-2021-the-adibe-project-addressing-diversity-in-bilingual-education-registration-144662903639

and programme, including some big names in CLIL, here, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mqRjpgP5Vpdj4pW7DBLHHLH6aRG0RKWM/view (PDF of programme below as well.)

Here’s more on the ADIBE (Attention to Diversity in Bilingual Education) project https://adibeproject.com/

2. If you speak both French and English, read this article on bilingualism in your weaker language first: https://theconversation.com/a-partir-de-quand-devient-on-bilingue-161305 https://theconversation.com/what-makes-someone-bilingual-theres-no-easy-answer-162450 And, yes, that is sort of a trick question for those of you who are bilingual in French and English ….

3. National Poetry Day in the UK is not until 7^th October this year, but their site is up and running and has some great poems to share https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poems/ – try the Mary Jean Chan and Charlotte Mew ones

and also includes these Counting Songs from BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-counting-songs/zn67kmn How about Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed? https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-five-little-monkeys-jumping-on-the-bed/zm7rf4j

4. And, finally, some thought-provoking DV8 Physical Theatre ‘taster’ videos https://www.dv8.co.uk/media-portal/explore-our-videos

Here’s their ‘manifesto’ https://www.dv8.co.uk/about-dv8/artistic-policy