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Interesting start to this Parliament: a record number of MSPs choosing to be sworn in using languages other than English.

Gaelic. Scots. Urdu. Punjabi. Doric. British Sign Language. And more.

Some will roll their eyes and call it performative. I see something else entirely.

Language is identity. It’s heritage. It’s community. And in politics, it’s also a signal about who feels seen in our institutions — and who doesn’t. The way I view it, this is a powerful symbol of people not feeling they have to leave parts of themselves at the door to belong in professional or public spaces.

The real question isn’t whether MSPs should swear in using different languages. It’s this: Genuine progress in representation? Symbolism? Or both?

Here’s the full list if you didn’t see it:

* Anas Sarwar - Arabic (opening sentence)
* Karen Adam - BSL
* Clare Adamson - Scots
* Irshad Ahmed - Arabic (opening sentence)
* Heather Anderson - Dundonian Scots
* Holly Bruce - Doric
* Ariane Burgess - Gaelic
* Maggie Chapman - Shona
* Yi-Pei Chou Turvey - Mandarin, French
* Sanne Dijkstra-Downie - Dutch
* Jackie Dunbar - Doric
* Zen Ghani - Arabic (opening sentence)
* Hannah Mary Goodlad - Shaetlan
* Neil Gray - Orcadian
* Kayliegh Kinross O’Neill - Polish
* Simita Kumar - Hindi
* David Linden - Gaelic
* Donald Mackinnon - Gaelic
* Laura Mitchell - Doric
* Emma Roddick - Gaelic
* Alison Thewliss - Gaelic
* Maree Todd - Gaelic






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☀️ 😥 Just about managed 10K in this heat today… thanks to my wee pacer for the final stretch! 🚲

Three weeks and counting till the Cancer Research UK race in Glasgow, which I’ll be running in memory of my wonderful Aunt Noreen ♥️ If you’ve not already done so please consider sponsoring me! 🙏 Thank you!

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/race-for-noreen

A huge shoutout and warm welcome to our new students who began their exciting language-learning journey with Speech Bubble!!! We are delighted to have you on board! 🙌

The realities of combining work, kids and part-time studies!

Finishing off the Easter break here, in the car outside a church hall.

I could have sat inside and got this exam proofed and submitted… but my god, the screaming! 😂 IYKYK!

That’s me reached the half-way point of essay-writing part for my masters with … and loving every second of it.

I think, as with all students studying part-time, the one challenge is getting comfortable with the fact you can’t spend as much time as you’d wish on everything. Even the best of us must find that work-life-study balance somehow. (Tips welcome!!)

Looking forward to getting stuck in to my dissertation now in Trinity Term. 💪🏻 Watch this space for some more - hopefully engaging - ramblings on my part!

For now, back to the K-Pop madness and screaming !

♥️ A very Happy Easter to all our students, teachers and families. 🐣

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Level: Spanish Level One (Beginners) (Course Descriptor: Level 1 - Beginners - Speech Bubble Languages)
Day/Time: Wednesdays 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Course Dates: Wednesday 22nd April to Wednesday 24th June (10 weeks)
Course Fees: £14.50 per 1.5 hour class (£145 full block). 10% Study Buddy discount on your first block if attending with a friend!
Payment Terms: 50% deposit upon booking to secure your space, balance due week 1 of course.

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We are currently reaching out to our waiting list to offer priority booking on the following course.

If you too are interested in snapping up a space, better be rapido! Contact us on DM or [email protected] to reserve a spot!

Level: Spanish Level One (Beginners)
Day/Time: Wednesdays 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Course Dates: Wednesday 22nd April to Wednesday 24th June (10 weeks)
Course Fees: £14.50 per 1.5 hour class (£145 full block). 10% Study Buddy discount on your first block if attending with a friend!
Payment Terms: 50% deposit upon booking to secure your space, balance due week 1 of course.

Places allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

We hope to see you all at class soon!