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Le Saviez-vous ? 🔎 🇫🇷🇬🇧
France and the UK turn their clocks back at the exact same second this Sunday!⏰
🇬🇧 2am → 1am
🇫🇷 3am → 2am
The same extra hour of sleep, but Paris will still be one hour ahead of London.
Are you looking forward to the extra hour?👀😴
#LeSaviezVous
🇫🇷 French Teachers’ Day 2026: registrations are OPEN!
🏃Explore new ways of teaching French by drawing on the energy & values of sport
📅 14 Nov | 9.30 am–3 pm
📍 Institut français, London
🎟️ Free event
ℹ️ institut-francais.org.uk/fre…
⏰ Register by 9 Nov: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…
With Halloween just around the corner, discover some fun and spooky French songs in our new monthly playlist 👻🎃: open.spotify.com/playlist/2U…
Our Education team joined European colleagues to celebrate the annual #JournéeEuropéennedesLangues today in London 🌍️
A great day for students to discover a variety of European languages! 📚️
@EUdelegationUK @ifru_london
"Être comme lait et citron" is a saying from Haiti and literally translates to "To be like milk and lemon" 🥛🍋.
Can you guess what it means?
Here are some clues: 🐶 😺
#Expressionsfrancophones
@ifru_london
For everyone still wondering, the answer is: "Like cat and dog" 🐕🐈 #expressionsfrancophones
Le Saviez Vous ?🔎
Heritage Open Days are about to begin across England 🏛️
In France, les Journées européennes du patrimoine will take place on 19 & 20 Sept, giving free access to events & historic places: journeesdupatrimoine.culture…
What heritage site are you most curious about?🧐
Discover our selection of bilingual songs in the Institut Français' September playlist! 🎙️✨
Duets / Duos - our new playlist is online! French or English? No need to choose with our selection of bilingual duets!
Your go-to playlist to soundtrack your day, wherever you are
▶️ institut-francais.org.uk/fre…
#FrenchInstituteUK
Bonne rentrée !
After a well deserved summer break ☀️ , are you ready to embark on a new French journey with us?
Follow us for updates on the @ifru_london's language & education initiatives across the 🇬🇧
institut-francais.org.uk/edu…
Who will be listening to our "On the Road" 🛣️francophone playlist on their way to their summer holidays? 🎶📻
A perfect way to stay connected during our August break ☀️
See you be back in September for more French educational initiatives and resources! ✏️👋
On the Road - our new playlist is online! Sparkling, sunny and funny. 🌞
A bespoke playlist to be brought with you sur la route des vacances !
▶️ institut-francais.org.uk/rea…
#SingInFrench #FrenchInstituteUK
🗺️A new month = a new idiom
Ever heard the expression “Estiver”☀️ meaning “to spend the summer somewhere”?
Originally used for herds moving to pastures🐑, today in Lebanon it means escaping for the mountains, the sea, or a family home.
Where will you estiver this year? 🌊
What a fun & creative way to wrap up the school year!🌟
Last month, we hosted the French Pop Video Competition Awards Ceremony w/ a special performance by Ysé🎤
Congrats to all winners for their outstanding achievements!🏆 Thanks to everyone who took part, see you next year! 🎉
French Education Office UK retweeted
On behalf of @AmbDuchene, Minister Counsellor @sebastienbidaud & the Banque Transatlantique welcomed French baccalaureate honours students and their families to celebrate their results on Monday.
🎓 With a 100% pass rate across the 3 🇫🇷 lycées, congratulations to all pupils on their excellent results!
🎬The Regional Winners of the French Pop Video Competition 2026 have been announced!
Congratulations to all the students and teachers involved.👏
Watch the winning videos:👉 youtube.com/watch?v=e-Nn_wpB…
🏆National Winners&Coup de Cœur Awards will be announced on 19 June.
Stay tuned!