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Feb 13, 20224 min read

Using Sentence Builders

There is an increasing number of language teachers; me being one of them; using Sentence Builders (previously referred to as substitution...

Dec 11, 20212 min read

Live modelling

Live modelling is considered to be one of the most powerful strategies in the teacher’s toolkit and I absolutely agree! Through live...

Jun 3, 20217 min read

Scaffolding or differentiation…

One of the biggest myths that I was taught during my ITT many years ago and started my teaching career with, was that our learners fit...

Mar 20, 20217 min read

Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3

Speaking is the second language skill, after listening, that we acquire in our native language. It is also known as a productive skill as...

Jan 1, 20215 min read

Translation – tangled, rock climbing, bubble, mosaic, ping-pong….

My students don’t actually realise that I teach them a ‘foreign’ language through a ‘foreign’ language. As I am not English, speak with...

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