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May 8, 20215 min read

Knowledge organisers, Sentence builders, Parallel texts, Graphic organisers …

What ever term you use – knowledge organiser, sentence builder, parallel text or graphic organiser, ultimately it is a set of key...

Apr 25, 20218 min read

Preparing students for their GCSE speaking exam

Following on from my previous post – Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3, this post will be focussing on my approach to the...

Apr 11, 20214 min read

Cornell Notes – could they be a useful technique for MFL?

In my research of effective Retrieval Practice, when reading Mark Enser’s book ‘Teach like nobody is watching’, I have come across a...

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...

Mar 6, 20216 min read

Feedback reflections

Recently, I have read ‘The Feedback Pendulum’ by Michael Chiles which analyses different types of feedback and its research based...

Feb 20, 20215 min read

Dual coding – how can it be used in Languages

We – teachers spend a lot of our time planning and designing engaging resources for our students. However, the question I will pose...

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