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Silvia Bastow
Jan 14, 20246 min read
Unlocking success: Supporting students with the lowest prior attainment in their GCSE exam
Achieving success in GCSE exams is a challenging journey for all students, but those with the lowest prior attainment often face unique...
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Silvia Bastow
Jan 7, 20244 min read
Only Words?: The Unexpected Challenges of Teaching Vocabulary
This blog post was written by Isabelle Jones. “Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed”....
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Silvia Bastow
Dec 10, 20234 min read
"The Harmonious Approach": Using Songs for Teaching Languages
This year (March, 2023), I attended Eva Lamb's session at the Language World Conference organised by the Association for Language...
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Silvia Bastow
Nov 25, 20234 min read
Making learning stick: Strategies for lasting knowledge
Learning a language is a cumulative and dynamic process that involves acquiring, processing, and retaining vocabulary and structures....
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Silvia Bastow
Oct 22, 20234 min read
Stretching our high attaining students
I decided to write this blog post because too often, when I chat to my fellow colleagues either at conferences, subject meetings, or...
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Silvia Bastow
Sep 10, 202313 min read
Activities to support spontaneous speaking (GCSE/A-Level)
In this post, I wanted to share the variety of activities promoting spontaneous speaking that I have been introduced to during my German...
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