A Year in the life of the ALL Decolonise Secondary MFL Curriculum Special Interest Group (SIG) Lisa Panford, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of PGCE Secondary Modern Languages at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. This conference session at Language World 2021...
Being reflective in an international context Caroline Conlon, Associate Professor (Education) at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society where she is subject leader for PGCE Languages and an MTeach tutor. Previously, Caroline worked in London secondary schools...
Die berichtigte Übung macht den Meister? Luke Cheveralls, Head of German, The Grey Coat School, London and recipient of the Peter Boak Prize for outstanding achievements in teaching German in 2022. Whilst a unifying principle in foreign language teaching is the...
In the classroom: Using songs for language practice, and more Catherine Cantin teaches French to nursery and primary children. I love singing and dancing. I sing and dance at every opportunity; when I’m making a cup of tea, when I’m walking my children to school,...
Working with the de-colonising agenda Rachel Wright. My language learning and language teaching experience (30 years combined) have taken place almost entirely in the multicultural and multilingual context of London schools and universities. Today I am head of...
Practice makes better listeners! Silvia Bastow, Subject Leader at Ercall Wood Academy, Telford, Shropshire. The end of the academic year approaches and the year 10 GCSE students in Mrs. B’s class have spent months learning a range of vocabulary and grammatical...
My Ten Best Strategies for Engagement & Enjoyment Lucy Dreznin, Head of German at Arden Academy, West Midlands. The world of languages is enthralling. What started for many of us as a humble school subject became the cornerstone for personal tales of adventure...
MAGNIFIQUE! DOLPHIN SCHOOL PUPILS WIN NATIONAL LANGUAGES CONTEST Hannah White, Teacher of French at The Dolphin School, Bristol. I cannot recommend the Primary Bee highly enough for teachers of UKS2 languages! It is a great way to motivate learners and is open to...
Aspects of Inclusion: Rights of the Child The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis of all of UNICEF’s work. It is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced. It has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and...
Kate Percival is currently a Year 6 class teacher as well as a French teacher for Primary Languages Network. Kate also works as a Primary MFL consultant for PLN, supporting individual schools and running CPD courses for language coordinators....
Pronouns and possibilities Gender-neutral language and inclusivity in the MFL classroom Words are powerful things. Pronouns, in particular, are such small words but pack a punch beyond their size. These little words are currently at the centre of controversy in many...
The Last Word Philip Swanson, Hughes Professor of Spanish, University of Sheffield Many of us in academia are probably used these days to living in a world where there is little respect for professional expertise and experience. Decisions about the direction of Modern...