One of the skills that all teachers develop overtime is that of assessment – both the summative kind (checking on learning at the end of a sequence) and the formative kind (to support planning and help students see their progress). Ofsted inspectors are interested in assessment, and also have an eye on the burdens it […]

The current OfSTED focus on learner progress has been encapsulated as ‘Progress for pupils means knowing more and remembering more’ (OfSTED blog), and retention of learning has, in any case, long been of prime importance in language learning. In the third of our articles on this theme Silvia Bastow gives readers an update and pointers […]

As this issue of Languages Today is focussing on skills our reviewers have been looking at three resources available to teachers which focus on listening and speaking practice.  For language learners these two skills are intrinsically linked, and I do hope you will find the reviews interesting.  We have given the URLs for the three […]