Planning as a trainee teacher (Part 2 of 3)
Linked to the first post in this series of 10 ideas for reflecting and developing as a trainee teacher. IContinue Reading
Month: August 2019
Planning as a trainee teacher (Part 1 of 3)
This blog post is the first in a series. It focuses on ideas for reflecting and developing practice as aContinue Reading
Improving Speaking Skills: MFL Classroom Activities
Developing pupils’ speaking skills In another post, I discussed the need to develop confidence in our students. This helps them to haveContinue Reading
Confidence with speaking: How can we develop it?
Why do pupils find speaking challenging? One of the myriad of reasons why pupils find speaking in a foreign languageContinue Reading
Using the FLA to improve speaking skills
Having a foreign language assistant or FLA is becoming something of a luxury in MFL classrooms. This is due toContinue Reading
Why I teach: my motivations and inspirations
Several twitter threads inspired by @RogersHistory and @thosethatcan about remembering why we teach, or just “the WHY” appeared. So, IContinue Reading
Values: their personal and professional significance
Can taking a break help to reassess your values? I have often taken a sort of mini-break from the onlineContinue Reading