Friday 16 July 2021

Planning a sequence for learning languages

Here's a link to a video where I talk about the way I was trained to identify, present and practise 'patterns' in language learning - a process which I have found works well with novice language learners in a 'time poor' UK secondary school setting.

I have prepared a Microsoft Quiz to accompany it.  Here's a link to a duplicate.






Thursday 15 July 2021

Ofsted Curriculum Review: Languages

UP-DATED 28TH JULY 2021 TO INCLUDE SUMMARY OF RESEARCH BEFORE THE OFSTED 'MAY' STATEMENTS.

 [COPIED AND PASTED FROM THE  DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD].

       My summary of the Ofsted document is written in Normal green Times New Roman

       Italicised comment in square brackets are my personal comments

      Each section is concluded with the Ofsted ‘high quality languages education may ..’ statements written in full, emboldened and larger font

       The ‘may statements are followed by personal suggestions around questions that you may wish to consider so that you have your own narrative prepared - italicised

       The # sign is to draw attention to a contrast / an opposing view.  I now realise that it should be a crossed-out equals sign and when I learn how to write that and replace all the hashtags, I will …!