Top 4 take-aways from the 2019 MFL GCSE exams
Having read the examiners’ reports on GCSE Spanish, French and German, here are my key takeaways in terms of what to work on this year: Listening Revise basic vocabulary It was disappointing to see...
View Article4 Key takeaways from the 2019 AQA A Level exams
By Rebecca Nobes The examiners’ reports are a really useful way to pick up on areas to develop in the coming year. Here are my main takeaways from this year’s reports: Paper 1: listening, reading and...
View ArticleHow languages changed my life: Stephanie Williams
I believe that learning languages is not just about the language itself. You learn about culture and our differences and similarities, making you a more open-minded person in everyday life. I think...
View ArticleHow languages changed my life: Farah Aden
The last in our series of tales from language learning takes you on a journey of discovery to Somaliland. We hope these stories will help inspire your students to opt for a modern language (or two!)....
View ArticleAwarding Grades Summer 2021
We will soon know Ofqual final decisions about awarding grades for GCSE and A Level students this summer. Their consultation closed just over a week ago and has received a record number of responses,...
View ArticleDemystifying Receptive Skills – Quick wins for your classes
The single most requested training I get from MFL teachers relates to listening skills. Colleagues often feel this is the most difficult skill to prepare pupils for, possibly because it is easy to...
View ArticleThe Modern Foreign Languages classroom provides the perfect antidote to lockdown
Following months of screen gazing, limited interaction and working in isolation, our students are ready to come to life and to feel the buzz that our lively and dynamic MFL methodology brings. A...
View ArticlePreparing to teach the new German GCSE AQA specification
By Mariela Affum, author and German teacher I have over 18 years' of teaching and examining experience and have seen several “new” specifications come and go. As teachers, we must constantly adapt to...
View ArticleTop tips for teaching the new AQA GCSE Spanish specification
By Tony Weston and José García, authors and Spanish teachers From September 2024, thousands of budding young Hispanists across the country will once again be embarking on a two-year AQA GCSE Spanish...
View ArticleHow to implement the new AQA French GCSE in the classroom
By Séverine Capjon, author and French teacher ‘Wait, what? The French GCSE specification is changing again?!' This is the comment I made when a colleague informed me that the Department for Education...
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