Developing Subject Knowledge, Skills and Understanding for Teaching and Learning in MFL

Aims

To develop the subject knowledge, skills and understanding for high quality MFL teaching and learning in the primary classroom.

Overview

This three-part programme supports primary practitioners to reflect on and improve their teaching of Languages. Each session lasts half a day.

Session 1 looks at what we choose to teach (live via Zoom)

• Creating a rationale to drive purposeful learning in Languages
• Ensuring you have a rich progression in skills and knowledge
• What should we include in the ‘perfect’ Languages lesson?

Session 2 is an on-demand recording to support reflection and activities. It will explore five ideas for exciting Language lessons, including:

• Improving your confidence and subject knowledge
• Getting children to talk about languages, not just through it
• Using languages to support phonics and spelling in English
• Dropping the M from MFL - what could we get from ancient language tuition?

Session 3 explores how we teach Languages, and how we establish and evidence our impact (live via Zoom)

• Is there a ‘Greater Depth’ in Languages and MFL, and how might we teach it?
• Assessment approaches that don’t divert focus and energy from the real substance of learning
• Maintaining high standards in Languages when they’re used in other parts of the curriculum

To have another language is to possess a second soul

Charlemagne

Click to watch the 10 Minute Teaser with David Maytham, CEO TT Education and James Lewis depty of School Improvement, recorded 24.5.21