Aspects of Inclusion: Rights of the Child The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis of all of UNICEF’s work. It is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced. It has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and...
Kate Percival is currently a Year 6 class teacher as well as a French teacher for Primary Languages Network. Kate also works as a Primary MFL consultant for PLN, supporting individual schools and running CPD courses for language coordinators....
Pronouns and possibilities Gender-neutral language and inclusivity in the MFL classroom Words are powerful things. Pronouns, in particular, are such small words but pack a punch beyond their size. These little words are currently at the centre of controversy in many...
The Last Word Philip Swanson, Hughes Professor of Spanish, University of Sheffield Many of us in academia are probably used these days to living in a world where there is little respect for professional expertise and experience. Decisions about the direction of Modern...
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...
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...
