by tomholmes | Oct 9, 2023 | Secondary, Uncategorized
‘Differences which make a Difference Between the Specs by Vincent Everett’ Please click here to watch the video. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please...
by tomholmes | Oct 6, 2023 | Secondary, Uncategorized
‘ALL East – New GCSE Differences by Rachel Hawkes’ Please click here to watch the video. The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please...
by tomholmes | Mar 10, 2023 | ALL Language, ALL Local, ALL News, ALL Sector, Corporate Member, Discussion Area, Language News, News, Secondary, Secondary Features, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings, What's New
…when I’m thinking about HOW to teach some required content, the question I try to keep in mind to guide me is “why would they want to do that?” In this article, I will focus on how we can create engaging writing tasks that intrinsically motivate students… Please...
by cristahazell | Jan 20, 2023 | French Network, French Resources, German Network, German resources, Language News, News, Other Event, Primary, Primary events, Primary News, Primary Resources, Secondary, Secondary events, Secondary News, Secondary Resources, Spanish Network, Spanish resources
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by cristahazell | Mar 11, 2022 | German Discussions, German Network, German News, German updates, German Zone, Language News, News, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News
The German Teacher Award has opened again for nominations for 2022! If you know a truly outstanding German language teacher at your primary or secondary school – make sure that their dedication and excellence get the recognition they deserve! The Embassy of the...
by cristahazell | Mar 11, 2022 | Language News, News, Online Event, Practitioner Focus, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News
Dyslexia and language teaching A new course from Futurelearn runs from 25th of April – 22nd of May 2022. This exciting course is offered by Lancaster University in cooperation with FutureLearn and takes place over four weeks entirely online. It is aimed at teachers of...
by cristahazell | Jan 28, 2021 | News, Primary Reviews, Secondary Reviews, What's New
The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book Alex Bellos Guardian Faber, 2020, 416pp, £14.99 978-1-783-35218-0 When ALL was asked to review this book, my interest was immediately sparked. Having always been interested in the development of languages and an avid puzzle solver, I...
by charlottelr | Jan 20, 2021 | ALL Event, ALL News, Celebration, Competitions, Corporate Member News, French Zone, German Zone, Language News, News, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News, Spanish Zone, What's New
We all know that Speaking a language confidently and coherently is an important thing, and forms a critical part of linguistic and cultural development for all learners of languages. One of the impacts of COVID-19 has meant that many pupils have had fewer...
by cristahazell | Jan 18, 2021 | ALL News, News, Secondary, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings
Theme: OFQUAL / DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021 Background: The remit for this consultation emerged from letters on 13th January between the Secretary of State and OFQUAL. Consultation is open until Friday 29...
by cristahazell | Jan 13, 2021 | News, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News, What's New
With remote education becoming the norm for many learners across most phases, Ofsted released guidance on ‘What’s working well in remote education’ on January 11th. The guidance which defines ‘remote education’, seeks to end some...
by cristahazell | Aug 20, 2020 | ALL News, French Discussions, German Discussions, News, Secondary, Secondary News, What's New
Dear Prof Koglbauer and Ms Harvey, Thank you for your email to Sally Collier and Roger Taylor, and my apologies for the delay in responding to you. I am responding on their behalf. Prior to the summer, we announced that we would make an adjustment to the...
by cristahazell | Aug 19, 2020 | ALL News, Consultations, Discussion Area, French Discussions, German Discussions, Language News, News, Secondary, Secondary News, What's New
As you are aware, ALL wrote to OFQUAL on Monday to ask how the 2% adjustment to French and German GCSE results would be applied to Centre Assessment grades. We have had a reply which you can read here. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you two documents...