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 set out the civil, political, […]

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. ­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________________________________________________   Chance to shine I love how primary languages can act as a great leveller […]

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 of the grammatically gendered modern foreign languages widely taught in the UK. For example, […]