Have we mistaken engagement for motivation?   Sandra Ober is a French teacher, curriculum designer and founder of French Made Simple, a story-led beginner French curriculum combining narrative, music and research-informed pedagogy. Her current work explores how meaningful input, cognitive demand and the sequencing of recognition, retrieval and production can inform beginner language curriculum design. […]

Our Best 10 Good teachers do not all fit the same professional mould Written by Early Career Teachers from UCL IoE: Ema Hayoune and Shakila Khandca with tutor Karen Hanrahan. There is a growing awareness of the need to better support neurodivergent pupils in schools. Yet nearly 25 percent of teachers have not received dedicated […]

Eres lo que comes. On est ce que l’on mange. Man ist, was man isst. How can understanding eating disorders and malnutrition help us to support our pupils in the Languages classroom? Tom Kelly, Lead Practitioner, Manchester Hospital School   Every child has the right to an education. It’s a phrase that most of us […]