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In MFL reading aloud is invaluable. There’s the performance element, overcoming shyness, linking spoken n written word, recognising how predictable (therefore winnable) language learning is. Stuff we don’t like doing

Hero teachers1: I’ve never liked the word vocation. There used to be a cartoon with a darkened tower block. 1 window lit. 2am. ‘Must be a teacher!’ was the caption.

1. At Charter we stripped back as much as we could. We focussed on creating a culture of genuine mutual respect, adults became behaviour teachers, adults felt supported, consistency grew,

MFL knowledge organisers1: my first KO around 2003. I was part time teacher trainer then. Lots of high freq cross topic structures to use across year groups. Featured Past, Reasons,

⁦@EnserMark⁩ - like this! I tell kids, ‘Only 26 letters & the French keep using same letters all the time. How hard can it be?’ Then I run TOWARDS bits