Building Success and Engagement in Key Stage 3 French
Course Code: T0425
£289.00
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This brand-new, must attend course is intended to provide all teachers with a fresh vision of planning for GCSE French success from ‘Day 1’ in KS3. It will look at building cohesion across all staff members of the Languages Department, as well as throughout the five years of languages learning. The course will focus on long- and medium-term planning, in terms of topics covered, skills developed and grammatical knowledge acquisition. It will provide delegates with strategies for classroom teaching in KS3, covering not only the four key skills of language learning, but also the organisational and self-management skills needed for the highest attainment.WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- All Heads of Languages Faculties
- All Heads of French
- All Teachers French
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Understand the benefits of greater cohesion in long- and medium-term planning for all teachers and year groups
- Gain greater understanding of the impact of KS3 French teaching
- Take away how to establish routines and rituals in languages learning
- Take away a range of fresh approaches to developing the four key languages skills in KS3 French
- Take away a range of different ideas for building learning strategies in KS3 as a foundation for success in KS4
- Understanding how KS3 can form the foundation of independent and motivated languages learning
- Using time in KS3 efficiently and creatively to prepare for KS4 (and KS5)
PROGRAMME
10.00am: Maximising Student Outcomes through Effective Planning- Exploring long-term learning skills invaluable for student success
- Considering practical ways to embed these skills in KS3 French
- Developing rituals and routines in the KS3 classroom
- Demonstrating the value of long-term topic and grammatical planning over 5 years: from Year 7 to 11
- How to ensure a cohesive approach to teaching and learning from all staff to maximise student attainment
11.00am: Break
11.20am: Exploring Different Aspects of Long-Term Planning:
- Exploring topics covered across KS3 as they build into KS4
- Developing language learning skills – reading, listening, writing, speaking – in readiness for KS4 and beyond
- Introducing form and usage of grammatical structures as a foundation for future learning
- Embedding good habits for students to become independent and resilient learners
- Developing the use of chosen and allocated electronic platforms
12.30pm: Lunch
1.30pm: Strategies for Classroom Teaching in KS3 – Productive skills
- Practical ways to embed vocabulary learning in KS3
- Maximising phonics in KS3
- Speak, speak, speak in KS3
- How to build writing skills in KS3
- Communicating the ‘joy’ of making mistakes! Formative assessment
2.30pm: Break
2.40pm: Strategies for Classroom Teaching in KS3 – Receptive skills
- Preparing students to love to listen in KS3
- Practical ways to develop reading in KS3
- Engaging students beyond the classroom
3.30pm: Depart
GCSE - Code: T0425
Building Success and Engagement in Key Stage 3 French
COURSE LEADER
Katherine Golding is a former Head of Department and retired MFL teacher with extensive experience. She has successfully prepared students for GCSE (AQA and Edexcel), A-Level (AQA and Edexcel) and Pre-U examinations in French in current and previous iterations of the respective specifications. She has taught students aged 9-19 in a range of educational frameworks and successfully mentored both PGCE students and new teachers. Additionally, she marks for both AQA and Edexcel and holds the SSAT Diploma for Innovative Teaching.
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