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The Curriculum
The Curriculum – mapping and sequencing… The most important fact to consider when reading this post is the context of your school . We...
Silvia Bastow
Jun 19, 202111 min read


Scaffolding or differentiation…
One of the biggest myths that I was taught during my ITT many years ago and started my teaching career with, was that our learners fit...
Silvia Bastow
Jun 3, 20217 min read


Effective questioning techniques in Languages classroom
What is effective questioning in the classroom? Effective questions are defined as questions focusing on eliciting the process in...
Silvia Bastow
May 22, 20217 min read


Knowledge organisers, Sentence builders, Parallel texts, Graphic organisers …
What ever term you use – knowledge organiser, sentence builder, parallel text or graphic organiser, ultimately it is a set of key...
Silvia Bastow
May 8, 20215 min read


Preparing students for their GCSE speaking exam
Following on from my previous post – Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3, this post will be focussing on my approach to the...
Silvia Bastow
Apr 25, 20218 min read


Cornell Notes – could they be a useful technique for MFL?
In my research of effective Retrieval Practice, when reading Mark Enser’s book ‘Teach like nobody is watching’, I have come across a...
Silvia Bastow
Apr 11, 20214 min read
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