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Cognitive Load in the Languages Classroom: Are we accidentally overwhelming our students?
Picture this. You have planned what you consider to be a rich, communicative lesson, a new grammar structure or language introduced with examples, a task to practise it, a class questioning to bring it to life, and a spoken or written activity to consolidate. You have scaffolded, you have thought about pace, you have prepared a slide for every stage. And for a significant chunk of the class, it still does not land. The students are capable. They are engaged. But somewhere bet
Silvia Bastow
Jul 55 min read
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Results Day: Beyond the numbers - How I analyse, reflect and plan for the year ahead
Back in January, I shared a blog on Improving GCSE Performance Post-Mocks (link here ). Yesterday, I came across a LinkedIn post from...
Silvia Bastow
Aug 13, 20255 min read
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Unpicking Engagement: Strategies for Reaching Middle-Attaining, Disengaged Boys in the Language Classroom
In the domain of language teaching, teachers often find themselves faced with the challenge of engaging students who seem disinterested...
Silvia Bastow
Mar 17, 20245 min read
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Unlocking success: Supporting students with the lowest prior attainment in their GCSE exam
Achieving success in GCSE exams is a challenging journey for all students, but those with the lowest prior attainment often face unique...
Silvia Bastow
Jan 14, 20246 min read
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