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One of the most powerful ways to build confidence, fluency and motivation in the MFL classroom is through purposful games. I believe that well-chosen, low-prep activities can transform the energy of a lesson while driving serious progress in retrieval, phonics, grammar and spontaneous use of the target language. Below is a bumper list of 30+ tried-and-tested MFL games  you can use across key stages. They work brilliantly in German, French, Spanish and beyond. ⭐ Retrieval & M

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This blog post was written by Esther Mercier. About the author of the post: Esther Mercier - My name is Esther Mercier, I am originally...

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This blog post was written by Lucy Dreznin. About the author of the post: Lucy Dreznin is a former Head of German and Curriculum lead at...

Achieving success in GCSE exams is a challenging journey for all students, but those with the lowest prior attainment often face unique...

This year (March, 2023), I attended Eva Lamb's session at the Language World Conference organised by the Association for Language...