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We provide a comprehensive programme demonstrating how to implement the principles of a language-led, knowledge-rich and practice-based curriculum including language phonics, vocabulary, grammar, communication, cultural understanding and creative use of language. Other sessions have covered the GCSE and 'deep dive' inspections. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in bespoke CPD for your school or trust.
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NEW CPD for autumn 2025!
NEW CPD for autumn 2025!
Join Rachel Hawkes this autumn/winter for 4 online sessions on boosting confidence and creativity and preparing students for the new GCSE. KS3 strategies, phonics, grammar, listening, and more...
Join Rachel Hawkes this autumn/winter for 4 online sessions on boosting confidence and creativity and preparing students for the new GCSE. KS3 strategies, phonics, grammar, listening, and more...
LDP director, Rachel, is a renowned and influential speaker, a past President of the Association for Language Learning (ALL) and a former Head of Modern Languages, AST and SLE. Co-author of several textbooks, Rachel holds both MEd and PhD. Rachel recently led a team of resource developers in the creation of newly published KS2-KS4 resources for Oak National Academy, including fully-resourced curricula for the new French, German and Spanish GCSEs.
Our CPD sessions will provide practical strategies to help teachers to approach the new GCSE with confidence.
Our CPD sessions will provide practical strategies to help teachers to approach the new GCSE with confidence.
The first two sessions will bring new ideas for teaching at Key Stage 3 to help learners of all abilities to build solid foundations of knowledge and will include suggested activities to promote creativity and confident communication.
In January, the focus turns to preparing students for success in the new GCSE exams. The sessions will provide effective strategies for teaching phonics, vocabulary, and grammar that support student progress and build confidence for the listening and reading exams. This includes building confidence understanding and extracting details from longer texts; using inferencing skills and tackling the dictation and the read aloud tasks.
Tuesday 18th November, 4:00-5:30pm
Refreshing KS3: building towards the new GCSE
Tuesday 25th November, 4:00-5:30pm
Making sense of sentence building: clarity, confidence, creativity
Monday 12th January, 4:00-5:30pm
Success in new GCSE part 1: speaking and writing
Monday 19th January, 4:00-5:30pm
Success in new GCSE part 2: listening and reading
Price: £50 per session
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