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Thursday, 23 October 2025

How to develop fluency in the unprepared conversation for the GCSE ORAL exam.

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Yesterday I wrote a blog in respond to AQA new guidance to mark the unprepared conversation. Following the signs of times: u turns a as norm...

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Wednesday, 22 October 2025

AQA 2026 New Guidance on the Oral Mark Scheme. Thoughts and tools for success

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Half term is nearly here for everyone and in kind of typical "last minute", "wait-for-your-busiest time" moment, last we...

Friday, 29 August 2025

Maximising AI: Using Gemini Storybook Gem and Brisk together

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Next week we are starting the new academic year and we will be planning first lessons for all our classes. After analysing GCSE exam results...

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Friday, 22 August 2025

After GCSE results day: strategic thinking to “feed forward”

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Congratulations to all departments for your GCSE results! Whatever your students got, remember, not YOU, it is important to analyse the da...

Sunday, 18 May 2025

New GCSE Y10: Sequencing our Curriculum Map and access to new Teaching Resources

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Like everyone in England, I have spent this academic year revamping our department Curriculum Map and Learning Journey to reflect the demand...

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Esmeralda Salgado: I am an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST), Lead Practitioner for Insignis Trust, Head of MFL and School Digital Lead at Princes Risborough School. I have taught languages for over 20 years from KS2 to KS5 in different school settings: in state and independent schools. My GCSE and ALevel results are excellent with a 100% success pass grade (9-4) at GCSE in the summer 2022 and 56% 9 to 8 grades. I am passionate about the use of digital tools and collaborative projects among schools, and have extensive experience in using eTwinning and Erasmus projects as tools to enhance the teaching and learning experience in the MFL classroom. I am proud to have won a Silver Pearson's National Teaching Award under the category of Secondary School teacher of the year in 2022 and have collaborated to write the latest Language Gym Book: Spanish Verb Pivots with GianFranco Conti. Finally, I am a writer and blogger who loves learning from others and sharing good practice!

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