Teaching and Leading MFL in Primary Schools

Event Details

Day 1: 7 November, 2022

Start time: 13:00 BST

End time: 16:00 BST

Venue: Online

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in primary school can be challenging – particularly when teachers lack confidence or subject knowledge. This course aims to give practical and manageable suggestions in how to deliver an engaging and progression based curriculum, whilst giving subject leaders strategies to meet the new curriculum demands in a supportive and friendly environment.

During the course, participants will explore:

1. The National Curriculum requirements for teaching MFL and what each area entails.
2. The principles of language acquisition (focusing particularly on second language acquisition) to support young learners.
3. Practical day-to-day activities to enhance the teaching of MFL whilst reinforcing general literacy skills.
4. Ideas for recording progression across year groups.

For more information contact us here.

About the Adviser

Ben Lynch - Assistant Head Teacher and DSL, Northamptonshire Ben is an experienced teacher, who has worked in all Key Stages from 1 to 5 throughout his career. He is a senior leader in a new primary school in Northamptonshire, responsible for Key Stage 2, curriculum development and EAL learners. After completing a BA Hons in Modern Languages and a PGCE in secondary MFL, Ben taught French and German in one of Northamptonshire’s most successful secondary academies, where he focused on the delivery of Key Stage 3 languages. From this, Ben moved into primary education, working predominately in Key Stage 2 in a range of primary schools across Northamptonshire. Ben is keen on using educational research to inform and improve classroom practice.