Primary Hub Roadshow

1. Primary Hub Roadshow May 2019

2. Notes • This presentation contains Notes below the screens, partly to save being too wordy. • Please do read them in advance as some of the information is essential to the screen content.

3. Have you had refreshment? • We are very grateful to the Primary Hub coordinator for putting on this event, and to the host institution for their hospitality. • Please make a contribution to the cost of refreshments 

4. Contents • Have you heard about WAM? • Have you seen the White Paper on Primary Languages ? • Have you talked about OFSTED ? • Did you go to LW19? • Have you read about … Culture? • Have you celebrated … Award for THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN?  • Have you heard about … Tweaking? • Have you talked about … Tweaking? • Have you read … from other Hubs? • Have you seen … Spanish? • Have you heard about TELT?

5. Inspiring everyone to say: ”We are multilingual” We believe all school language learners are multilingual – they have one or more home languages, are learning a language in school, many of us have a dialect, can read emoji, use sign language, slang, or use a range of other ways of communicating! Our research in schools in the East of England and London suggests that students who develop a stronger multilingual identity: Have more positive views about the value of languages Report higher enjoyment of language learning Have greater belief in their own ability to do well in learning a language learning Are more likely to decide to carry onstudying languages WAM is a series of free materials, designed with the aim to inspire language learners, to encourage them to say “we are multilingual” and help change attitudes towards language learning.

6. The materials we have designed are in packs of 8 free-standing lessons, available for French, German and Spanish. They can be used with students in any year group and can be adapted for any level.   Each language pack includes: 8 Powerpoints including audio and video clips accompanying Teachers’ notes with suggested classroom language, timings, and pupil tasks student worksheets / templates Unit topics explore themes such as: Am I multilingual? Languages in my school, community and the world around me Language and culture Why learn languages? Making our school more multilingual “It was a really great project that led to really interesting discussion” (Teacher, London)

7. “It improved the children’s understanding that learning a language was a process and just because they weren’t hugely successful Spanish speakers at that particular moment in time, didn’t mean that they weren’t legitimate in their attempts to speak Spanish” (Teacher , London) Join our teachers’ meeting on 17th June in Cambridge to hear more from the staff and students involved. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-multilingual-website-launch-event-tickets-61192320879 Or download the free materials at www.wamcam.org available from the 17th June! “It was really good to make the children understand that their bilingual status was valid” (Teacher Essex)

8. Have you seen … White Paper on Primary Languages matters? • Published on the RIPL website : • Primary Languages Policy in England - The Way Forward (March 2019) • http://www.ripl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RIPL-White-Paper-Primary-Languages-Policy-in-England.pdf • ALL has included notes in a Briefing: https://www.all-languages.org.uk/news/live-language-learning-issues-in-the-media/

9. Extract • The White Paper identifies priorities to be addressed if the ambitions of the national curriculum reform are to be met (our bold text) . • i. Planning for substantial progress in one language in a national context where level descriptors have been removed and where greater autonomy has been given to individual schools and academies; • ii. Defining appropriate expectations and outcomes relating to available curriculum time in each key stage; • iii. Developing pedagogic approaches that take account of teachers’ subject knowledge and the characteristics of pupil intake at local level; • iv. Developing local agreements on the choice of (a) language or languages to be taught, (b) curriculum models, and (c) subject content, in order to support smooth transition at the point of transfer from key stage 2 to key stage 3; • v. Strengthening monitoring and assessment arrangements to ensure that reliable information on pupil achievement and outcomes in primary languages are communicated to receiving secondary schools.

10. Have you talked about … New OFSTED Handbook ? • Quality of education brings together the previous measures of teaching, learning and assessment.‘ This will focus on a provider’s educational intent, implementation and impact. It will de-intensify the inspection focus on performance data and place more emphasis on the substance of education and what matters most to learners and practitioners.’

11. Who / What? • Intent is in the remit of the senior and subject leaders; • Implementation is particularly for subject leaders and teachers - what they choose to do in the classroom; • Impact is what Inspectors see in the pupils and their work .

12. Ambitious intent … to what extent … • Leaders adopt or construct a curriculum that is ambitious and designed to give all pupils the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. This is either the national curriculum or a curriculum of comparable breadth and ambition. • The school’s curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced • Pupils study the full curriculum. In primary schools, a broad range of subjects (exemplified by the national curriculum) is taught in key stage 2 throughout each and all of Years 3 to 6. In secondary schools, the school teaches a broad range of subjects throughout Years 7 to 9.

13. In the classroom • Remember the Programme of Study when you plan • Try for a Scheme of Work that builds upwards • Present subject matter clearly • Check that new language ‘sticks’

14. OFSTED Handbooks now published • Maintained schools / Academies: • https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif • Independent schools: • https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801118/Independent_schools_handbook.pdf

15. Did you go .. to LW19? • Some Presentations are available here : • https://www.kc-jones.co.uk/lw2019 • Language World is ALL’s annual conference, and a once-been, must-go!

16. Language World 2019 Using games to engage, motivate and ensure progression for even the most reluctant primary linguists. Ellie Chettle Cully echettlecully@hazel.leicester.sch.uk

17. Resourcing: All you need are some lollipop sticks from the art cupboard and appropriate pictures or question to attach to them (it’s all about doing a lot with a little). Boum! / ¡Bum! ¿Cómo estás? Estoy muy bien Estoy bien Estoy regular Estoy mal Comment ça va? Ça va très bien Ça va très bien Ça va comme ci comme ça Ça va mal A great game for practicing vocabulary. This example uses phrases for talking about how you’re feeling but it could easily be adapted for weather phrases, clothes, food…The possibilities are endless!

18. Boum! / ¡Bum! Rules: Children work in pairs and the teacher puts up a three minute timer on the board. All the sticks with the images on them go face down into the pot. Once the timer starts, the first child asks the question ‘comment ça va?’ to their partner. Their partner picks out a stick and, according to the face, creates a response (e.g. = ça vatrèsbien). If the response is correct, they get to keep the stick (if not, they return it to the pot) and take their turn to ask the question ‘comment ça va?’ to their partner. The pairs go back and forth collecting sticks as they answer correctly. However, if an individual child picks out a stick with a ‘B’ on it, all their sticks must go back and they start again. The winner is the person with the most sticks at the end of the timed three minutes.

19. Resourcing: Mini Jenga blocks can be bought from pound shops. Split the into packs to make them go further. Number the blocks from 1 – 6 over and over again, until there are none left. • Las preguntas…. • ¿Cómo estás? • ¿Cómo te llamas? • 3. ¿Cuántos años tienes? • 4. ¿Dónde vives? • 5. ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas? • 6. ¿ Qué tiempo hace hoy? • Les questions… • Comment ça va? • Comment t’appelles-tu? • Quel âge as-tu? • Où habites-tu? • As-tu des frères et des sœurs? • Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui? Jenga (à l’envers)Jenga (al revés)

20. Jenga (à l’envers)Jenga(al revés) Rules: Children work in groups of four. The blocks are divided equally between them. The first child picks up a block at random from their set and refers to the question corresponding to their number on the board (see previous slide). They then answer the question aloud to the group. If the group agrees that they are correct (good evidence of peer-marking) then they can place their block to start the tower. The children answer questions around the group, according to the numbers on their blocks, placing them to build the tower if they answer correctly. This is good for the teacher as they can instantly assess how each group is getting on (the bigger the tower, the more questions each individual child has answered correctly). Groups with smaller towers can then be supported. As a reward for finishing, the group can play Jenga the ‘right way round’ to finish.

21. Language World 2019 from Clare Seccombe’s talk

22. From Clare Seccombe’s session to stimulate discussion. The text of the presentation is on Clare’s blog • http://changing-phase.blogspot.com/2019/03/lw2019-goosebump-learning.html

23. Also at Language World • http://www.languageangels.tv/ • Currently offering a free trial

24. Have you read about … Culture • There is currently a focus on Culture on the home page of the ALL-Literature wiki http://ALL-Literature.wikidot.com • The wiki features texts of all sorts (and sources of more texts) in several languages with teacher suggestions for classroom use • A Primary story is added each week by Nathalie Paris

25. Have you celebrated … Award for THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN  • On 20 May 2019, the 15 best Erasmus+ projects of 2018 were honoured during the annual conference of the National Agency for Erasmus+ in Bonn, Germany. • THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN received the award in the category "Erasmus+ Innovation Project 2018".  • ALL was a partner in THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN project: https://www.thelanguagemagician.net/

26. Have you heard about … Tweaking? THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN has begun to share Teacher-generated resources via links on • https://www.thelanguagemagician.net/ An article outlining the idea is here: • A Magical Tweak – Integrating THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN into Lessons

28. Músicostocandounacanción Narrador 1 !Bienvenidos a la granjamágica! Narrador 2 Y bienvenidos a nuestraobra de teatro : “¿DóndeestáCocodrilo?” Narrador 1 !Conozcamos a los animales mágicos!(Entra y sale un gato a granvelocidad) Gato: !Meeeeeeow!(Entra el perro) Perro: ¡Guau! ¡Guau! ¡Hola! ¡Adiós! ¡Me voyrápido a atrapar al gato! (Sale el perro) (Entra el Aprendiz de mago) Aprendiz de mago: !Este perronuncaestáquieto! ¿Dóndeestátodo el mundo?(Entra Ratón) Ratón: Holaaprendiz de mago. Estoybuscando algo de comida para mi familia, es que acabo de tener 12 ratoncitos. ¡Y yatenia 44!Aprendiz de mago: ¡Enhorabuena!

29. Have you talked about … Tweaking? • If your class is asking you ‘When can we play THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN again?’ how could you tweak some activities you do anyway to make them look more like TLM?

30. Tweakers • Please share your favourite ideas via • infos@thelanguagemagician.net

31. Have you read … from other Hubs? • Notes from previous meetings of the Thames Valley Primary Hub meetings are posted here https://www.cavelanguages.co.uk/thames-valley-primary-hub • There is list of the topics discussed at previous meetings on this page too.

32. Are you watching out … for ALL Primary November • NEW! SPLS : The Southern Primary Language Show • Provisionally planned for Saturday 9th November 2019 in Wokingham • Register your interest to southernplshow@gmail.com • And of course the annual NPLS (Northern Primary Languages Show) now in its fourth year • On Saturday 30th November 2019 at York St John University • Register your interest with steven.fawkes@gmail.com

33. Have you seen … Spanish teaching materials? • from Spanish Embassy Education Office • https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/reinounido/publicaciones-materiales.html

34. Have you seen … London workshops for Spanish teachers • 15th. June 2019 • Primary and Secondary and AE strands • Plenary and 4 workshop sessions • Arranged by Consejeria de educacion at Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch, 317 Portobello Road, London W10 5SZ

35. Have you seen … Spanish teaching guide • Primeros pasos – • BilingualteachingguideforlearningSpanish in Primaryeducation • AvailablefromConsejeria • https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/reinounido/dam/jcr:22f0c1ee-22fa-40ef-bac3-c6d02b6c5fff/primeros-pasos.pdf

36. Have you heard about … TELT - Open University Primary Languages initiative?  • provides primary teachers with the skills to teach one of 4 languages: French, German, Spanish or Chinese, whilst simultaneously teaching them the language • Structure: 9 months (October-June) - 2 strands: • i) Pedagogy strand (at Master’s level) where students are taught how to teach languages in primary schools and the approach is reflective and interactive • ii) a language strand at A1 (elementary) where students learn the language of their choice via guided self-study plus speaking practice.

37. All students have an OU tutor, attend online tutorials and participate in forums. There is a course website and students do assignments and reflective forum tasks • Qualification: • Pedagogy strand – certificate of completion; • Languages strand: 15 credits towards an OU Open degree • Funding:  Local authority-funded, school-funded, self-funded or a combination of the three • Cost: approximately £700/student

38. These Roadshows • Are archived as pdfs on the ALL website and available to all • Are usually published at school half-term holiday times • Are created by members of ALL Primary Steering Group and other volunteers • Welcome suggestions of interesting content from ALL Local groups (or finished screens)

39. Have you contributed? • Thank you for getting involved in this Primary Hub meeting, arranged by volunteers. • Please make a contribution to the cost of refreshments 

40. Reminders ALL is: • The major professional association for teachers of ALL languages, at ALL levels, in ALL sectors;   • Run by teachers, for teachers; • Completely independent - our sole purpose is to support and represent language teachers.

41. What does ALL do? • Represents the interests of its members;  • Provides information and support; • Contributes to national debates; • Produces regular publications, such as Languages Today magazine and journals; • Runs training courses tailored to teachers’ needs; • Runs the annual Language World conference.

42. Why join ALL? - To be well informed: Up to date with news and developments from the world of languages through our magazine, journals and weekly e-newsletter. - To be networked: Part of the national community of language teachers in the UK, providing support and encouragement. - To be adaptable: Discovering and applying new teaching methods, resources and technologies, from other teachers eager to share their practice. - To be proactive: Taking control of your own professional development, and taking advantage of the many training events on offer. - To be motivated: With regular boosts of ideas and inspiration, keeping you on the top of your game, and reminding you why you became a teacher!

43. What do members get? • Regular issues of Languages Today magazine; • Copies of ALLnet, our weekly e-newsletter; • Online access to our members’ area, and electronic issues of our journals; • Discounted or free training courses around the country, tailored to your needs; • Great special offers from our Corporate Members; and • Big discounts on delegate fees for our annual conference, Language World.

44. Primary membership • Heavily discounted • Currently just £50 per year • www.all-languages.org.uk/join/join_us/

45. Write Away!  • A magazine to celebrate writing in primary languages. • First edition out now: • https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/resources/WriteAway/issue1-june2019.pdf • Taking submissions for the second issue : https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway.htm

46. How do I join ALL? • Online – at www.all-languages.org.uk; • By telephone – on 01332 227779; • By email – to info@all-languages.org.uk; • By post – to: Association for Language Learning, 1A Duffield Road Little Eaton Derby DE21 5DR