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UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network and MFL activities

UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network and MFL activities. UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network. Started in Sep 2014 At that time no LEA/CC support for MFL teachers Now has 75 teachers from 45 schools as part of the network Building a personal relationship with teachers Online resources and emails

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UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network and MFL activities

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  1. UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network and MFL activities

  2. UEA’s Language Teachers’ Network • Started in Sep 2014 • At that time no LEA/CC support for MFL teachers • Now has 75 teachers from 45 schools as part of the network • Building a personal relationship with teachers • Online resources and emails • Meets 3 times a year • Encourages regular direct contact with teachers and schools. • Funded by Widening Participation

  3. Projects at UEA: using language to raise aspirations • Language assemblies • Language taster days on campus • Support language events in schools • Language ambassador scheme • Language oral support scheme for schools in low attaining wards • Language of Business • A-level oral revision day • Language retention summer school • Routes into Language projects • Discover Japan • La Taberna

  4. Student feedback Feedback on projects: weekly support at Paston College • 19% were male, 81% female. • 38% received help with German, 62% with French. • 92% of students said they either “definitely” or “probably” planned to enter Higher Education after school • 100% of students said that they found the extra speaking sessions helpful • 65% of students said they plan to continue studying a language in the future

  5. Teacher comments about the Network • Most beneficial part of the Network to you? • Meeting other teachers • Discussing ideas • Finding support for teaching ideas or resources • Sharing experiences and challenges • Making new links • What would you like the network to cover next? • How we can continue to encourage students to study MFL • Cover cultural aspects of new curriculum • Specific idea sharing

  6. Thank you! • Merci! • ¡Gracias! • ありがとう

  7. ANY QUESTIONS? k.ridealgh@uea.ac.uk

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