The new secondary curriculum:

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ALL Regional Network MeetingWednesday 22 October
20084.30p.m. 6.00p.m.
The new secondary curriculum 8 weeks in!
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Three questions driving curriculum design,
development and implementation

• WHAT are we trying to achieve?
• HOW do we organise learning?
• HOW well are we achieving our aims?

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What are the main changes in the MFL programme of
study?

• No set topics and no restrictions on which
  languages may be taught
• Emphasis on active learning and creativity
• Stronger focus on links with other subjects
• Level descriptions aligned with the languages
  ladder
• Much greater focus on skills

Rachel Hawkes, Regional Subject Advisor
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MFL departments will want to ensure that their
provision

• Builds on learning in KS2
• Goes beyond the classroom and is about doing as
  well as knowing
• Deals with engaging topics and involves real
  communication with native speakers
• Teaches about other countries and cultures

Rachel Hawkes, Regional Subject Advisor
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Aims for this meeting

• Remind ourselves of the aims of the new
  curriculum
• Share some ideas, (resources lesson plans)
• Look at next steps

Rachel Hawkes, Regional Subject Advisor
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Cuáles son los colores de los anillos olímpicos?
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Los diferentes colores representan los cinco
continentes

• Las Américas
• África
• Europa
• Oceanía
• Asia

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Cuál de los colores representa las Américas?
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Qué continentes representan los otros colores?
África
Europa
Oceanía
Asia
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Los cinco continentes son
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Español

• Mi mundo

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portugués/esa
indio/a
italiano/a
brasileño/a
español/a
estadounidense
ruso/a
argentino/a
japonés/esa
francés/esa
De dónde proceden estas cosas? Escribe la
nacionalidad correcta.
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portugués/esa
indio/a
italiano/a
brasileño/a
español/a
estadounidense
ruso/a
argentino/a
japonés/esa
francés/esa
argentino
estadounidense
brasileña
francés
portugués
italiana
indio
japonés
español
ruso
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Time to speed date..!

• Share your lesson idea with 1 person
• Spend only 3 minutes (there will be a whistle
  after 6 minutes!)
• Make any notes you like (the plan is to have all
  ideas resources to take away on a CD anyway
  though)
• After 50 minutes we will have 8 ideas each
• Last few minutes to write your favourite idea
  that you want to try out asap!

Rachel Hawkes, Regional Subject Advisor
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Next steps

• Keep sharing ideas
• Actively look for links with other subject areas
• Begin to consider evaluation
• How will we know it is working?
• Look back at what we want learners to look like
• Measure by student voice, self-report, compare
  with year 8
• Volume, amount of student TL talk, vocabulary
  tests, written work, speaking levels, interest
  enthusiasm, number of questions asked

Rachel Hawkes, Regional Subject Advisor
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I taught myself then I taught my dad which taught
me as well.
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I made a song out of the words in Spanish. I
also had my brother help so when he gets to this
school it will help him.
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I learnt them all on one day then on the day
before the test my mum tested me on the
words/corrected me. Next she said sentences e.g.
I get up and have a shower then I had to say them
in Spanish and vice versa.
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I remembered these words by taking 3-4 words at a
time and memorised them through repetition and
gestures. After learning the 3-4 words, I asked
my mum to test me on those in any order. After
repeating this process I was able to recite these
words from memory.
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I got my sister to read out the English then I
say the Spanish. I did this after reading the
meanings then covering them up and saying them
again and again. My sister gave me a test on
them every night since we got the homework. She
pointed out the ones I needed to work on. I
needed to have a test every night because I
remember things best when I repeat things.
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How did you learn your 14 Spanish words?
I memorised the words by learning them by cutting
them into groups e.g. 1-5, 6-10, 11-14 etc..
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Rachel HawkesRegional Subject Advisor email
rhawkes_at_comberton.cambs.sch.uk Tel [phone]
ex.222 or 223