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Interesting to speculate on the impact of making languages gcse significantly easier than others but leaving its prominence in performance tables untouched. It would boost entries straight away - and while those who passed would pass at a lower level, there’d be a lot more of them…
A think tank is calling for modern foreign language and computer science GCSEs to be graded more generously, as analysis suggests they are consistently graded more severely than other subjects schoolsweek.co.uk/calls-for-la...
Calls for language GCSEs to be graded less harshly
Analysis also suggests computer science is graded most harshly
buff.ly
May 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Interesting to speculate on the impact of making languages gcse significantly easier than others but leaving its prominence in performance tables untouched. It would boost entries straight away - and while those who passed would pass at a lower level, there’d be a lot more of them…
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Is there anybody NOT retweeting this until something is done about it? Because it's not exactly hard to fix.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/05/grad...
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/05/grad...
Grading severity at Key Stage 4 in 2024 - FFT Education Datalab
A new edition of our occasional series examining how pupils' grades in different subjects at Key Stage 4 differ to those they achieve in GCSE English language and maths
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Is there anybody NOT retweeting this until something is done about it? Because it's not exactly hard to fix.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/05/grad...
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/05/grad...
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How to know if a word is in the GCSE vocab list: www.multilingprofiler.net
March 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How to know if a word is in the GCSE vocab list: www.multilingprofiler.net
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This was shared on LinkedIn by Juliette Claro. I would not see this as a sequence of steps, but the content is good imo.
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This was shared on LinkedIn by Juliette Claro. I would not see this as a sequence of steps, but the content is good imo.
It’s Teaching Assistant Recognition Day! (TARD?) Thank you for all your hard work - couldn’t do this job without you all!
November 29, 2024 at 8:16 AM
It’s Teaching Assistant Recognition Day! (TARD?) Thank you for all your hard work - couldn’t do this job without you all!
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November 10, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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I don't know if other EPs find the #workingmemory article in the TES saddening given how long we've known about its influence as a factor in learning & #SEND, & how little acknowledgement it receives in schools & training #executivefunction #edusky #edupsychs www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Working memory: education’s unfinished revolution
Researchers say understanding the concept of working memory is crucial. But to make a difference in schools, better training, screening, assessments and curricular design are needed, finds Holly Korbe...
www.tes.com
October 11, 2024 at 9:36 AM
I don't know if other EPs find the #workingmemory article in the TES saddening given how long we've known about its influence as a factor in learning & #SEND, & how little acknowledgement it receives in schools & training #executivefunction #edusky #edupsychs www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
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If you are a language teaching trainee or RQT and need advice, don’t hesitate to make contact. Happy to help if I can.
November 13, 2024 at 3:09 PM
If you are a language teaching trainee or RQT and need advice, don’t hesitate to make contact. Happy to help if I can.
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A brief history of ‘learning’ versus ‘acquisition’ in second language education. Could be a good primer for non-specialists. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2015/05/seco...
Second language learning and acquisition
This is a long, referenced blog which combines all the posts in my earlier series entitled Conscious and Unconscious Language Learning. If y...
frenchteachernet.blogspot.com
September 19, 2024 at 7:40 AM
A brief history of ‘learning’ versus ‘acquisition’ in second language education. Could be a good primer for non-specialists. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2015/05/seco...
In my efforts to build up a network of fellow language teachers I have discovered that MFL stands for "Modern Foreign Languages" as well as "Mums for Liberty"! 😐
September 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
In my efforts to build up a network of fellow language teachers I have discovered that MFL stands for "Modern Foreign Languages" as well as "Mums for Liberty"! 😐
