Saturday, November 29

Beyond the Language Barrier MFL CPD Day

By Karen Corfield

Beyond the Language Barrier - Fresh Strategies for a Connected Classroom.

Date and time

Location

Bradford Grammar School

Keighley Road Bradford BD9 4JP United Kingdom

Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Arrival & Registration

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM

Welcome and Introductions

10:20 AM - 10:55 AM

Joe Dale - The Wow Factor: Creating a New GCSE Languages Lesson with AI

This fast-paced, interactive session demonstrates how a complete GCSE-aligned lesson can be built live in just 45 minutes, showcasing AI tools that support listening, speaking, reading, and writing. ...

10:55 AM - 11:30 AM

Jérome Nôgues - Designing Dynamic Listening Experiences with AI

Struggle to find age-appropriate listening resources? In this session, you’ll learn why listening is key to language success and how to create your own in minutes. Discover how to prompt with the PRE...

11:40 AM - 12:15 PM

Erica Sanchez – Closing the Language Gap through Adaptive Teaching

Discover practical, classroom-ready strategies to make adaptive teaching truly effective in Modern Foreign Languages. This CPD session will equip you with techniques that ensure every learner - whate...

12:15 PM - 12:50 PM

Karen Corfield – Empowered Thinking in the Classroom

This session will explore empowered thinking in the classroom – how to challenge bias and go beyond echo chambers. She will share practical strategies on how to encourage students to be more empowere...

12:50 PM - 1:20 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM - 1:55 PM

John Claughton - WoLLoW, World of Languages, Languages of the World

The study of languages is in decline and under threat. One reason may be a failure to change in reaction to change: why are we still teaching French and Spanish in primary schools and only using Engl...

1:55 PM - 2:30 PM

Jonathan Mumford - Effective checking for understanding with mini-whiteboards

In this session, we will explore the powerful impact of integrating mini-whiteboards into your everyday teaching practice. Checking for understanding is one of the most vital parts of any lesson, pro...

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM

Olive Halsall - Playing Private Joke ® for GCSE Phonics

Get ready to laugh, play, and level up your phonics in this fast-paced, interactive workshop inspired by Private Joke® (in Franglais) — the language-learning card game with chunky letter tiles! Worki...

3:15 PM - 3:20 PM

Closing Comments & Thanks

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Highlights

5 hours 20 minutes
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Karen Corfield

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