MFL Development Day 12th July 2014

Course Objectives To share ideas to improve practice in MFL classrooms To provide some time to discuss and put these ideas into practice To offer opportunities to network with MFL colleagues Simple, what people want, ideas from presenters and yourselves (TeachMeet), we are all in the same boat, sleepness nights, huge curriculum changes

Plan for the day 9. 00-9. 30. Arrival and refreshments 9. 30-9. 35 Plan for the day 9.00-9.30 Arrival and refreshments 9.30-9.35 Welcome 9.35-10.05 Planning for the new GCSE 10.05-10.35 Planning time 10.35-11.25 Workshop 1 11.25-12.05 Planning time 12.05-1.05 Lunch 1.05-1.55 Workshop 2 1.55-2.35 Planning Time 2.35-3.35 MFL TeachMeet A more packed agenda than previous years, more ideas for your money! – let us know on feedback forms if you liked it / felt it was too busy, don’t want ideas to get lost

Workshops A: Developing writing and translation for the new GCSE: Kerrie Moorhouse (Lead Practioner) B: Developing Speaking for the new GCSE: Dave Gilwhite (MFL Trust Director) C: Capitalising at KS3: Kirsten Ross (SLE) D: Building extra challenge and cultural resources into KS3 Dan Straw(MFL Faculty Leader) & Hollie Milnes (Subject Leader) Thank you, offer ideas from our classrooms, themes should be common to us all, not all new,, you will have better ones – share them!

RTSA Website http://www.redhilltsa.org.uk/course/view.php?id=34 Please access resources in planning time, wi-fi code http://www.redhilltsa.org.uk/course/view.php?id=34

Planning for the new GCSE Objectives To share departmental planning (SOWs, assessments) and exam schedules To promote discussion and sharing of ideas and resources to support planning for next year

Planning for the new GCSE Background 2015 – compared exam boards Exam board CPD Networks Panicked! Started the new GCSE with year 9/10 How much time did you get to plan / review the changes?

Where is your department currently? Discussion … SOWs Assessments Mock exams New skills – translation, preparing for the new speaking and writing New listening and reading task types Covering new content

Faculty Review Summer 2017 2 hours INSET Whole department Year 11 release / small amount of cover Review SOWs and assessments Plan use of release time

SOWs – original version 3 years Kerboodle Tenses Justifying Connectives Assessment Pre-mini mocks Limited speaking and writing assessments

SOWs – how did it go? First half of the year … Reasonable coverage Mini-Mocks starting to be introduced Writing Assessments not consistent Free time – mixed Customs and traditions – no assessments

Missing content … Second half of the year … Oh dear!

SOWs – version 2 Maximising year 9

SOWs – version 2 Maximising year 9

Tweaking content and assessment

Tweaking content and assessment

Getting Ready for Year 11 -Assessment

Faculty Review Action Points (Release Time) Priorities … Adapting existing SOWs, mini-mocks and speaking assessments (y9 & 10) Producing assessments for year 11 next year

Key issues Covering course content Weekly practise papers / vocab learning in year 11 Maximising homework opportunities Recycling key language structures across topics (maximising prior learning) Identifying topics for listening and reading Skills over content Learning from first run through

Key issues 2. Improving assessment Listening and reading – mini-mocks (short and sharp) Writing – 90 words early on, build up to 150 Speaking – 1 booklet for terms 1 and 2, exam in Summer term Build role-plays / picture cards/90 word writing assessments into year 9 Learning from first run through

Exam Schedules – 2017 Year 10 Exams June/July Speaking – Full mock exam using 2 topics Listening, Reading and Writing – Spec Paper 1 (Foundation and Higher) Vocab support for listening and reading All Trust schools Grade boundaries agreed at a moderation meeting To be reviewed in September

Exam Schedules – 2017-18 Year 11 Mock 1 Speaking – w/c 13th Nov (selected topics) Listening, Reading and Writing (targeted entry)- w/c 17th Nov Spec Papers 2 Year 11 Mock 2 Speaking – w/c 5th March (all topics) Listening, Reading and Writing – w/c 12th March Practice Papers

Questions and Discussion What do you need to prioritise in your department? SOWS Assessment Exam Schedules