1. MFL Development Day
12th July 2014

2. 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

3. Plan for the day 9. 00-9. 30. Arrival and refreshments 9. 30-9. 35
Plan for the day Arrival and refreshments Welcome Planning for the new GCSE Planning time Workshop Planning time Lunch Workshop Planning Time 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

4. 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!

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

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

13. SOWs – version 2 Maximising year 9

14. SOWs – version 2 Maximising year 9

15. Tweaking content and assessment

16. Tweaking content and assessment

17. Getting Ready for Year 11 -Assessment

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

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