Speaking your Language

Fiona Pryce interviews Councillor Anntoinette Bramble, who is a Deputy Mayor in Hackney, about the pioneering approach to Spanish immersion teaching in their schools, starting in nursery and primary, which has led to wonderful outcomes on language uptake at secondary level. Listen and find out how the work is underpinned by a strong sense of community; empowering learners and their families, and a...

Fiona Pryce interviews Crista Hazell, a highly regarded MFL consultant, trainer, blogger, examiner, development manager for ALL (The Association for Language Learning) and keynote speaker at many webinars and conferences. Her inspirational book Independent Thinking on MFL was a finalist in the 'Educational Book Award’ category in the Education Resource Awards 2021 and is published by Crown House....

Fiona Pryce interviews Paul Thomas, the headteacher of Parkwood School, a wonderful primary school in Finsbury Park, London. It is also a Spanish International School, the only one of its kind in the UK. They are leading the way on embedding a love of languages in primary school for all students from nursery to Year 6, with huge improvements on uptake at secondary level, to encourage our young lin...

Fiona Pryce interviews the renowned MFL consultant, and international conference speaker, Joe Dale. His work champions teaching languages, using the latest tools and technologies, and he is an expert in this field. He has also worked tirelessly to create communities of like-minded teachers to share ideas and network - The Guardian have called him an 'MFL guru' and 'the man behind the #mfltwitterat...

Fiona Pryce interviews the wonderful Rosie Goldsmith, who is the perfect ambassador for the importance of language learning, as she has been a passionate linguist her whole life. Rosie has had a hugely successful career as a journalist and champion of the arts. She has interviewed leading cultural and literary figures and now combines journalism with chairing, judging and curating arts events in t...

Have you ever wondered what your former students are up to? Fiona Pryce interviews her 2 former A-Level students about their journey from studying 2 languages at Cleeve School, to studying 3 languages in their final year at Exeter University. They talk about their love of languages, their year abroad and how to convince Year 9 that language learning is a superpower skill they just can't miss out o...

In our very first episode of Speaking Your Language, we caught up with a fantastic and inspiring member of our MFL teaching community – Esmeralda Salgado! She has taught languages for 20 years in a variety of school settings, and at all Key Stages, in roles including Advanced Skills Teacher, Head of MFL and Digital Lead. She won a Silver Pearson National Teaching Award as Secondary School teacher...