May 2024 Languages Update
Dear Colleagues,
I hope your summer term has got off to a smooth start. By now many of you will have conducted your speaking exams and will be looking ahead to the written exams and beyond.
Please remember you can get in contact with all of your questions about Pearson Edexcel Languages qualifications. My contact details are at the bottom of this page.
Best wishes,
Rebecca Waker
Subject Advisor for Languages
French Teachers Needed for Research
Pearson is looking for teachers with experience of teaching French as a foreign language to take part in a research project. This project will be fee-based and involve a calibration session as well as independent work. If you're interested, please complete the form and will contact you soon with more information. Please note that spaces are limited. The deadline for completion is May 17.
As part of the project, you will be invited to some training before completing the project task:
• 1.5 hrs introductory pre-read
• 3 hrs standard setting methodology meeting
• 6 hrs of rating over 7-10 days (project task)
• The project is planned to take in place in May/June 2024.
Facebook Languages Qualifications Support Group
In case you didn't know, we have a support group on Facebook. You can use this group to ask questions about our qualifications and network with other teachers.
Please be sure to answer the membership questions so we can keep this as a space for teachers to support one another.
Proactive Associate Modern Foreign Languages
For those of you who will be working with us on the 2024 GCSEs in 2026 and beyond we have something new for you.
More information on this digital credential provided by Credly will be coming soon. In short, it is a way of recognising the work you are doing to familiarise yourself with the 2024 specification and ensure you are prepared not only to teach it but to examine it too. Once you’ve earned this badge you could use it in job applications, performance reviews or as evidence of the professional development you have completed.
If you’re signed up with us then you will hear more information about this soon. Please feel free to reach out for more information. If you’re not yet signed up to work with us, take a look at our vacancies.
GCSE Spanish and French tutoring
Give your students a Spanish and French revision boost
Do your students want to challenge themselves or improve their listening comprehension? Are they struggling with grammar or simply want additional support to prepare for their exams? We can help!
As we approach exam season, give your students the boost they need with flexible, personalised tutoring designed to work at your students’ pace and prepare them for their future.
With the ability to schedule sessions to take place during students' free periods, or even in the evenings and at weekends, setting your students up for success has never been easier. That’s not all, you can use your National Tutoring Programme funding which covers up to 50% of the cost of your sessions.
Simply complete this form and a member of our team will guide you through your choices.
Why choose Pearson Tutoring?
Pearson Tutoring works with fully qualified UK tutors, skilled in meeting individual needs and learning styles whilst aligning with existing classroom plans and practices and helping students reach their full potential. Our tutors have flexibility to deliver the content that best suits your students’ needs.
Subject advisor
Rebecca Waker
Languages
