13 videos

French vocabulary starters

In this primary school, a range of activities are used to make learning a foreign language enjoyable and fun.

Enabling environment

A Head of EYFS explains how accessibility of resources ensures real choice.

Teaching foreign language vocabulary

A year 5 class are working on naming and describing pets.

Engaging in conversations

Building on whole class and group work earlier in the lesson, the children use the French to which they have been int...

Supporting in French

A class teacher, who supports French being taught to her class, talks about her role and experiences.

Forest School as an enabling environment

Jenny Doyle, a key figure nationally in the Forest School movement, reflects on children�s engagement in, and excitem...

Incorporating French into the school day

A class teacher talks about how French is incorporated into the wider curriculum.

Curriculum planning

A Head of EYFS talks about the annual and short term planning cycle.

Heritage language and home culture

A Head of EYFS describes how she celebrates children's heritage and home language.

Learning through Forest School

Jenny Doyle talks about some of the principles common to all Forest School experiences.

Parents and Early Years

A head of EYFS explains how evolving an EYFS unit needs to have parents on board.

Developing an Early Years Unit

A Head of EYFS reveals what shaped the philosophy of a new EYFS unit.

Language and culture

A Head of EYFS talks about English as the professional language of her setting.