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Our third Comenius project:
"Creative Approaches to Teaching Foreign Languages"

This is the third British Council funded Comenius Project undertaken by the school and the second Professional Development Project.

In this project, we are looking at ways of teaching and learning modern foreign languages and sharing ideas with our colleagues in France, Finland, Norway and Bulgaria. With the removal of compulsory MFL study at KS4 in England and the resulting drop in pupils taking languages for GCSE with interest in language and culture declining, there is a real need to address the motivational issue in primary schools and at KS3 in the hope that this will reap dividends later on. At Ingleton Middle School, we recognise this issue and believe that involvement in Comenius will go some way towards redressing the balance.

The funding allows for two teachers' meetings each year and two pupils' conferences during the three year project as well as for the purchase of materials to support the teaching activities.

The teachers' meetings take place at each school in turn so that each country has a chance to host a meeting with all the advantages that that brings. Hosting a meeting helps with staff and community engagement as well as being beneficial to the pupils concerned who get a chance to work with the visiting teachers. Guest teachers have the chance to observe lessons taught by their colleagues and to work with the pupils, using their own methods as well as getting to know the different systems within the schools.

Meetings within the project: - ( select a link below to see detail/activities/images )

Meetings always involve workshops where ideas and materials are shared. All participants should be able to take ideas from each meeting and use them immediately in their classrooms.