COSTS

PRIMARY MFL
TRAINING COURSES 2014-15

Day Course

Twilight Course

Training Package

80

60

350*

supporting your school to deliver languages

(for all 3 sessions)

* Unlimited places on any course for a school. Please request a service

agreement

VENUE

Friendly, supportive, professional

Another brilliant day, expertly
delivered. Head buzzing with ideas
Really fabulous day. Totally
engaged and I learnt so much

Earley Crescent Centre

Lower Earley

Excellent. Well prepared. Good

resources

Reading
RG6 4HB

Very inspirational speaker

Learnt more today than a few years
of secondary French

LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES

Free lesson plans and resources available on proof of purchase of
related published resources. Includes Catherine Cheater Schemes
of Work Years 3 & 4, Physical French Phonics and a selection of
storybooks

BOOKING
To book a course, request a Training Package service agreement
or to access the lesson plans and support resources please contact:

Sue Cave sue@cavelanguages.co.uk

Thank you, I feel much more

confident about teaching French

Sue Cave - Course leader

Primary MFL Specialist and Trainer and author of:

100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign

Languages in the Primary Classroom

More Fun Ideas for Advancing Modern Foreign

Languages in the Primary Classroom

Physical French Phonics (co-author)

KEY STAGE 2 FRENCH METHODOLOGY

FRENCH LINGUISTIC UPSKILLING

Who are these courses for?

For anyone teaching French to children in their first, second, third or fourth year of
language learning. They are all based on the Cave Languages support resources, see
overleaf how to access these resources and planning.
Course content:
1. The French to be taught that term will be practised.
2. The choice and progression of language structures for that term will be analysed and
discussed.
3. The activities, planning and resources for that term will be demonstrated and
experienced.

French Pronunciation and Grammar Stage 1

Who is this course for? This is a course suitable for anyone who lacks confidence in
their pronunciation and understanding of the French language. It is for complete
beginners as well as those with some knowledge of French.
Course content: The key French phonic sounds will be identified and practised using
a hands-on sound, action, spelling system. The language encountered in the teaching
of French to Years 3 and 4, for example, nouns, articles, gender, singular and plurals
will be analysed in workshop activities.

Day Course:
Twilight Course:

Teaching Years 3, 4 & 5

Courses planning for the delivery of the Catherine Cheater schemes of work. There are 3
twilight courses per year group, each designed to support delivery of language for that
term.
Twilight Courses 4.15-5.30pm (attend all 3 dates)

st

Year 3 (1 year)
nd
Year 4 (2 year)
rd
Year 5 (3 year)

22nd September, 13th January & 29th April

23rd September, 14th January & 30th April
24th September, 15th January & 27th April

French Pronunciation and Grammar Stage 2

Who is this course for? This is a course suitable for anyone who has attended
Pronunciation and Grammar Stage 1 or has a rusty knowledge of French.
Course content: Key French phonic sounds will be reviewed using a hands-on sound,
action, spelling system. The language encountered in the teaching of French to Years
5 and 6, for example, adjectival agreement, using verbs and writing complex sentences
will be analysed in workshop activities.

Day Course:
Twilight Course:

Teaching Year 6
Courses planning for a scheme of work designed to review and consolidate prior learning
in Years 3, 4 & 5 through a series of creative projects. There are 3 twilight courses, each
one designed to support delivery of particular projects.
Twilight Courses 4.15-5.30pm (attend all 3 dates)

25th September
11th November

11th March

Project 1: Writing a simple colour poem

Project 2: Moi et toi
Project 3: A monster description
Project 4: Guess the animal
Project 5: Ours brun story

19th September, 9.15am - 3.00pm

17th September, 30th September & 16th October
4.15 5.30pm (attend all 3 dates)

16th September, 9.15am - 3.00pm

18th September, 29th September & 14th October
4.15 5.30pm (attend all 3 dates)

Teaching Language in Primary Schools

Who is this course for? This is a one-day course suitable for anyone teaching or
intending to teach French in Key Stage 2. For teachers lacking confidence in their
linguistic ability, it is advisable to attend first the French Pronunciation and Grammar
Up-skilling course.
Course content: A wide range of activities to teach French over 4 years in Key Stage
2 will be demonstrated. The activities will ensure that the language is taught
progressively and meets the objectives of the new curriculum to be implemented in
September 2014.

Day Course:

3rd October, 9.15am - 3.00pm