The Kate Languages Blog

Starting your first year as an MFL teacher? These practical Early Career Teacher (ECT) tips will help new French, German and Spanish teachers prepare for September, build confidence in the classroom and start the school year feeling more organised and less overwhelmed.

For this post, I asked Kirste...

In May 2026, I had the chance to do something I still can't quite believe.

I spent a week travelling through northern Morocco with Discover the World Education, as part of a small group of teachers and language specialists invited to experience their school trip itineraries firsthand.

The idea be...

Looking for end-of-term teacher organisation tips before the summer holidays? These five practical teacher habits can help you organise your classroom, prepare for September, reduce back-to-school stress and start the new academic year feeling calmer, more organised and ready for a great start back....

Running low on energy or planning time? These three zero-prep MFL games are perfect for French, German and Spanish lessons across all year groups and ability levels.

Whether you need a quick vocabulary activity, a speaking game, or a phonics exercise, these no-preparation classroom games deliver ma...

The GCSE reading exam may feel like the ‘easiest’ paper, but make sure your French, German and Spanish GCSE students don’t let these simple mistakes trip them up!

What I mean by 'easiest' is that the answers are all in English, students can work at their own pace (within reason!), they don't hav...

Do your French, German and Spanish GCSE students struggle with knowing what to write in their writing exams? They’re not alone!

It’s very common for students’ minds to go completely blank when faced with a longer writing task in the GCSE exams, but with the right preparation, they can totally ace t...

I recently put a call out on my Instagram and Facebook pages for your top tips for preparing your students for the reading and listening exams... and oh my gosh you did NOT disappoint!!

There were so many comments and great pieces of advice, so do check out the posts online for more, but here are a...

99.9% of your attention might be on the Year 11s and their GCSE speaking exams, but you still have Key Stage 3 classes to teach and set cover for! 

Even when you're not actually conducting the exams, you won't want to be planning all-singing, all-dancing lessons for your other classes, as you do ne...

If you're giving up time in school holidays, at weekends or after school to run French, German or Spanish GCSE speaking exam revision sessions, the last thing you want is for them to feel like a waste of time.

I'm so excited this week to share my first ever blog post collaboration, with the fabulou...

French, German and Spanish GCSE speaking exams can be just as stressful for MFL teachers as they can for students, but with the right preparation, they don't need to be too awful!

So here are 6 great tips about how to not just survive, but actually thrive during GCSE speaking exam season this year:...

This blog post may well be the most boring one I've ever written! But please don't let that put you off... as I think it's also one of the most important ones I've ever written.

If you follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook, you may know that in March 2026 I shared a reel a day with answers to ques...

If you're heading to an in-person MFL conference for the first time, have a look at these tips for making the most of it!

This weekend (13th-14th March 2026), I'm heading to Hinckley, Leicestershire to the Language World conference. Last year, I attended as a speaker, but this year I'm going to be ...