The Kate Languages Podcast

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The Kate Languages Podcast covers a wide range of education-related topics, from teacher wellbeing, to classroom management and ideas on teaching and learning foreign languages. While the majority of my content focuses on the experiences of MFL teachers in the UK, it is not exclusively for languages teachers - many of the broader themes are relevant to all teachers all over the world. For more information about me and my work, head to katelanguages.co.uk or check out my Instagram and/or Facebook pages. I'm @katelanguages on both.

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Running an education business

May 12 2024 38 mins  
This is a bit of a different episode of the Kate Languages Podcast. I have been running my education business for 7 years now and I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on my top 5 tips for making it a success!If you’re thinking of leaving teaching and want to set up your own business, you need to have a listen to this first! From figuring out your niche, to being prepared

The New MFL GCSE - Update

May 05 2024 22 mins  
The new MFL GCSE specification is almost upon us! I’ve spent a LOT of time this academic year reading, researching and making resources for the new specs (AQA and Edexcel) and in this episode, I outline three of the key things I think you need to know. I talk about how it’s not actually as different as I had initially feared, which textbooks are now available and my thoughts on

My favourite speaking activities

Apr 28 2024 34 mins  
In this episode, I outline my five favourite activities to get students talking in MFL lessons. From whole class games like Connect 4 to pair activities like trapdoor, have a listen for details of some great activities that you can try in your own lessons today!As always, I would love to hear your thoughts on the episode, so get in touch on Facebook and Instagram (I’m Kate Langua

The Importance of Connection with Helen Myers

Apr 21 2024 45 mins  
I really enjoyed this conversation with the amazing Helen Myers and I really hope you will, too! We discussed how important it is to connect with other teachers through organisations such as ALL, Facebook groups and of course, the Kate Languages Buy Everything community!Connect with Helen on X (she’s @HelenMyers on there) or LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-myers-611114

Q&A Episode 6

Apr 14 2024 55 mins  
Season 7 is here! As always, the first episode of the series is a Q&A episode. I had some amazing questions for this season and I really hope you’ll find my answers helpful! Let me know if you agree or disagree with what I’ve said for any of them - get in touch on my social media (I’m Kate Languages on Facebook and Instagram) or through my website https://katelanguages.co

Life After Teaching with Bex Waker

Feb 11 2024 66 mins  
CW: This episode contains discussion of panic attacks and stress at work.This was my third ever live podcast recording and it was such a great conversation! Bex is a fellow ex-MFL teacher, who is now working as the MFL Subject Adviser for Pearson Edexcel, and we discussed everything from what made us want to quit the classroom to what we are doing now. We also gave some (hopefully

Checking for Understanding

Feb 04 2024 25 mins  
In the penultimate episode of season 6 of the Kate Languages Podcast, I’m talking all about checking for understanding in MFL lessons. More precisely, I’m telling you what NOT to do… and then giving you my thoughts on what you should be doing instead. For example, you shouldn’t be explaining a grammar point or task and then asking “OK, any questions?” and then expecting

Stretch and Challenge in MFL

Jan 28 2024 28 mins  
In today’s episode of the Kate Languages Podcast, I describe my ideas for how to stretch and challenge your students in MFL lessons. If you’re hoping for an episode on differentiation and creating lots of different worksheets for individual learners, I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place!I really believe that stretch and challenge is for everyone, and in the episode, I expla

Knowing when to quit

Jan 20 2024 26 mins  
CW: This episode contains discussions about mental health and thoughts of self harm.In this episode of the podcast, I outline five warning signs that might mean it’s time to think about quitting or changing/reducing your work.From feeling physically ill, to constantly procrastinating and daydreaming, to feeling out of alignment with your values, these are my own red flags when it

Real Teacher Well-being with Emily Armstrong

Jan 14 2024 35 mins  
This was such a great conversation with the brilliant Emily Armstrong about real teacher well-being. And I’ll give you a clue… it’s not about cakes in the staffroom or mandatory yoga sessions after school!In this episode, we discussed strategies to actually improve teacher well-being. Whether it’s genuine workload management (meaning working how and when it suits you best),