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Regular sessions are held around Sefton. Date: 05/11/2007 The training event was organised as a large number of Primary schools in Sefton have recently purchased Sonica Spanish to support their delivery of Spanish. At the training event, speakers from Sonica Spanish were invited to deliver a session in order to familiarise participants with the programme. Participants were given a brief overview of some of the functions of the software, including the use of the dancemat, pupil tracking and the range of activities on offer. Overall, the training did not offer teachers as many practical suggestions as to how to use the program in class as a teaching tool as had been hoped. Date: 03/12/2007 This training event was aimed at teachers who had little or no experience of teaching a foreign language in primary schools, with the aim of providing them with some simple, cross curricular activities which they could deliver in class. The session was divided into two parts; the first being an overview of government expectations for language teaching in primary schools for 2009, an overview of the role of the MFL co-ordinator and an introduction to the new Framework for KS2 languages. The second half of the course gave a much more practical demonstration as to how non-specialists can introduce a language into their everyday classroom routine (register, greetings, colours, numbers etc). A range of games and songs were introduced and enjoyed by all! Feedback from participants was highly positive, with the practical delivery of the session being seen as a particular strength. Date: 16/01/2008 Wendy Adenjini focused on how to teach Spanish stories using ICT. The course was extremely practical with Wendy starting off talking us through some of the PowerPoints she uses with primary children to teach basic Spanish and traditional tales such as 3 little pigs, Red Riding Hood etc. She then showed us how to set up our own templates for stories using PowerPoint and Smartboard software, adding in appropriate Spanish accessed form the internet. By the end of the session we all had made a PowerPoint ready to use in class, and as a staff had a whole bank of stories ready for chidren that very week. Date: 06/05/2008 The session focussed on the implications of early language teaching on Primary to Secondary Transition. The session included a case study of an extremely successful transition scheme between Lander Road Primary and Litherland High School. The benefits of communication, consultation, attainment and achievement were highlighted. Participants felt the session was very informative and felt much more positive about this issue. Date: 17/06/2008 This session has been postponed until November 2008. Date: 08/07/2008 This session focussed on using e twinning to establish links with partner schools around Europe and how this could be used to support both language learning and cultural awareness. The session was led by Sarah Stead, an e twinning ambassador from Leeds, who presented a case study of how e twinning has evolved in her own school. This was followed by a practical session, where all attendees were able to register with e twining and to gain experience of navigating their way around the website.
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Coordinator: Jeff Taylor Lander Road Primary School, Lander Road, Litherland, Merseyside L21 8JD