Head of MFL & Lead Practitioner @PrincesRisbSch Advanced Skills Teacher. Microsoft Innovative Educator. Author. Blogger. National Teaching Awards Silver Winner
Oxford, England
Joined November 2014
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Wow! I am over the moon that a MFL teacher has won a Silver @TeachingAwards this year! I am so honoured. This is not my award or @Kings_Ely award, but an award for the whole #mfltwitterati community! Thank you everyone for your support in the process. @joedale @HelenMyers
I have been reflecting on the power of independent listening practice, not at KS4, which is very common, but at KS3. In my latest blogpost I explain how at PRINCES RISBOROUGH SCHOOL we have set up an independent listening session in Y9.
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This Learning Schedule is gold, Esmeralda! 👏 At Young Minds App, we see the same struggle - students have the plan but get pulled away by distractions. Our 'Study Mode' helps them stick to schedules like yours by blocking the noise while keeping school tools open.
My latest blog on creating a learning schedule for Y11 students, can be found here mflcraft.blogspot.com/2026/0… #mfl #gcse
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📢Ya disponible en la Librería de @educaciongob el nuevo número de Tecla, de @consejeriauk y @asesoria_dublin, con 10 inspiradoras propuestas didácticas y detalles sobre la ampliación de la red ALCE al norte de Inglaterra y Escocia. ¡No te lo pierdas! @AccEducativaExt @alce_uk_ie
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Improving languages uptake by 400% in an Academy, sponsor-led school, presented by Esmeralda Salgado @BotonesSalgado
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I have been playing with Gemini Gems in GoogleClassroom to create a Study Partner for my students to help them practise the new AQA vocabulary and structures .I have summarised my findings with a step by step guidance on what I created, in this new post:
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After AQA scrapping the new guidance for the oral exam, I have rewritten my post from yesterday to share two strategies that are working at PRINCES RISBOROUGH SCHOOL to develop fluency moving away from rote learning. #mfl #gcse #oral #AQA
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In The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading, Colleen Driggs, Erica Woolway & I discuss the overlooked importance of shared oral reading of rich and complex literature in book form. Here's an example...
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*New post on the blog* on how to create a photostory using Google Gemini & joe to exploit the story by creating a form and other “Boost” activities using Brisk. All within minutes!!! #mfltwitterati #ailanguages mflcraft.blogspot.com/2025/0…
Game changer!!!
✨ NEW on SentenceBuilders.com 👇👇👇
🎙️ RECORD YOUR VOICE & COMPARE 🤩
🔥 Students can record their voice and play it back to compare their pronunciation with the model provided by the text-to-speech audio
#mfltwitterati #langchat #mflchat #flteach #SentenceBuilders #EPI
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Today I uploaded a sentence builder by @BotonesSalgado into Google Gemini's Storybook and in seconds created this: g.co/gemini/share/236211a327…
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Breaking news! 🚨
We have just dropped a brand-new collection of #MFL resources on our website, including French & Spanish quote posters – perfect for your classroom! 🧑🏫
As always, these are completely free to download & print: bluestamptravel.com/classroo…
#langtwt #mfltwitterati
Thank you to @consejeriauk for organising this year’s Talleres. It was a amazing day! Thank you to @Gabriela_Alons9 for inviting me. Brilliant day with wonderful workshops! @lisibo @nesadhwani
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Gracias a Álvaro de #SpanishBerceo, Alfredo de @colegiodelibes, Esmeralda @BotonesSalgado de @PrincesRisbSch @InsignisTrust, Neetu @nesadhwani de @avanti_house, Irene y Ana de @alce_londres. ¡Un placer aprender con vosotr@s!
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Boost your skills, get inspired, and connect at Talleres de la Consejería 2025! 🇪🇸✨
20+ dynamic workshops, practical tools, fresh ideas & networking 🤗
🎯 Last spots left — don’t miss out!
👉 Sign up now: shorturl.at/Z8js4
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #Talleres2025
¿Quieres disfrutar de una jornada de formación espectacular? Talleres de español 2025: ¡no te los puedes perder! @AccEducativaExt @LearnCyL
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat
🗓️ Sábado 14 de junio
📌 @Canada_Blanch en Londres
👉 Más info: shorturl.at/ikuQQ
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¿Quieres disfrutar de una jornada de formación espectacular? Talleres de español 2025: ¡no te los puedes perder! @AccEducativaExt @LearnCyL
#mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat
🗓️ Sábado 14 de junio
📌 @Canada_Blanch en Londres
👉 Más info: shorturl.at/ikuQQ
Following our TTRadio.org podcast on relationships in the classroom, this is my new Blogpost on the subject mflcraft.blogspot.com/2025/0… @RogersHistory
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NEW PODCAST! 'High fives, handshakes and building relationships in schools' featuring @BotonesSalgado and @Misterbodd teacherstalkradio.podbean.co…
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Tonight, two live shows via X spaces for you...
6pm - High fives, handshakes and building relationships in schools hosted by @rogershistory with @BotonesSalgado xitter.cf/i/spaces/1nAKEgqarBRJL…
8pm - Is teaching a creative profession? @beejdeva and @clairelbills xitter.cf/i/spaces/1eaKbWegrnkGX…
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Looking for a school in the UK or Ireland with Spanish to organize a students exchange for next year. Do you happen to know someone who might be interested? @BotonesSalgado @joedale #mfltwitterati