Fiona Pryce interviews Councillor Anntoinette Bramble, who is a Deputy Mayor in Hackney, about the pioneering approach to Spanish immersion teaching in their schools, starting in nursery and primary, which has led to wonderful outcomes on language uptake at secondary level. Listen and find out how the work is underpinned by a strong sense of community; empowering learners and their families, and also celebrating the community’s rich diversity, and wide range of languages spoken.
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Fiona Pryce interviews Councillor Anntoinette Bramble, who is a Deputy Mayor in Hackney, about the pioneering approach to Spanish immersion teaching in their schools, starting in nursery and primary, which has led to wonderful outcomes on language uptake at secondary level. Listen and find out how the work is underpinned by a strong sense of community; empowering learners and their families, and also celebrating the community’s rich diversity, and wide range of languages spoken.
Episode 5: Parkwood Primary School – a Spanish International School – with Paul Thomas and Year 6 students
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11 months ago
Episode 5: Parkwood Primary School – a Spanish International School – with Paul Thomas and Year 6 students
Fiona Pryce interviews Paul Thomas, the headteacher of Parkwood School, a wonderful primary school in Finsbury Park, London. It is also a Spanish International School, the only one of its kind in the UK. They are leading the way on embedding a love of languages in primary school for all students from nursery to Year 6, with huge improvements on uptake at secondary level, to encourage our young linguists of the future. Fiona also interviews two Year 6 students at Parkwood. Listen and find out about their experience of speaking Home, Heritage and Community Languages, their positive experiences of learning Spanish at school, and advice for other children on why they should also embrace language learning.
Speaking your Language
Fiona Pryce interviews Councillor Anntoinette Bramble, who is a Deputy Mayor in Hackney, about the pioneering approach to Spanish immersion teaching in their schools, starting in nursery and primary, which has led to wonderful outcomes on language uptake at secondary level. Listen and find out how the work is underpinned by a strong sense of community; empowering learners and their families, and also celebrating the community’s rich diversity, and wide range of languages spoken.
