Episode 123: Feeling the Pressure with Kate Clifton

Well, that's where this episode starts off, anyway. This week my guest is the wonderful Kate Clifton, from the Kate Languages podcast. We talk about how to manage expectations from upcoming exam pressures, digress into what to teach that isn't necessarily on the syllabus. We also take a dive into switching it up in class to keep your learners on their toes and we ping pong a few practical activities and tasks for you to try out in class. Connect with Kate: https://katelanguages.co.uk/ Kate Clifton, also known as Kate Languages, writes French, German and Spanish teaching resources, teaches languages to languages teachers and delivers training on a range of topics such as phonics, stretch and challenge, and how to exploit one text in a number of different ways. She has created a large number of teaching resources, she’s been commissioned by BBC Bitesize to write content for the GCSE and Key Stage 3 French Bitesize pages, she has created primary French and Spanish lessons for EuHu (pronounced yoohoo) and she also has her own podcast, The Kate Languages Podcast, where she discusses all things language teaching and teacher wellbeing. She is also mum to a 4-year-old boy and loves spending time outside with her family, cooking and reading! Contact me if you would me to help your or your school become better teacher: [email protected] Join my Breathe Easy, Teacher Newsletter community for teacher love and support: https://www.subscribepage.com/betterteachingnewsletter Connect with me: www.instagram.com/everythingeflteacher https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-byrne-90b58a55/ Youtube @Everything EFL for teaching tip videos and full podcast episodes with Closed Captions. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple.... and don’t forget to tell your colleagues.  Share the love. Theme music by @sean.cass (Instagram) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/everything-efl/message