Young Learners’ Festival

Our Talks and Activites

The world inside a child’s head truly is a magical one, and the best part is that it’s totally unique for each child. They all have their own dreams, ideas, experiences and abilities, which, to say the least, offers a certain level of challenge for their brave, creative and patient teacher! 

The Young Learners’ Festival will shine a spotlight on various development opportunities for teachers of young learners like individuality, personalisation, respect, imagination and academic progress. 

The event will take place over 3 days from 4th - 8th November. Take a look at the programme below and register now for our week of teacher development talks all about our little learners. 

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Festival Programme

  • Flying Colours: Embedding Assessment into the Learning Process

    Are you looking for effective ways to empower your students to take an active role in their learning? This session will focus on the concept of Assessment as Learning and will showcase specific and practical strategies to embed assessment in the learning process while boosting learners’ confidence and promoting reflection and self-assessment. 

    Claudia Rey

    Personalised Exam Preparation Techniques for YLs

    This session equips teachers with practical strategies and engaging resources to prepare our young learners for official exams and tailor lessons to cater for all student profiles. Participants will explore fun, effective activities designed to build exam confidence and foster language skills in all our young students. 

    10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm (UK time)

    Pere Cortiella Ibàñez

  • Respect, Inclusion and Empathy to Enhance Group Learning

    This session focuses on fostering respect, empathy, and inclusive behaviour in young learners. We will explore strategies to create a supportive and positive learning environment where all students feel safe and valued when they are working in groups or pairs. Through practical approaches to group management and activities promoting collaboration, teachers can enhance group dynamics, encouraging teamwork and mutual respect for more successful learning. 

    Sarah Hillyard

    Write the Right way: Unlock Grammar Through Writing

    Ready to turn grammar drills into writing thrills? In this interactive session, we’ll unlock fun ways to help young learners sharpen their grammar while building their writing skills. From commas to clauses, watch how grammar rules become creative tools for young writers!

    10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm (UK time)

    Anna Parr-Modrzejewska

  • Learning Habits and Why They Matter

    Teachers who understand working memory become better teachers, and students who understand how they learn, and perform better. 

    This research-based webinar explores the world of cognitive neuroscience and offers a beginners’ guide for teachers. Ross will share 3 recommendations all teachers should use in every lesson!  

    ‘Learning is a process that leads to change’, and teachers must assess what is stored in students' long-term memory, providing explicit instruction and rehearsal to maximise memory potential. This training provides teachers with initial theory, practical study tools, and how to take action. 

    Ross McGill

    Being Curious about Cultures through Project Work

    Every child is inherently curious about the world around them. Curiosity is the recognition of something unknown that we want to know, the desire to explore, and the pleasure of learning something new. In our session, we’ll explore how to engage our students’ curiosity to learn about diverse cultures through engaging and creative project work. 

    10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm (UK time)

    Sea Steele & Sarah Smith

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