In today's episode, I answer a listener question all about delegating.

Whether you're a classroom teacher, a head of subject/department, or an education business owner, there are lots of great tips in this episode for you!

From knowing what to delegate, when is the right time to do it, how to communicate clearly with the person you're delegating to, and what to do when it feels like it would be quicker and easier to just do the work yourself, you'll definitely walk away from the episode with some actionable ideas that you can implement straight away.

If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemZ38HAWWc-zwkUKe4_cv1jpEMz7XgBkYO4JkuybPKw2Tzig/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110020917061763641000

As always, you can get in touch with my on social media - I'm Kate Languages on Facebook and Instagram, or if you're an education business owner (eg a tutor or resources seller), you can follow my new Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/iamkateclifton

Music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

The Kate Languages Podcast is back! After a break of a few months, I'm so excited to be back this week with Season 10 of the podcast.

This episode is a Q&A episode, with a bit of an update from me going into the new academic year, plus a couple of questions about the new GCSE speaking exams and my thoughts on using AI for my work.

In the episode, I mentioned my Facebook group, which you can find here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1190841551916428/

If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemZ38HAWWc-zwkUKe4_cv1jpEMz7XgBkYO4JkuybPKw2Tzig/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110020917061763641000

As always, you can get in touch with my on social media - I'm Kate Languages on Facebook and Instagram, or if you're an education business owner (eg a tutor or resources seller), you can follow my new Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/iamkateclifton

Music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

This episode is all about writing! Specifically, how to ensure your students are acing their writing in MFL lessons.

Taken from my self-paced online course "Structuring an Outstanding MFL Lesson" (https://www.katelanguages.co.uk/offers/joEeNHLn/checkout), this episode outlines how to use a model answer as a basis for a writing task in a lesson. I also describe why it's so important to allow students to redraft their writing, and as always, I have some low-prep ideas for activities that you can do to help students to improve their writing skills immediately.

Keep an eye on my social media (I'm @katelanguages on Instagram and Facebook) for details of my workshop about writing, delivered by the fabulous Abbie Stratford (@whynotlanguages_ on Instagram)!

Music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

This episode is the recording of my show and tell webinar, from December 2024.

In the webinar, lots of amazing people shared their ideas for activities to help teach phonics in MFL. We had some great AI ideas from Joe Dale, Crista Hazell shared some brilliant tips, and Jerome Nogues popped along at the end to share more fab ideas as well! Plus, lots more wonderful teachers, and a few games and activities from me, too.

To watch the recording of the webinar, head over to katelanguages.co.uk and sign up for my free resources. The recording is there, along with 2 other show and tell workshops and loads of great resources and other free CPD.

Music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

In this episode of the Kate Languages Podcast, I talk about the things I would do differently if I were to start a new business, knowing what I know now.

From niching down more quickly, to showing up more confidently on social media and sorting out my pricing, I describe some of the mistakes I've made along the way and give you advice on setting up your own business or side hustle.

If you'd like more business and marketing content from me, head over to Instagram and request to join my close friends list, where I share weekly tips and insights about running an education business.

Music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

In this episode of the Kate Languages Podcast, I talk about how important it is for us as educators to continue on a journey of lifelong learning. Not only for our own interest and enjoyment, but as role models for your students as well.

I outline 5 ways in which I continuously learn - while none of them are groundbreaking, I think it's good to have a reminder sometimes of the simple things we can do to ensure our own lifelong learning.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

My online course, Structuring an Outstanding MFL Lesson https://www.katelanguages.co.uk/offers/joEeNHLn/checkout

Martha Brook's online course about Instagram https://www.businesssecretsclub.com/a/2148004140/gQpcWSJ2 (affiliate link)

Language Show Live (access to recordings) https://languageshowlive.co.uk

My podcast producer is Joe Dale and the music is from Coma Media from Pixabay.

In this brilliant chat with Dylan and Hayden from the Teach Sleep Repeat podcast, we discussed all things MFL in primary schools. What's actually going on with language teaching in primary schools? How do primary teachers feel about languages? Is there a solution?!

We also talked about leaving teaching and setting up your own tuition business, which is something Dylan and Hayden are on the path to doing themselves.

My podcast producer is Joe Dale and the music is by Coma Media from Pixabay.

Season 9 of the Kate Languages Podcast is here! As always, we're kicking off the season with a Q&A episode.

In this episode, I talk about my words of the year for 2024 and 2025, plus I answer a few questions from my lovely Instagram community. Tune in to find out if I answered your question!

Music is by Coma-Media from Pixabay and I edited and produced this episode myself (apologies if the quality isn't quite as good as normal!).

In this episode of the Kate Languages Podcast, my second Q&A episode of the season, I answer lots of brilliant questions from my fabulous Instagram community.

From what is the best thing about MFL teaching, to dealing with unmotivated, low-ability students, via a detailed description of how I manage my to-do list, and many more in between, have a listen to find out if your question was included!

If you have a question for a future Q&A episode, get in touch on social media or email [email protected].

Joe Dale is my podcast producer and the music is by Coma-Media from Pixabay.

This episode was a difficult one to record, but I’m so glad I did! In the episode, I describe three of my biggest failures in my professional life, and (more importantly) what I have learnt from each one.

From my failure to get a teaching job when I was doing my PGCE, to the way I quit teaching, and a more recent failure within my business, this is a super personal and honest episode! I hope that by talking about my own failures, and what I have learnt from them, you can see that everyone makes mistakes all the time, but the key thing is how we come back from these failures and put strategies in place to ensure they don’t happen again.

As this is such a personal episode, I would really love to hear from you - has this episode helped you in any way? What are your own biggest failures and what have you learnt from them? Let me know on Facebook or Instagram, or email [email protected]

Joe Dale is my podcast producer and the music is by Coma-Media from Pixabay.