The Kate Languages Podcast

Welcome to my summer 2023 replay series! This summer, I'm re-releasing some of my favourite ever podcast episodes that I think are well worth a re-listen.

This episode was first released as the second episode in season 1, waaaaay back in April 2021! My life has changed enormously since then, and even more so from when I was suffering from burnout, but I still think it is hugely relevant for all teachers, especially as it feels like teaching has become even harder since 2021, and certainly since 2017, when I left the classroom.

I was quite nervous about releasing this episode the first time round but I wanted to be as open and candid as possible about why I ended up burning out, and to share some of the things I did to help me recover. From getting outside and moving, to meditation, gratitude and setting boundaries, these are things I still try to incorporate into my daily life now, to keep my mental health on track and make sure I never get back to that place of burnout ever again.

If you're finding teaching overwhelming and tough right now, have a listen to this episode and let me know what you think! Does it resonate with you? Is it helpful to hear from someone who has been through it and come out the other side?

As always, let me know your thoughts on the socials - I'm @katelanguages on Facebook and Instagram or email me through my website katelanguages.co.uk

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Welcome to my summer 2023 replay series! This summer, I'm re-releasing some of my favourite ever podcast episodes that I think are well worth a re-listen.

The second episode in the summer replay series is a conversation I had with Deborah Young back in October 2022 about managing your workload and remembering that teaching is just a job and shouldn't take over your whole life.

From teacher workload, to building great relationships with students, to accidentally teaching the wrong vocabulary items (this anecdote actually had me crying with laughter), in the original episode, Debs and I discussed all the important bits of work-life balance.

The title of the episode "it's just a job" is something she said to me all those years ago and is not meant to be a flippant dismissal of the importance of being a teacher... quite the opposite! It's a positive statement for teachers to understand that teaching, while being an extremely important job, is, at the end of the day, just a job and not worth sacrificing your entire life and health for.

I spoke to Debs for my first ever live podcast episode as well - Teaching through the menopause, season 4 episode 3 - which is also well worth a listen, if you haven't already.

As always, let me know what you think on social media - I'm @katelanguages on Instagram and Facebook or email me through my website katelanguages.co.uk

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Welcome to my summer 2023 replay series! This summer, I'm re-releasing some of my favourite ever podcast episodes that I think are well worth a re-listen.

First up is this one, which was episode 12 of season 1 of the podcast, first released way back in February 2022.This is one of my favourite, and most popular, episodes to date and I really need to follow my own advice from this episode! Time is something we have very little of, and the one thing we can never make more of, so figuring out how to save time by saying no, not reinventing the wheel and accepting that good is good enough is absolutely vital both for your physical and mental health.

In the episode, I talk about saving time by exploiting one text in lots of different ways and I'm actually running a whole 2-hour workshop on this exact topic next academic year - go to https://katelanguages.co.uk/product/exploiting-one-text-online-cpd/ or sign up to all of my CPD for 2023-24 here https://katelanguages.co.uk/product/kate-languages-cpd-2023-24-online-cpd-bundle/ And don't forget that 'Buy Everything' customers get all CPD (plus resources, full lessons, pre-recorded CPD and tons of exclusives) included for no extra cost! https://katelanguages.co.uk/buy-everything/

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In this episode, I discuss the changes that are coming with the new GCSE and my thoughts and opinions of it. At the time of recording, only the French Specifications and SAMs had been released, so I have only been able to comment on the French, but it's well worth a listen even if you only teach Spanish and/or German.

As always, let me know your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook (I'm @katelanguages on both) or email me using the contact form on my website katelanguages.co.uk

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In this episode, I discuss social media for teachers... the good stuff, the not so good stuff and the downright awful stuff!

This is a topic I feel quite strongly about (which may come across in the episode haha!) and I'd love to hear your thoughts as well. Get in touch on Facebook or Instagram (oh, the irony!) - I'm @katelanguages on both. Or you can email [email protected]

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In this episode, Erica and I talk about our upcoming CPD on Positive Behaviour Management (https://katelanguages.co.uk/product/positive-behaviour-management-with-erica-sanchez-online-cpd/).

The conversation was originally an Insta Live, so apologies for the sound quality, which isn't as good as my usual podcasts! Even if you're too late to join us for the CPD, I still think this episode is well worth a listen, as Erica has some great tips and ideas on how to develop positive relationships with your students, which ultimately leads to more settled classes, better progress and less stress for everyone!

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My first ever live podcast recording! This was such a great conversation with Debs - very funny but also such an important topic to discuss and we loved getting the feedback from the other women on the Zoom call as we were chatting.During the episode we mentioned a few things that I promised to put in the show notes so here they are:

1. Davina McCall's Channel 4 programme about the menopause https://www.channel4.com/programmes/davina-mccall-sex-myths-and-the-menopause

2. Mariella Fristrup's book Cracking the Menopause https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/mariella-frostrup/cracking-the-menopause/9781529059052

3. Dr Louise Newson's Balance app and podcast https://www.balance-menopause.com

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This episode is the recording of an online CPD session I ran in December 2022 on Games in MFL. It was a show and tell CPD session in which 7 people (including myself) presented our favourite games to play in MFL lessons.

The video of the recording and the PPT are available on my website for free: https://katelanguages.co.uk/games-in-mfl-show-and-tell-cpd/Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed presenting our ideas!

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Season 4 is here! I'm kicking off with a Q&A episode in which I answer some questions from my lovely Instagram followers. Find out how I'm doing, my thoughts and plans for resources for the new GCSE, who my favourite teacher was and the most interesting place I've used my language skills!

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Just a quickie to let you know that Season 4 is FINALLY on its way on 17th April 2023!

Join me and some fab guests for all things MFL, plus a couple of LIVE podcast recordings on teaching through the menopause and teaching with a young family. Can't wait for lots of you to join us for those - head to https://katelanguages.co.uk/product/live-podcast-recording-with-debs-teaching-through-the-menopause/ to sign up for the first one for FREE now!As usual, I'll be kicking off with a Q&A episode, so get your questions in now and listen on 17th April to find out if I answer them!

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