Useful Sites for you to Browse
There are so many sites out there that can be useful for you to develop your teaching or to support your business - but we know that you can become so overwhelmed with the sheer number of websites. So we have selected a few that we have found to be useful in our journeys in our languages teaching businesses.
Teaching Links for inspiration and research to inspire and improve your teaching practice
Gianfranco Conti
Gianfranco Conti is an inspirational teacher educator and if you ever get the chance to attend one of his training sessions then it will be time and money well spent. We use lots of Cont’s activities in our worksheets
Steve has co-authored books with Conti and these can be found on Amazon - his blog is full of great ideas that you can use in your classroom
Love to Teach
Author of 'Retrieval Practice: Research & Resources for Every Classroom' and 'Love to Teach', Kate Jones' blog and Twitter feed offer lots of great advice - perfect for the MFL classroom.
Nathalie Paris is a primary teacher who has created lots of great videos on her YouTube site which you can use in your classroom to stimulate your learners
Morgan MFL
Author of '100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding MFL Lessons', Danielle's blog offers lots of great advice and resources. You can also interact with her on Twitter - so you can extend your contacts
Joe Dale
Joe is an independent languages consultant who promotes the use of technology in the classroom
Business links that we have found useful in our languages business journey
Michelle Rose Marketing
Michelle gives you down to earth marketing advice and ideas about how to market your business - plus she is super lovely too!
You can have one to one coaching or join online training with Michelle
Xero*
If you’re looking for an accounting system that’s intuitive and easy to use then Xero is a great system - it also complies with the UK government’s making tax digital drive. What’s even better - you get 50% for the first 3 months
(*affiliate Link)
Tide Business Banking*
If you’re looking for a flexible business bank then Tide may be for you - even better if you use my referral code QNNRYG then you’ll get £50 when you open an account (I get £50 too - just for transparency)
(*affiliate Link)
Mint Business Club
Mint is a business club which is not like others - it is lovely and supportive and you can access lots of training once you become a member
Free to join the Facebook group but there is also a paid membership
Small Business Saturday
Don’t be fooled by the name - this is an all year round event website. It promotes small businesses in the UK and advocates for entrepreneurs (that’s what you are right?) in all regions and in all sectors. You get lots of support and information and can sigh up to a weekly newsletter.
Accelerator Coaching
If you’re looking for some business inspiration and coaching - this is a great site to look at
The Inspire Network
The Inspire Network is a women’s only national network of business owners who support and advocate for each other
Free to join the Facebook group but there is also a paid membership
Intellectual Property Office
Don’t forget you can’t just take images from the internet or use text that you find on a news website and use for commercial purposes - so to cover yourself check out what you can and can’t do on the UK government website. It also has information about trademarking your logos etc
Breakthrough Coaching
This is another great site if you’re looking for business development and coaching