One of the fantastic things about having a new school in Central London is being able to try new things! Award-winning author and teacher trainer Luke Meddings came to give our staff some training in September and enjoyed the atmosphere of the school so much that he wanted to try out some of his teaching methods at our school.
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| Getting to know each other |
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| Comparing ideas/ chosing a topic |
"Explore Your English" is the name of Luke's weekly class- a free extra class for students and teachers- based on conversation with both students and native speakers. The class does not use text books and draws upon the participants' experiences and personal opinions to focus on the language they need to express their ideas.
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| Talking about the social programme |
This weekly class is an extra hour a week, available to all students at Stafford House. The emphasis on practical English that they might hear or use whilst studying in London has been particularly appreciated by the students. Students have also commented that "it's great to chose what we will talk about" and "it's a relaxing class with real conversation- it's great to meet students from other classes and get to know them".
For our teachers, it has also been great to see the ideas of "
teaching unplugged" put into action and to discuss and reflect on the lessons afterwards. We look forward to the continuation of these fantastic classes and a big "thank you" to
Luke for choosing Stafford House to do his teaching practice.
