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I am a full time languages teacher at Nottingham High School, where I am Head of Modern Foreign Languages. In addition to leading a highly successful Modern Languages Department, I advise schools, government bodies and other organisations on the use of new and emerging technologies in the classroom to support and enhance teaching and learning.
A career-long interest in the use of technology in teaching and learning led me to start writing the award-winning Technology and Education blog Box of Tricks, in which I share resources and reflect on my own practice as a teacher. A Masters Degree in ICT and Education has added academic depth to what has always been my passion: innovative teaching and learning supported by the effective use of technology.
In addition to Box of Tricks, I created and now maintain both my school’s Modern Foreign Languages website and AsíSeHace.net, a popular resource among GCSE and A Level students and teachers of Spanish. Also an experienced podcaster, I have co-presented Show Time Spanish and News Time Spanish, both of which are popular podcasts by the Radio Lingua Network aimed at intermediate to advanced learners of Spanish.
My experience of using new technologies in the classroom has resulted in collaboration with many bodies and organisations such as CILT , ALL, ISMLA, the TES, Sec-Ed magazine, Naace and Teachers TV, among many others.
As a result of these collaborations, I established Box of Tricks Education Ltd as an Educational Consultancy.
The views and opinions expressed in this website are my own and not necessarily those of my employers.
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Very many thanks to you for your hard work, thoughtfulness and inspiration yesterday. I really appreciated both the realistic and reasoned way with which you framed the examples you shared with us, and your willingness to help and guide during the workshop sessions. You’ll be pleased to know that the feedback has been strong, and that colleagues are grateful for your input. It would be good to keep in touch, and I will certainly follow the website with interest.
Chris Jeffery - Headmaster of The Grange School http://www.grange.org.uk/
Today was a resounding success. 100% ratings for usefulness/helpfulness- for many it was the most successful part of the day.
Susan Pallister - Vice Principal of King Edward VI High School for Girls http://www.kehs.org.uk/
I would like to thank you for leading such an imaginative seminar which clearly held the interest of our members. We have been inundated with plaudits from those who attended your sessions.
David Levin - HMC Chairman and Headmaster of City of London School http://www.hmc.org.uk/
Thank you for giving up your precious time to educate all of us. I am running a boys' school and I am convinced that your approach to the teaching of Modern Languages is the right one and inspires boys. As you know, there may be a problem with the teaching of Modern Languages and boys! You appear to have cracked the challenge!
Andrew Hunter - Headmaster of Merchiston Castle School http://www.merchiston.co.uk/
The feedback that we have received from the delegates has been fantastic. Many thanks!
Roberto Conte - Linguascope http://www.linguascope.com
I'm writing to say a big thank you for all your help in making the Macmillan Teachers' Day in Barcelona such a success. The feedback from the event was very positive indeed and without the efforts from speakers like yourself this would not have been possible.
Margie Marc - Macmillan http://www.macmillan.es/
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