Bringing Ideas and Innovation to Language Learning
Innovation in languages – who we are
We support school, colleges and universities and their students across the globe through the provision of evidence informed state of the art teaching and learning resources as well as bespoke CPD.
Our team includes renowned international education experts who work for leading awarding bodies and we cover primary, GCSE and ‘A’ level as well as being specialists in business language enrichment courses for post 16 learners which attract 16 UCAS points.
We work with:
- Skills & Education Group
- AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)
- SSAT schools network
- Government of Bermuda
- Alpine French School, France
- Zador Spanish School, Spain
- Duke of Edinburgh
MFL Continuing Professional Development
Juliet Park is an international consultant, author, trainer, conference speaker and Subject Advocate for AQA.
She has 20+ years of department leadership and MAT senior leadership in school improvement and a background in international business.
She regularly delivers training for organizations such as AQA and ALL and directly for school networks and MATS.
She has extensive experience of teaching, curriculum planning, authoring resources and delivering training for primary, KS3, GCSE, ‘A’ level and business languages.
She has been closely involved in the trialing and development of the GCSE specification for AQA and regularly runs webinars and face to face training for AQA.
Juliet is also an international specialist coach/mentor in formative assessment for Dylan Wiliam’s Embedding Formative Assessment.
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Testimonials
Thank you for the brilliant and inspiring inset today… very well received.
Charterhouse School
A huge thank you… incredibly inspiring and full of practical ideas.
St Edmunds School
Fantastic training session — so many great ideas to use in the classroom.
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Your presentation on maximising student outcomes was excellent!!!
Stockport Grammar
Excellent communicator… builds confidence through an empathetic and highly knowledgeable approach.
AQA webinar
Very knowledgeable… clear and easy to follow… answered all questions.
AQA webinar
Whole School CPD: Embedding Formative Assessment
Juliet has been a specialist coach/mentor since 2015 for Dylan Wiliam’s Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) programme., supporting primary and secondary schools across the UK.
EFA is a two-year, whole-school professional development programme designed to make formative assessment routines stick—so teaching adapts in real time to what students have (and haven’t) learned.
What it offers
- A whole-school CPD structure over 2 years, involving staff across subjects.
- An initial in-school training day for senior leaders and in-school leads, plus ongoing mentor support (visits/calls/emails).
- Teacher Learning Communities (TLCs): cross-department groups meeting roughly every 6 weeks for 75–90 minutes, using detailed, ready-to-run materials.
- Structured peer observation focused on the formative assessment strategies being practiced.
- A focus on five core formative assessment strategies:
- Clarifying and sharing learning intentions & success criteria
- Using questions/tasks/discussion to elicit evidence of learning
- Activating students as resources for one another
- Activating students as owners of their own learning
- Feedback that moves learning forward
Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) programme
Why it works
- It’s built for habit change: instead of a one-off inset, teachers try small, specific techniques, reflect, refine, and repeat—supported by the TLC routine.
- It improves decisions in the moment: formative assessment is powerful because it helps teachers see the learning and adapt teaching (re-teach, extend, group, reteach misconceptions) rather than just “marking after the fact.”
- It strengthens feedback: research shows feedback can be high impact but is variable (and can even backfire if poorly designed). EFA explicitly supports the conditions for actionable feedback—evidence of learning + time/structures to act on it.
What the research tells us
- EEF effectiveness trial (England): in 140 secondary schools (~25,000 pupils), schools using EFA saw +2 months of additional progress on average (GCSE Attainment 8), with a very high security rating (i.e., strong confidence the result is due to the programme).
- Implementation findings: EEF reports that schools generally increased formative assessment use and that TLC dialogue/experimentation was a key route to improved practice.
- It strengthens feedback: research shows feedback can be high impact but is variable (and can even backfire if poorly designed). EFA explicitly supports the conditions for actionable feedback—evidence of learning + time/structures to act on it.
Wider evidence base: EFA is grounded in the long-standing research tradition on “assessment for learning,” associated with Black & Wiliam’s work (often referenced as “Inside the Black Box”)
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Business languages for schools
We offer a suite of business language qualifications designed to enable young people the opportunity to further their mastery of French, German and Spanish in an international business setting.
Not only do students develop their confidence and ability to communicate in the language but also develop a knowledge of the world of business and therefore enhance their life skills, job/university applications, their career prospects and earning potential.
Teachers/students can choose from the levels 1 and 2 Accreditation and a level 3 Certificate which is project based and attracts 16 UCAS points.
The level 1-2 can count towards the Skills section of the Duke of Edinburgh award and level 3 can be taken as a week’s residential abroad and could count for the Duke of Edinburgh residential for the Gold.
The courses are fully resourced so zero preparation for teachers and are typically taught in enrichment time for one to two hours per week, supported by independent practice to enhance learning and memorization.
We also work with a network of private tutors who support students who are unable to access the course in their local school/college/university.
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International Residentials
Morzine, French Alps - Gold Residential
Alicante, Spain - Gold Residential
Students can join our intensive Level 3 course abroad as a school group or private individual with our partner schools in France (Morzine) or Alicante (Spain)
- Courses: End of summer term year 12, October half term year 13
- Course duration: Monday to Friday 3 hour lessons per day with feedback
- Course content: 14 assessments to complete.
- Can be considered for the Duke of Edinburgh Gold residential
- UCAS points: Attracts 16 UCAS points
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