A webinar with Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin: Getting KS4 French/Spanish students ready for the new GCSE Part 2

Tuesday 17th March 2026

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Introduction Presentation

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Recording

Session presentation

We are delighted that Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin offered to return after an extremely successful ‘Part 1’ session on preparing for the new  GCSE in November 2025.  Link to Part 1 session here: A webinar with Julien Violette and Mathilde Bouquin: Getting KS4 French/Spanish students ready for the new GCSE.

Julien and Mathilde have been incredibly generous and share their resources below.   They are excellent ambassadors for their Trust and for ALL.

Download pdf of PowerPoint here.:

ALL Webinar_March 2026_Getting KS4 Students ready for the new Edexcel GCSE_Part 2_ALL version

Session details

Here are details of the session:

This session will focus on sharing new teaching and exam strategies to support students’ success in the final stretch before the new GCSE examinations. It will also provide opportunities to revisit teaching strategies from our first online webinar and reflect on progress of Y11 students

 Teachers will consolidate what we have learnt for the past 2 years teaching the new GCSE course and preparing the new GCSE examinations.

We will revisit previous strategies and learn new ones to prepare KS4 students for their exams. This will include practical ideas on a variety of exam questions across the Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.

 Current French/Spanish/German teachers of Key Stage 4 and 3 [note that all examples will either be in French or Spanish.]

 In the session, we will be using material and samples from Pearson Edexcel, however all strategies and suggestions can be adapted to the AQA specifications.

Session presenters.

Mathilde Bouquin – Deputy Lead Languages Consultant (French, Spanish & German)

 ‘I am currently the Deputy Lead for Languages for the Harris Federation. I have taught languages since 2011. Prior to completing my PGCE at King’s College, I completed an MA in French and foreign languages teaching at the University La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. I have taught French and Spanish at secondary level across all Key Stages and German at KS3. I have worked in London schools as Head of Year, Lead Practitioner and Head of department. In my current role, I am involved in the training and development of new languages teachers working with the National Institute of Teaching. I am also in charge of developing the KS4 French provision. I am committed to exploring inclusive strategies that empower all learners to become confident linguists, with a particular focus on supporting groups who tend to underperform nationally in languages, such as boys and learners with SEND.

Julien Violette – Lead Languages Consultant (French, Spanish with German)

‘I currently lead the languages consultant team at Harris. I have been teaching languages since 2010, after completing my PGCE at Goldsmiths, University of London. I have worked in multiple comprehensive schools across London and I have led 2 languages departments previously. I have taught French and Spanish at all key stages and German at KS3. In my role, I oversee our subject network and allocate our support to academies based on priorities and needs. I am also in charge of curriculum and assessments, resource development and I am behind our KS4 Spanish provision. I am passionate about promoting language learning and always keen to see new, exciting initiatives and experiences for our students. I run the Future Linguist Club for Harris students of Year 8 to Year 13. I have also co-authored Secondary Languages Into Action with my colleague David Shanks and esteemed languages teachers Natascia Servini and Luma Hameed.