Nathalie came to England from France in 1992, qualified as a secondary school languages teacher in 1995 and has never stopped teaching at various levels since; however, in 2014 she decided to carry on inspiring young minds on a self-employment basis, and has since focused on supporting languages in primary schools.
She currently teaches French weekly in 2 primary schools and at Newcastle University; she spends the rest of her time supporting other schools, on a regular or on an ad-hoc basis. Nathalie discovered how much she loved presenting to large audiences through assemblies when she was a form tutor: “All different, all equal” was the theme of her first ever one, and it inspired her to do more and develop her speaking skills.
Nathalie’s first passion is working with children so they have a positive experience of learning another language and grow up to be open-minded about the world around them; her second is to support those who work with the children on a daily basis. She does this through assemblies, workshops, staff training, talks – both in person and remotely, both in schools and in conference venues.
Nathalie loves nothing more than sharing French picture books and bringing her puppets to get the children (and the adults!) involved and engaged in her presentations.
After she has worked with you, her aims are that:
• You, the staff and the children around you will be feeling enthused.
• You will all understand why languages play such an important part in the curriculum.
• You will know how to give languages the place that they deserve.
If you are looking to raise the profile of languages within your primary setting in an educational, effective and entertaining way, Nathalie will be happy to help you!
Durham
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