As part of our Petits Poussins Parent Partnership program with Kids 1st we have been conducting Parent open days so that the parents can come and see the progress and fun their children have in their French sessions. What a great session we had today at Kids 1st Darlington! As I arrived at the session I could not believe the turn out, Sébastien got himself all nervous when
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Voulez-vous du vin? Pas de tire-bouchon?……. Have you ever wondered how to say cork screw in French? Well maybe you don’t really need to know that it’s ‘un tire-bouchon’ [uhn teer boosh-ohn]…watch the clip and maybe we will rename it ‘une tape-chaussure!’ You can also call it ‘un ouvre bouteille’ [oov-reuh boot-ay] which is more like a bottle opener. Voilà la solution….Bonne dégustation et santé!
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If this isn’t a reason for change in MFL Teaching in the UK I don’t know what is! It’s embarrassing and worrying to think that the reality is that our economy will suffer due to the lack of polyglots in the UK. We should be able to do it just as good as other countries. At Petits Poussins we are committed to creating a revolution! We
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Don’t you find that there are some French songs that you just know already? But what does the song ‘Alouette gentile alouette’ actually mean? Did you already know, or will I just share our knowledge of the French language with you? An alouette is ‘lark’ and this poor bird is being plucked on his head and other parts of the bird’s body! Now the
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Petits Poussins is a North East based company and growing all the time, we now need to employ new team members. Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about languages and are a fluent French speaker with a love for children. The role is 3 days per week, term time only with the view of growing within
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We are already part of helping this change in the way languages are taught in the UK, do YOU or know anyone who WANTS TO JOIN US? Check the link out below. We need more specialised teachers and training to make this a successful implementation. England came out bottom in reading, writing and listening in foreign languages when the European commission analysed language skills
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Sébastien is fishing for bilingual French speakers. Would you like to come and join our growing team? There are opportunities arising please get in touch for more details.
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