This engaging and highly scaffolded resource is based on the Edexcel GCSE French topic La Place des Idoles (Role Models and Inspirational People). It has been designed to support students in developing all four key language skills through a combination of reading, vocabulary building, comprehension, translation and extended writing activities. The resource centres on five well-known role models: David Beckham, Prince William, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg and Rosa Parks, allowing students to explore inspiring people while consolidating key GCSE vocabulary and structures. Included Activities Reading Texts • Five accessible reading texts written in clear GCSE-level French. • Focus on role models, achievements, charity work, education, climate action and civil rights. • Key vocabulary highlighted within each text. Vocabulary Development • English-to-French vocabulary support sheet. • Core GCSE vocabulary linked directly to the reading texts. • Key verbs, nouns and adjectives presented in a clear, student-friendly format. Find the French Activity • Matching exercise to reinforce vocabulary recognition. • Encourages careful reading and retrieval practice. Reading Comprehension • Detailed comprehension questions in English. • Questions target both explicit understanding and inference skills. • Suitable for independent learning, homework or cover lessons. Translation Practice • Structured translation task from English into French. • Vocabulary support provided to enable all learners to access the activity successfully. • Reinforces key language from the unit. Writing Extension • Scaffolded role-model writing task. • Sentence starters, model structures and useful phrases included. • Encourages students to produce an extended paragraph about a person they admire. Ideal For GCSE French (Edexcel) • Year 9–11 French • Independent learning • Cover lessons • Homework • Revision sessions • Retrieval practice • Mixed-ability classes • Foundation and Higher tier support Key Features • Clear, attractive and student-friendly layout. • Strong vocabulary support throughout. • Encourages reading, translation and writing skills. • Suitable for classroom use, remote learning and revision. • Designed to build confidence while stretching more able learners through extension activities. Skills covered: Reading, Vocabulary Acquisition, Translation, Writing, Retrieval Practice, Comprehension and Cultural Awareness. Topic: La Place des Idoles – Talking About Role Models and Inspirational People. This resource is particularly effective for lower-attaining learners as it provides substantial scaffolding and vocabulary support while still promoting meaningful communication and GCSE-style language development.

Listening & Writing: L’uniforme – Scaffolded Revision and Skills Resource This resource has been designed as a highly structured listening, reading and writing support sheet to accompany the School Rules and School Uniform unit. It combines authentic topic vocabulary, translation support, sentence-building scaffolds and visual prompts to help students develop confidence across all four essential language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The resource is particularly effective for lower-attaining learners, SEND students and pupils who lack confidence in French, as it reduces cognitive load whilst still allowing access to GCSE-style opinions and justifications. Listening Students listen to a series of statements about school uniform and decide whether each opinion is positive or negative. The bilingual presentation of the statements: • reinforces key vocabulary • develops recognition of opinion phrases • improves understanding of authentic sentence structures • supports weaker listeners by allowing them to focus on meaning rather than decoding every word Students become familiar with key GCSE phrases such as: • L’uniforme est joli • L’uniforme n’est pas à la mode • On peut montrer sa personnalité • On ne peut pas montrer sa personnalité This provides valuable preparation for future listening examinations. Reading The French statements are displayed alongside their English translations, allowing students to: • identify cognates and familiar language • develop reading fluency • build confidence in recognising longer sentences • understand how opinions are justified The resource encourages students to engage with complete sentences rather than isolated vocabulary. Speaking The sentence builder provides a structured framework for oral responses. Students can use the support grid to produce spoken answers such as: Je pense que l’uniforme est une bonne idée parce que c’est confortable. or Je pense que l’uniforme est une mauvaise idée car on ne peut pas montrer sa personnalité. The scaffold enables pupils to: • practise pronunciation • manipulate language • justify opinions • speak in complete sentences Pair-work and speaking activities can easily be incorporated using the sentence builder. Writing The writing section supports students in constructing their own opinion paragraph. The scaffold: • provides model language • highlights key connectives • encourages justification • reduces writing anxiety Students can combine chunks of language to create increasingly sophisticated responses. For example: Je pense que l’uniforme est une bonne idée parce que c’est confortable et on gagne du temps le matin. Cependant, on ne peut pas montrer sa personnalité. This encourages sentence building rather than copying isolated phrases.

Helping students hear French, decode French, and speak French with confidence. This comprehensive GCSE French phonics and pronunciation booklet has been carefully designed to support students in mastering the sound system of the French language — one of the biggest barriers to confidence and progress at GCSE level. Many learners struggle because French spelling does not match English pronunciation. This resource directly addresses that challenge by teaching students how French actually sounds, helping them move away from reading French with “English eyes” and instead develop stronger listening, pronunciation, decoding, and speaking skills. The booklet combines explicit phonics instruction with engaging visual learning, memory strategies, pronunciation coaching, minimal pair practice, listening discrimination tasks, and GCSE vocabulary support. Through colourful and highly structured activities, students learn how to recognise key sound patterns, understand silent letters, produce nasal sounds accurately, improve accent and pronunciation, and decode unfamiliar vocabulary independently. Contents include: • Core French phoneme guides • Nasal sound training • French “u” vs “ou” pronunciation practice • Silent final consonant rules • Minimal pair listening activities • Pronunciation “fake friend” traps • Mouth position and articulation guidance • GCSE vocabulary decoding exercises • Listening and repetition drills • Confidence-building pronunciation strategies • Sound-pattern recognition tasks • Visual pronunciation reminders and memory hooks This resource is especially valuable because it develops skills across multiple GCSE assessment areas simultaneously: • Listening comprehension • Reading fluency • Pronunciation accuracy • Speaking confidence • Vocabulary retention • Decoding unfamiliar words • Spontaneous speaking ability The booklet is particularly effective for: • KS3 phonics foundations • GCSE intervention • weak/confidence-lacking learners • revision sessions • independent study • homework tasks • classroom starters • speaking practice • catch-up support • EAL/SEND support • improving exam listening outcomes The highly visual and student-friendly design helps reduce cognitive overload while increasing engagement and retention. The use of humour, memorable visual cues, and repeated sound patterns allows students to internalise pronunciation rules more naturally and confidently. By explicitly teaching students how French sounds work, this booklet helps remove fear around pronunciation and empowers learners to approach French with greater clarity, accuracy, and confidence. SOUND CONFIDENT. SPEAK FRENCH.

GCSE French Phonics Recognition Drills is a comprehensive phonics and listening resource designed to strengthen students’ pronunciation awareness and decoding skills for GCSE French. This pack contains: • 200 phoneme recognition questions • Higher-tier GCSE vocabulary • Progressive challenge levels: Single phoneme recognition Dual phoneme recognition Triple phoneme recognition Four phoneme recognition • Teacher answer sheets included • Ideal for listening practice, phonics intervention, retrieval, starters, homework, revision, or GCSE speaking preparation Students listen to a teacher-read word and identify the correct French phoneme(s) from multiple-choice options. The resource is designed to improve listening discrimination, pronunciation accuracy, confidence with unfamiliar vocabulary, and phonics knowledge required for the GCSE French specification. Suitable for: • KS4 French • GCSE revision • Foundation and Higher students • Phonics-focused intervention sessions Modern, clear, and student-friendly presentation throughout. PDF AND EDITABLE TEACHER WORD VERSION INCLUDED

GCSE French Tenses Revision Mat Support your students with these visually engaging and easy-to-follow French grammar mats designed specifically for GCSE French learners. Perfect for Year 10 and Year 11 revision, independent learning, classroom display, writing support, and intervention sessions. These bright, modern revision placemats present key French tenses in a clear and student-friendly format, helping learners build confidence when recognising and using different time frames in speaking and writing tasks. This resource includes: ✔ Present tense verb patterns and key verb conjugations ✔ Perfect tense formation with avoir and être ✔ Common past participles and irregular verbs ✔ Imperfect tense explanations and examples ✔ Near future tense structures ✔ Future tense endings and irregular stems ✔ Conditional tense formation and model phrases ✔ SI clause examples using imperfect + conditional ✔ Useful GCSE connectives with English translations ✔ Opinion phrases and sophisticated writing structures ✔ Colour-coded sections for quick reference and recall ✔ Student-friendly layout with modern visuals and illustrations Ideal for: GCSE French revision Writing tasks Speaking preparation Retrieval practice Homework support SEN / EAL support Classroom displays Intervention and booster sessions The mats are designed to reduce cognitive overload by organising grammar into manageable, visually distinct sections while still maintaining a mature and engaging appearance suitable for KS4 learners. Can be printed: As A4 double-sided revision mats As A3 classroom posters As laminated desk references Or displayed digitally during lessons Suitable for: ✔ Edexcel GCSE French ✔ AQA GCSE French ✔ Foundation and Higher students A practical, attractive, and highly accessible grammar resource to help students master French tenses with confidence.

THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN EDITED SO THERE IS A PDF WITH NO DOWNLOAD ISSUES. Get your students exam-ready with this engaging and easy-to-use GCSE French Photocard Resource! Perfectly aligned with the AQA and Edexcel GCSE speaking exam format, this toolkit helps students develop their confidence and fluency when describing photos — a key component of the assessment. What’s Included: • A bank of high-quality, realistic photocards covering common GCSE themes • A structured prompt sheet focusing on: o People – Who is in the photo? o Action – What are they doing? o Mood – How do they feel? o Location – Where are they? • Space for creative thinking and extension prompts • Suitable for KS4 learners, with adaptable use for high-attaining KS3 Why You’ll Love It: • Supports exam practice, pair work, or whole-class speaking starters • Builds spontaneous language production and confidence • Helps meet the GCSE criteria for fluency, spontaneity, and photo-based discussion • Encourages pupils to engage creatively and think beyond the basics Ideal for: • Speaking exam prep and revision • Lesson warm-ups and interactive tasks • Homework, intervention, or extra support Get them talking – one photo at a time! The perfect resource for unlocking success in the French GCSE speaking exam.

GCSE French (Edexcel 2024) – Complete “OUI to WOW!” Workbook All 16 Topics • All 5 Themes • Fully Updated for the NEW 2024 Specification Perfect for Revision • Cover Lessons • Independent Study • Intervention This comprehensive workbook covers every theme and subtopic required by the Edexcel GCSE French (2024 onwards) specification. Organised clearly into 16 fully structured topic booklets. What’s Included Vocabulary List – High-frequency, exam-relevant vocabulary Grade-Banded Model Sentences – Grammar structures, French and English Jumbled Sentences – Reinforces grammar and syntax Translation Tasks – Exam-style practice Creative Writing Task + CHALLENGE (Défi) Contents Overview (All 16 Topics) Theme 1: Identity & Culture Identity & Relationships Daily Life Food & Eating Out Customs & Festivals Theme 2: Local Area, Holiday & Travel 5. My Local Area 6. Holidays (Preferences & Experiences) 7. Travel & Accommodation Theme 3: School 8. What School Is Like 9. School Rules & Pressures Theme 4: Future Aspirations, Study & Work 10. Using Languages Beyond the Classroom 11. Ambitions 12. Work Theme 5: International & Global Dimension 13. Bringing the World Together 14. Global & Environmental Issues 15. Global Citizenship & Volunteering 16. World Events & Cultural Connections Why Teachers Love This Resource • Fully aligned with Edexcel 2024 GCSE French • Ready to print or upload • No preparation needed • Supports mixed-ability groups • Perfect for revision, homework, cover work, intervention • Students can work independently • Ideal for non-specialist teachers Format • Fully editable Word document • Clear Calibri 12 layout Outcome Students will master core vocabulary, write extended answers, use high-grade structures, and approach the exam with confidence.

This resource is designed for A Level French students to develop their skills in discussing politics and immigration. It places particular emphasis on the new immigration law and its impact on French society. Students will also explore the rise of the far right, voter apathy among younger generations, and the reasons behind this trend. Additionally, the resource covers the appeal of the Rassemblement National (RN) and emerging political parties in France.

Cannes Film Festival Resource for Year 12 A Level French Students This bilingual educational resource is tailored for Year 12 students studying A level French. It provides an engaging overview of the Festival de Cannes, highlighting its history, cultural significance, and the central role cinema plays in French society. The text is presented in both French and English, supporting students in developing comprehension and vocabulary related to culture and media. Included in the resource is a French-language comprehension activity designed to test students’ understanding of the text. A detailed mark scheme with suggested responses is also provided, making it ideal for independent study, classroom use, or revision purposes. The resource supports cultural awareness and reinforces key A level themes such as le patrimoine culturel and le rôle du cinéma en France.

A set of exercises to consolidate the time and vocabulary to describe the school day based on the Dynamo 1 textbook. The exercises are tiered in difficulty but there is support also so that the exercises can be completed by all students.

A power point slide to use for speaking or writing to allow students to talk about relationships with family and friends. There is also a tiered worksheet to use alongside. Highly suitable for a lower ability group.

A useful tool for students to appraise and peer assess work. Accompanies the other resource on how to improve each mark scheme component

Place mat to laminate including all tenses (present (er/ir/re), perfect (including etre verbs), imperfect, near and real future and conditional. It is user friendly, not overly complex and easy on the eye which means that both foundation and higher tier candidates won’t find it intimidating to use. Please rate!

Active inspire flipchart to accompany unit 3 of Studio 3 module 2. The resource consists of a simple vocabulary matching activity, a visual aid for writing and speaking with extra vocabulary (this assumes prior teaching of the future tense), and a comprehension activity to support the texts on page 37 of the textbook. There is also an exercise where pupils have to change infinitives into the future tense

A really useful place mat which supports pupils in using a good variety of complex structures in their written and spoken work. Each structure is modeled so students can adapt for use in the appropriate context. It can be laminated for use in the classroom and independent work. Regular use will encourage students to look for opportunities to use them and to eventually use them routinely.

A resource to support pupils with their learning of the past tense in French. I have found this really works from years 8 through to year 11 and pupils really improve their understanding.

A stand alone resource for years 10 or 11 to support speaking and writing about mobile phones.

A word document writing mat to accompany the music Unit of Allez 2. It is colour coded for differentiation. grey (emerging) green (delveloping) Pink (securing) Blue (mastery) purple (enriching). Gives pupils all the support they need to produce an extended piece of writing or can be used for translations and speaking activities

A word resource for years 5 through to 7 which can be used to revise numbers, birthdays, saying how old you are and basic greetings.

A really great and engaging differentiated worksheet for Key Stage 3 French which embeds the steps to conjugate -ER verbs. The exercises consist of an infinitive match up activity with pictures, a verb flower for pupils to color in with pronouns and the verb endings in the petals. The Flower is great for getting students to pot the verb in its infinitive form, removing the -ER ending to create a stem and then adding the appropriate endings. This is followed by a series of exercises to consolidate the process. My year 8 group loved this!

This is a resource to accompany the unit entitled Les francais Celebres in the first chapter of the ALLEZ 2 textbook. There is an initial section modelling how to say years in French which moves on to using the verb naitre in the past tense. There is some speaking and writing and translation also. Lots of support here as I find the textbook quite complicated without generous preparation. I have added some images of some of the slides in the presentation.