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Develop your pronunciation and fluency in speaking. Enrich your vocabulary. Become confident speakers in everyday life. Communicate effectively and interact socially in formal situations. Deal with situations when you travel to places where the language is spoken.

March 26th @7.30pm = FREE  Sponsored by Toe by Toe and KAZ Touch Typing This webinar is crafted to equip educators and parents with a wealth of strategies, tips, and tricks to effectively support your students or child both at home and in school. In this captivating session, our expert speakers, Paloma Forde (a highly experienced SEN Educator and speaker) and Andrew Kitley (Founder of The Invisible Gift, a successful multi-business owner battling severe dyslexia and ADHD), will immerse you in the world of dyslexia. Explore its defining characteristics, debunk common misconceptions, and understand its impact on academic performance. Gain a deeper insight into dyslexia and uncover practical strategies to assist learners with dyslexia on their educational journey. Key highlights of the webinar include: - Unpacking the definition and essential characteristics of dyslexia - Exploring effective teaching methods and adaptations for dyslexic learners - Providing teachers, caregivers, teaching assistants, and parents with practical tips to enhance learning - Sharing success stories and inspiring examples of individuals flourishing with dyslexia Seize this opportunity to expand your knowledge and positively impact the lives of individuals with dyslexia. Register now for our FREE webinar and unlock a treasure trove of insights, tips, tricks, and strategies to support learning for all. Please note by signing up to our webinar you automatically will be added to our mailing lists/newsletters. You can unsubscribe at anytime. 

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for persons in a variety of job roles such as publishing specialists, layout specialists, graphic designers, or any other knowledge workers who need to use Microsoft Office Publisher to create, lay out, edit, and share publications. Overview In this course, you will create, format, edit, and share publications. You will: Perform basic tasks in the Microsoft Publisher interface. Add content to a publication. Format text and paragraphs in a publication. Manage text in a publication. Work with graphics in a publication. Prepare a publication for printing and sharing. Microsoft© Publisher for Office 365? is a desktop publishing softwareapplication capable of producing greeting cards, certificates, newsletters, and otherprinted publications. Publisher includes a large collection of templates that provideagreat way to start a new publication. Publisher offers a large selection of 'buildingblocks' that can be dragged into your documents, helping you to create page elementssuch as calendars, newsletter sidebars, and borders. Publisher integrates online sharingand mail merge features, which are handy when you need to send publications to a listofcustomers, and it's possible to export publications as HTML web pages or PDF documents.With a user-friendly interface, Publisher makes it easy to create and editpublications. This course presents information and skills that are appropriate for users of theOffice2019/2021 or Office 365 desktop applications. However, the instructional environmentforthe delivery of this course utilizes Office 365. GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT PUBLISHER * Topic A: Navigate the Interface * Topic B: Customize the Publisher Interface * Topic C: Create a Publication ADDING CONTENT TO A PUBLICATION * Topic A: Add Text to a Publication * Topic B: Add Pages and Picture Placeholders to a Publication * Topic C: Control the Display of Content in Text Boxes * Topic D: Apply Building Blocks to a Publication FORMATTING TEXT AND PARAGRAPHS IN A PUBLICATION * Topic A: Format Text * Topic B: Format Paragraphs * Topic C: Apply Schemes MANAGING TEXT IN A PUBLICATION * Topic A: Edit Text in a Publication * Topic B: Work with Tables * Topic C: Insert Symbols and Special Characters WORKING WITH GRAPHICS IN A PUBLICATION * Topic A: Insert Graphics in a Publication * Topic B: Customize the Appearance of Pictures PREPARING A PUBLICATION FOR SHARING AND PRINTING * Topic A: Check the Design of a Publication * Topic B: Save a Publication in Different Formats * Topic C: Print a Publication * Topic D: Share a Publication

Classes from A1 to C2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)  [https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A1 - A2 BEGINNERS Let’s start learning French! With this course you will learn the basic elements and key phrases of the French language from the very beginning. You might know a few words and expressions already, but what about making your visit more authentic by interacting with people once you are there? The exercises and activities in this course will build your confidence with useful expressions, pronunciation, grammar practice, verb drills (present tense of most common verbs) and speaking/listening activities, games and quizzes will be included along the way. The syllabus: French language sounds are unique, so you need to know how to pronounce each sound correctly. This course will aim not only at building your confidence when speaking French but also to sound French! Greetings, formal and informal address; how to introduce yourself/ introduce others, ask for something in cafés and restaurants, giving/exchange details, understanding numbers and prices, talking about jobs and family, where you live; asking and understanding directions and other basic vocabulary when going around shopping; you will also learn some cultural traits and fun facts about French people. B1 - B2 INTERMEDIATE Now that you know some French, why not improve your language skills further? The intermediate course is structured around grammar activities (such as prepositions, combined articles and pronouns), verb drills (past tenses, progressive forms, future tense), comprehension activities, short stories, common idiomatic expressions, games and quizzes. The syllabus: describing people, booking hotels, booking accommodation online and via emails, more about numbers, describing places, expressing admiration, enquiring about services such as public transport; talking about homes, finding a house; expressing likes and dislikes, shopping (markets), buying shoes and clothes, expressing preferences, writing invitations, giving your opinion, making suggestions, buying tickets, understanding directions, describing situations in the past; making plans for the future. C1 - C2 ADVANCED The advanced course is designed for students who already know French but want to take their knowledge further in order to hone their skills in all aspects of the language learning. With the advanced course, the student will have the opportunity to learn the grammar and vocabulary acquired with the intermediate course, but more in depth with more listening and practical activities and role play. The focus of this course is to prepare the student to live in a French speaking country. The teaching approach will also include a variety of newspapers articles (short at the beginning and longer articles as the student progresses further). The articles are used as conversation topics in order to hone vocabulary and grammar skills. Short videos from trusted resources will also be used for speaking practice during the class to boost fluency and to learn new common expressions. This course may include writing tasks about specific topics which the student will discuss during the class with the teacher. The syllabus: Includes talking about saying what you have done recently using a variety of verbs and expressions, referring to events in the past using the imperfect tense and the past tense, understanding the weather forecast, making suggestions, understanding and giving instructions, comparing things, giving reasons, solving problems, discussing preferences, asking for and giving advice, talking about holidays, making plans for the future. FRENCH SCHOOL SUPPORT TUITION. We provide help to students who need support with homework in order to pass their exams. Ad hoc extra activities and grammar notes can be provided to revise and consolidate the notions acquired at school. Help with short essay writing and proof reading also available. ONLINE FRENCH CLASSES: The online classes are delivered via Skype and classes can be for individuals and for small groups. WE CAN PREPARE YOU FOR DELF B1 (DIPLÔME D’ÉTUDES EN LANGUE FRANÇAISE).

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This seminar supports you to implement ideas from the Six Stages Framework. It is designed for those who are reading or have read my book Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism- The Six Stages Framework