Want to help your students write more accurately and confidently at GCSE? This practical workshop explores the most common mistakes students make in GCSE writing and provides effective strategies to address them, helping learners produce more accurate, varied and successful written responses.

What this workshop will cover:

• The most frequent grammar and language errors in GCSE writing
• Strategies to improve accuracy, range and complexity
• Teaching students to proofread and self-correct effectively
• Building confidence in extended writing tasks
• Practical approaches to developing stronger written responses

You will leave with:

• Practical activities to improve writing accuracy
• Adaptable resources for GCSE writing lessons
• Effective strategies to reduce common errors
• Classroom techniques to help students write with greater confidence and success

Perfect for MFL teachers looking to improve the quality of students' GCSE writing and support stronger exam performance through practical, evidence-informed teaching strategies.

Presenter Profile

Erica Sánchez is Head of Languages at a secondary school in Barnsley and the founder of Spanish & Umbrellas, where she supports language teachers across the UK through CPD, one-to-one mentoring, workshops, and high-quality classroom resources.

She is passionate about developing teachers and helping them grow in confidence, subject knowledge, and classroom practice. As a mentor and line manager, she has supported trainee, early career, and experienced teachers, helping them develop professionally and thrive in their roles. In the classroom, she believes that positive relationships are the foundation of successful learning and is committed to helping every student develop the confidence, resilience, and ambition to achieve their full potential.

Erica qualified as a teacher at the University of Reading in 2015 and has taught Spanish, French, and German, including A-level Spanish. She became Head of Languages in 2024, having previously served as Second in Department since 2017.
She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Granada, completed the NPQ in Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD), and has worked as a BBC GCSE educational consultant. Erica has also worked as an examiner for AQA and Pearson Edexcel and has delivered CPD for organisations including Linguascope, Languagenut, Harris Academies, Discovery the World Education, the University of Sheffield, Network for Learning, and The Language Show.

Cost: £95 per delegate

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