
About
A Resource for Anyone and Everyone
At Languages on a Plate we have two primary focuses:
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Provide teachers with outstanding lessons and lesson plans;
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Provide independent learners with a more academic focus than most online language learning services.
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Ready-to-go Lessons at an affordable price:
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Born in darkness:
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Languages on a Plate was born following the COVID-19 pandemic and the remote/hybrid learning that took place. We noticed that more so than ever (as if that was possible), teachers were stretched by being tasked with a million new responsibilities.
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We had previously worked with supplying online resources to teachers, but in the pandemic, it became even more apparent that teachers needed time-savers in order to their job to the best of their ability. So, we went about creating lessons with a multitude of scaffolded activities so that the teachers that used our resources had less planning to do, and they could therefore focus on their specific pupils' needs.
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Our lessons were met with really positive responses, so we decided to take it a step further and create this website so that we could help teachers help themselves.
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We know that teachers are "time poor" (regardless of what certain parts of society would have you believe), so we offer our service at a very reasonable price. Our lessons might not be perfect for your classes' needs, but they should at least give you ideas and a baseline for content and activities to cover.
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I'm a strong independent learner who don't need no class:
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Fed up of rubbish apps that just test vocab memory?
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Yup, we've been there too! That's why we have also created content for independent learners to work through.
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We also know how expensive in-person (and online) language courses can be, but we really believe in their value added to your language learning experience.
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That's why we've tried to create a reasonably cheap online learning experience that allows you to have the autonomy to work through content at your pace, but also have a basic level of human guidance instead of a mixture of AI algorithms.
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Our credentials:
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Although I've spent the whole page talking in the first person plural form, Languages on a Plate is currently a one-man-band business. That said, I do outsource to native speakers for proof-reading, writing articles and creating audio files.
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My teaching experience:
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​Qualified teacher from one of the UK's best universities (graduating with the highest grade);
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Have worked as an official examiner for one of the UK's main examboards;
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Taught at 2 of UK's best private schools;
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Also taught at an Ofsted "outstanding" state school;
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Taught languages in 3 continents;
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Taught thousands of lessons online (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic);
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Have led 3 subject departments at one of the UK's best private schools;
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Have a wealth of experience in innovating education (having previously worked as "Assistant Director of Learning and Innovation" at a top UK private school);
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Trained and mentored PGCE students.
