Roundtable and networking session: Are we singing in tune?

Join Dr Cate Hamilton, languages teacher and researcher at the Department of Education, and co-host Rebecca Fisher, CEO of The English Association, to discuss how researchers and teachers can best exchange knowledge about using songs for teaching languages in primary school.

Cate has conducted three research studies from 2020 to 2025, investigating:

• How teachers use songs for various purposes from early years to KS2
• What the evidence base is to support teachers’ practice around using songs for teaching languages
• The effects of singing, chanting and reciting stories on Y3 pupils’ French speaking development

The roundtable will bring together a small group of teachers and researchers to think about how best to share research findings with teachers, and where to begin setting the priorities for future research that reflect teachers’ opinions and interests in the topic of using songs in languages teaching.

There will be tea and cake, and plenty to talk about!

If you would be interested in joining us, please register your interest via our form* – teachers, headteachers or classroom practitioners at any age/stage of teaching and career would be most welcome.

*There are only a limited number of free in-person tickets available for this event. Completing an expression of interest form does not necessarily guarantee offer of a place at the event, as this will depend on capacity and the amount of interest we receive. If we are not able to offer you a place at the event, we may offer you a place on the wait list.