In this webinar you will look at how to boost reading fluency and comprehension with practical routines that travel from KS3 to GCSE.

You will cover scanning and skimming, spotting cognates and false friends, using morphology (prefixes/suffixes), and tackling inference questions. You will learn how to interleave vocabulary, retrieval practice, and short, frequent reading bursts.

You will leave this course with model questions and success strategies that make progress visible and help students read smarter under exam conditions.

This webinar is full of expert analysis and practical steps to help all language teachers and leaders approach the Reading Exam with confidence.

This course runs from 4.30pm to 6.00pm, plus extra time at the end for anyone who wishes to stay on and ask further questions.

This webinar can be booked individually or as part of a set of 6. (The delegate for each course can be different, but needs to be from the same school). The other courses are:

• MFL GCSE 2026 Exam Success: Levelling Up Listening
• MFL GCSE 2026 Exam Success: Supercharging Speaking
• MFL GCSE 2026 Exam Success: Winning at Writing
• Using Poems and Songs for Memory and Creativity
• Ready. Steady, Speak! Confident Communication beyond the Script

Presenter Profile

Dr Rachel Hawkes is a renowned speaker and leader in languages education. Currently she heads CPD for LDP (Language-driven Pedagogy) – a partnership between the University of York and the Cam Academy Trust – bringing research and practice together to strengthen curriculum design, pedagogy and GCSE uptake and outcomes. She recently directed the creation of French, German and Spanish resources (KS2–KS4) for Oak National Academy. A former President of the Association for Language Learning, Head of Modern Languages, AST and SLE, Rachel is co-author of several textbooks and holds both an MEd and PhD from Cambridge University on teacher–learner interaction in secondary languages classrooms.

Cost: £95 per delegate (or £485 for all 6 of Rachel's courses)

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