¡Hola!

I'm Erica, and I come from Granada, Spain. I’m a fully qualified languages teacher and second in department at a school in Wakefield. I teach Spanish to A-Level, French to GCSE and German to KS3. I am very passionate about languages and increasing engagement.
I hold a BA degree in English Studies and an MA in English Applied Linguistics by the University of Granada. In 2010, I moved to the UK and worked as a language assistant in different schools across the country and, in 2015, I qualified as an MFL Teacher by the University of Reading.

I have an extensive knowledge of pedagogy as well as experience in many fields. For example, I have led a lot of initiatives to promote languages and increase uptake at GCSE & A-Level. I am also the MFL Careers Lead in my department. I have created Spanish resources for a great range of students and teachers and have offered training to my department on ‘engaging’ and ‘relevant’ ideas and activities. I have mentored new staff, ITTs & ECTs and line-managed a number of members of the department.

In addition, I worked for the BBC in several occassions in the past and I am also working for them now as an Educational Consultant. At the moment, I am in the final stage of completing my NPQ course in 'Leading Teacher Development' and I am also creating online resources for Newsdle. Furthermore, I have been a translator for the 'Diego Maradona' documentary. I have also been an AQA writing examiner and a presenter for @linguascope & @katelanguages CPDs/webinars. Finally, I am very active on social media and I was a Paperchase Ambassador!