¡Hola! My name is Charlotte Lavery and I am the proud owner of Swansea Lingotot. I am a Spanish teacher with over 25 years' teaching experience. My love of all things Spanish began, like so many, at secondary school and was cemented during a six month stint as an Au Pair of three young children in Madrid, Spain at the tender age of 17. This experience not only opened my eyes to another language but another culture, and I was fascinated and enamoured by it all and still am to this day. After completing a Spanish and Portuguese degree and a PGCE in MFL I wanted very much to specialise in teaching Spanish and worked in both comprehensive and select state education in the secondary sector for many years until my family moved to Wales in 2008.

And now here we are! I started Swansea Lingotot in 2021 and since then have had the pleasure of working with schools in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Lingotot provides a sound structure for children to learn a second language at a time in their life when their brains are at their most elastic. Learning with Lingotot gives your child the opportunity to explore the world of language learning through interactive and engaging classes made up of stories, games, challenges, songs, movement and teamwork. Lingotot lessons incorporate the three pillars of language learning: Vocabulary, grammar and phonics which are fundamental in successful language teaching and learning. Primary aged children learn free from the inhibitions that so many youngsters encounter as they become teenagers. This freedom allows them to experiment and play confidently with the language which ultimately enhances the language learning experience.

Learning Spanish has brought me great joy and I do this job to enable me to share my passion, knowledge and experience with the linguists of tomorrow. I am a firm believer that learning about the culture which surrounds the language is essential and at Swansea Lingotot your child will delve into traditions and customs from the Hispanic world. This promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation and is a window on the world for young learners.

School Sessions will be tailored to best meet the needs of the school and its pupils. Currently, weekly sessions include:

1. 30 minutes of singing and movement with PS1 pupils.
2. 1 hour interactive learning with PS2&3
3. Half day interactive session incorporating language development, cultural appreciation and creative tasks PS2&3
4. 25 minute Lunchtime Club PS3

Swansea Lingotot can also offer a six week Pre-Secondary starter course to build confidence with year 6 students prior to transitionning. This course will blend language and culture to wet their appetites.

Please get in touch to see how Swansea Lingotot can support your school's International Language journey. With the introduction of International Language to the new Curriculum for Wales teaching is complusary for year 5 students and above but you may choose to begin sessions at an earlier age as my current partner schools have chosen to do.

Please drop me an email at Swansea@lingotot.com if you would like to arrange a time to have a chat.

Mil gracias,

Charlotte Lavery