The Kate Languages Blog

Do you repurpose old content, or are you trying to come up with brand new ideas every time?

This blog post is all about something that I don't think people talk enough about when it comes to social media - repurposing old posts!

When I first started learning more about using social media to grow m...

To be totally honest with you, I struggled to think of something to write for this blog post.

Then it hit me - why not tell you how I come up with content ideas for my social media and emails?!

I know this is something that lots of you struggle with, as you've told me that you'd like this to be a...

One of the hardest things to decide when you're setting out on social media is which platform to focus on and how to know whether you're in the right place.

I struggled with this at the start as well.

When I first started building Kate Languages, I did what most people do. I signed up for every pl...

99.9% of your attention might be on the Year 11s and their GCSE speaking exams, but you still have Key Stage 3 classes to teach and set cover for! 

Even when you're not actually conducting the exams, you won't want to be planning all-singing, all-dancing lessons for your other classes, as you do ne...

If you're giving up time in school holidays, at weekends or after school to run French, German or Spanish GCSE speaking exam revision sessions, the last thing you want is for them to feel like a waste of time.

I'm so excited this week to share my first ever blog post collaboration, with the fabulou...

Setting up group tuition may be on your to-do list, but is something holding you back?

I've had a few conversations recently with tutors in the Teaching Beyond the Classroom membership about group tuition.

It's something I have mentioned in my webinars as a great way of scaling your business, but ...

Raising prices is something we all have to do in our businesses from time to time, so why does it make some business owners feel so guilty?!

My cleaner and window cleaner have both recently written to me to tell me they're increasing their prices from 1st April, and their correspondence had one thi...

French, German and Spanish GCSE speaking exams can be just as stressful for MFL teachers as they can for students, but with the right preparation, they don't need to be too awful!

So here are 6 great tips about how to not just survive, but actually thrive during GCSE speaking exam season this year:...

Often, as business owners, we focus a lot on different metrics. There are some that are obviously really important, like income and outgoings, and others that are helpful to know, such as website traffic and social media follower numbers.

Wanting to have more followers online can often be seen as a...

This blog post may well be the most boring one I've ever written! But please don't let that put you off... as I think it's also one of the most important ones I've ever written.

If you follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook, you may know that in March 2026 I shared a reel a day with answers to ques...

If you're heading to an in-person MFL conference for the first time, have a look at these tips for making the most of it!

This weekend (13th-14th March 2026), I'm heading to Hinckley, Leicestershire to the Language World conference. Last year, I attended as a speaker, but this year I'm going to be ...

You may have heard terms "growing" and "scaling" used when it comes to building a business, perhaps even interchangeably. Maybe you've wondered whether there is a difference between them, and if so, what that difference actually is?

As far as I'm concerned, there are some huge differences between "...