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Playing informal games and having regular little chats alongside working periods just about general topics, noting specific areas and then continuing the conversation e.g a series they’re watching, jobs, hobbies, music and also being willing to share with them in a more subtly boundaried way

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Pen profile, things they like/dislike. Asking them how their evening was/how their weekend was. Showing a real interest in them.

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What have you done today on your course? This opens conversations.

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Two truths and a lie, starting with me.

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Building rapport through conversation - English is about ideas, so giving learners a voice is essential.

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Have a question of the day which students answer as we are doing the register.

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I tell them about myself using "the inference game" to make them comfortable enough to share details about themselves.

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Show three photos/pictures which mean something to you

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I try to use quizzes and puzzles to work out some common threads.

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Conversations with learners both inside and outside the classroom.

Embedding broader topics for discussions and asking learners about their experiences.

Starting off small easy topics for example their voc course or hobbies, and then developing that over time.

Write a letter - tell me abkut your experience with English and tell me things you’d want your teacher to know (e.g a student said she’d been through a lot and needs her teachers to be patient with her when she gets angry - that led to further conversation)

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Remembering what they have said and asking questions in later lessons

E.g. if a learner plays football- how was your last match/when is your next one?

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Questions at induction, position in family, course they are doing and long term goals. Share anecdotes with them.

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Asking a bunch of questions at regular intervals

Asking to see pictures of pets

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9 grid activities with 1 random question, open to discussion

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Our IA - they write their creative narrative in a posed setting asking about their journey to college - we learn lots about their life and educational PTSD which goes on to inform learning

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Talk to them about their interests, what they've been up to over weekend/break

Show interest in their lives outside the classroom

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Write about their five year future plan.

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Asking questions and talking to them

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Talk to them like grown ups

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Adult interviews prior to course

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Random starters: third favourite animal and why… where they’d rather be right now and why… (except bed)

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Share something about yourself - they then open up about themselves

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Show pictures of my dog 😂😂 great opener !!

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Developing personal relationships in an organic way throughout the year

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Regularly discussing them and their daily lives - asking how they are, key events

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Listen to them.

Initial assessment -why are you here at college ? Can reveal some interesting points

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Picking up on their mood/ mood change. Having a conversation. Noticing small things (e.g. nice new shows, item usually has a back story)

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By listening humanly to their reasons for lateness or not-arsedness

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Get round the classroom and speak to them during extended writing tasks - be interested

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Starter tasks based on learning about their past/ambitions (added on to content based tasks)

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'Find someone who' activities

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Descriptive Writing: Ask learners to photograph a location/event they taken part in to use as inspiration for writing.

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Speed interviewing - move round room interviewing each other

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Talk to them. Ask them questions in an empathetic way, usually in the corridor when addressing a behaviour issue.

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Share things about my own life - they generally share back x

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Initial assessment - tell us about your experience of English

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Two truths and a lie (ice breakers)

Get to know me forms

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Chat to them!

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Free writing tasks