THE HEADTEACHER’S CREDIT VALUES AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DAN HARDING IN YEAR 7

Dan was nominated by Mrs Roberts who said: “I would like to nominate Dan Harding for his continuous effort in German. Dan is a fantastic linguist and has made incredible progress since starting German in September. Not only does he show an interest in the language itself, he is also interested in the culture and languages and their benefits in general.

Dan demonstrates excellent independence by regularly doing German on DuoLingo at home. Whilst learning about super pets, I challenged Dan to go home and come up with two more infinitive phrases. He graciously accepted the challenge and within two minutes, told me he had already thought of two which he had remembered from DuoLingo. They were brilliant phrases, so I told him I wanted another two. Again, Dan just accepted this with a smile and look of determination. I look forward to hearing them in our next German lesson.

Dan is a model student with the most excellent attitude to learning. He constantly strives to improve and not only is Dan hard-working with an incredible thirst for learning, he is also a lovely young man and he is an absolute pleasure to teach. I look forward to seeing Dan’s linguistic skills continue to develop.”