Next steps and your involvement

Next steps

The work on this project doesn’t end here. Everything we’ve created so far, the ideas, the tools, the reflections, is only the beginning of a longer, community-led effort to strengthen Cornish teaching and help more learners become confident speakers.

Stay involved

There are many ways to stay involved. A few examples... 

✴️ try out one or two of the communicative ideas in your next class and share what happened on the Skoodhya WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HXCVrrSVAcb6VuqI4YvkYl - or via QR code (on the left)

✴️ add a small resource or reflection to the shared Google Drive folder.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yZSQLfu49QsTWlh4FD5QOUms7N1ner4Z?usp=sharing

✴️ join a future workshop, help test new ideas, or contribute a classroom story or video. Even a short message about what worked for you can help another teacher. First port of call - the Skoodhya WhatsApp group 

Shaping What Comes Next

The workshops are just the starting point. What we create together depends on what the community needs most.

Some possibilities we're exploring:

• Shared principles or guidelines co-created by teachers about navigating the balance between Cornish and English in real classrooms

• Case studies from practice - honest accounts of what teachers try, what works, what doesn't, and why

• A sustainable peer support network that addresses teacher isolation

• Practical tools or frameworks developed from our collective experience

But these are just ideas. The real direction will emerge from our conversations, your experiences, and what you tell us would actually help.

If you participated in the workshops, you'll have opportunities to shape what we build together. If you're reading this and thinking "I wish someone would create X" - get in touch. This is a community effort, and your voice matters in deciding where we go next.

Building together

Over time, we hope to build a small community of practice - in the spirit of Kesva -  where Cornish teachers support one another, exchange ideas, and continue shaping the tools that make teaching easier and more effective. If you’d like to be part of that journey, whether lightly or actively, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Jeff Stanford (j.a.stanford@lancaster.ac.uk) in the first instance.