TEACHERS & SCHOOLS
Engagement matters. What pupils do while they’re engaged matters more.
French and Spanish · GCSE Foundation to A Level
As one language teacher to another, I know how much certain pupils struggle with verbs, with learning vocabulary in a way that they can actually remember it in a year’s time, or with writing a syntactically correct paragraph. I am also aware that what pupils really enjoy is speaking the language, but equally know that this requires careful scaffolding.
This is why I have created My Language Brain: to give pupils carefully structured practice that makes learning a language enjoyable and, more importantly from a teacher’s perspective, helps them achieve better results.
Nick Miller · Language teacher and creator of My Language Brain
Bring some fun into the classroom
Use many of the activities as interactive whiteboard games, bringing a fun element of competition to your lessons.
EXPLORE PUPIL ACTIVITIES
Discover what you can now do with your pupils.
Every activity has a clear learning purpose. Progress should always mean more than completing a game. See how each activity works and how it helps pupils learn, recall and reuse the language.
HOW IT WORKS
Take the teacher’s seat.
Try the demo.
Using the tabs below, see how easy it is to set up a class, assign work and track your pupils’ progress.
This demo is yours to explore.
Your classroomSET UP YOUR CLASS
Get your class ready to learn.
Create a class, then paste in your register or import a spreadsheet. Pupils sign in using their class code, name and personal PIN, with no pupil email accounts needed.
Type some made-up first names to try it. Nothing leaves this page.
- 1. Name your class
- 2. Add pupils
- 3. Share & teach
Let’s set up your class
Add your pupils
Paste one pupil name per line, or import a spreadsheet or CSV. Review the list before saving. Each pupil gets their own reusable PIN.
Review: 6 new pupils
Pupils added. Their personal sign-in PINs are ready.
Year 9 French
FR9K2Q
Scan to sign in, then pick your name
app.mylanguagebrain.com/student-login?code=FR9K2Q
Pupils scan the code, choose their name and enter their own PIN. This classroom sign-in does not need pupil email accounts.
SET HOMEWORK OR TEACH A LESSON
Choose an activity.
Choose the content.
Set it for your class.
Set homework in verbs, vocabulary, writing or speaking, including your own GCSE and A Level speaking questions. Choose an activity and its content, select your pupils and set a deadline.
See how it works: this demo shows you how to set a Timed Test for verb practice.
Want to explore the activities themselves?
Explore pupil activities →
Set verbs homework · French
1. Choose a game
Each activity keeps its own settings and items.
Timed Test
Choose your game setting
Twenty verbs, one clock. The clock hands the test in when it runs out.
Level · Choose your verb difficulty. Higher levels include more challenging verbs.
Tenses · select one or more
Number of questions
Verb type
Preview · 20 of 20 ticked
↻ Draw a different set…and the rest of the set. Untick any item you do not want.
2. Your tasks
Pupils complete each task on its own; results are kept separately.
GCSE Foundation · Present · 20 items · 2 min
3. Who and when
1 task, 20 items, French.
Optional. Pupils see this before they start.
Work handed in after the end of this day is marked late, not refused.
Homework set
Timed Test · 20 items · Year 9 French · due Thu 1 Oct.
Pupils see it on their home page under My homework & tests, with Start → beside it, Continue → once they have begun and View results when they hand it in.
SEE HOW THEY GOT ON
First attempt.
By the end.
Handed in.
Every piece of homework a class has sits in one list. Open one and you see each pupil’s first attempt and where they finished, who handed in late, and the items most pupils missed.
Click a pupil’s row to open their answers.
Homework set
Every piece of homework this class has, whichever builder set it.
| Homework | Kind | Due | Progress | Results |
|---|
Verbs homework · results
Present tense check
Year 9 French · 1 task · 20 items · due Thu 1 Oct
3 of 6 handed everything in
⏱️ Task 1 · Timed Test
GCSE Foundation · Present · 20 items
| Pupil | Status | First attempt | By the end | Handed in |
|---|
Most missed
Pupils who got it wrong first time, out of the pupils who reached it. Answers they asked to see are counted separately.
| Prompt | Answer | Wrong / reached | Shown |
|---|
Give your pupils a clear view of their progress.
Every pupil has a personal dashboard where they can see their progress in vocabulary, verbs, writing and speaking, and access their homework. Their My Practice Lists collect the words and verb forms they get wrong, with spaced retrieval prompting them to recall these again at increasing intervals to help them remember the correct answers over time. Their independent practice counts too.
More time teaching.
Less time administering.
Set work, run classroom activities and see where pupils need support, without creating pupil email accounts.
Set homework with automatic marking
Choose the content and activity, then assign it to your pupils. Automatically marked online tasks give you results without a pile of marking.
See who needs help
See pupils’ first attempts, final results and submission times. Identify common difficulties and use them to plan your next lesson.
Get pupils started without email accounts
Add pupils by typing their names, pasting a register or importing a spreadsheet. They sign in using their class code, name and personal PIN.
Turn every mistake into progress.
Spotted, practised, brought back, reported.
Getting an answer wrong should be the start of learning, not the end of the task. My Practice Lists collect the words and verb forms each pupil finds difficult. Pupils can practise them anytime, while spaced retrieval brings them back for recall checks at increasing intervals to help the learning last.
A mistake is spotted
A wrong word or verb form identifies something the pupil needs to work on. Supported corrections remain separate from their first unaided attempt.
It joins My Practice Lists
The item is saved to the pupil’s personal list, with its original sentence where available. They can return to practise it at any time.
It comes back after a gap
The first recall check is due after 48 hours. A correct unaided answer schedules another a week later. Two successful checks move the item into Practice History; an incorrect answer restarts the sequence.
Use the results to inform your teaching and your reports
See what individual pupils and your class are getting wrong. Use this information to target support, plan lessons and write reports that reflect each pupil’s strengths and areas for improvement.
Practical information for schools
Access
Teachers currently sign in with an approved school Google account. If your school uses Microsoft, talk to us. Pupils sign in using a class code, their name and a personal PIN, with no pupil email accounts needed.
Your pupils’ data
Your school is the data controller, and MLB acts as its data processor under a written Data Processing Agreement. Pupil records are stored in the UK. We do not require pupils’ email addresses, dates of birth, home addresses or photos. We do not sell pupil data or use pupils’ work to train AI.
Documents for schools
School Terms of Service
Data Processing Agreement
Privacy Notice
Information for schools
Your free trial
Your trial is free and will not automatically become a paid subscription. We provide information for your school’s data protection checks and help your teachers get started.
GOOD QUESTIONS
A few things
worth knowing.
Can I try MLB with my class?
Yes. Contact us to arrange a free trial for your class. We’ll help you get set up and provide any information your school needs before you start. Your trial won’t automatically become a paid subscription.
Do pupils need an email or Google account?
No. Pupils sign in with a class code, choose their name and enter their own PIN, so they need no email address or other account. Teachers currently sign in with a school Google account; if your school uses Microsoft, talk to us. You add pupils by pasting names or importing a spreadsheet.
What languages and levels does MLB cover?
MLB covers French and Spanish, with activities from GCSE Foundation to A Level and beginners’ courses for those starting from scratch. Vocabulary lists support AQA and Edexcel GCSE and A Level, plus Edexcel iGCSE. Verb, writing and speaking activities help learners build their skills at their chosen level.
Can I track my pupils’ progress?
Yes. See each pupil’s first attempt, final result and submission time for homework, alongside the questions pupils most often get wrong. Use this information to identify gaps and plan your next lesson. During live activities, you can view recorded scores and choose whether to display a leaderboard.
Does MLB use AI for marking?
Most activities are marked against answers written by a language expert, without AI. AI is used to find mistakes in Free Writing, which is not graded, and to check pupils’ own spoken exam answers. These activities are clearly labelled, and schools can request that AI marking is switched off. See our Privacy Notice for details of how answers are processed.
How is pupil data protected, and what approval does my school need?
Access to pupil records is restricted, and records are stored in the UK. Before you use MLB with real pupil data, we’ll help your school complete its approval process and agree the data protection arrangements. Read our school information, Privacy Notice and Data Processing Agreement for details.
Can MLB be used without a school?
Yes. Pupils revising on their own and adults learning French or Spanish can use MLB without a school, with a beginners’ course or activities to develop their verbs, vocabulary, writing and speaking at their own pace. See Pupils & students and Adult learners.
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your class can do.
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