Welcome to Cartes Cochons

Alison Middleton - Author and Director

As a peripatetic French teacher in Nottinghamshire Alison Middleton currently teaches  children throughout  Foundation, and Key Stages 1 and 2. During her years of teaching French, having become dissatisfied with the MFL resources available for Primary pupils Alison began producing her own. From these small beginnings Cartes Cochons has grown into a company that provides a wide range of resources for Modern Foreign Language Teaching. At present there is a variety of resources available in French, Spanish and German.

These include photocopiable worksheets, games, a CD and songbook, posters and rewards such as stickers, bookmarks, badges and certificates. Cartes Cochons also offers a range of puppets, masks, knittd food, dice and other visual aids which help to liven and enhance language teaching with young children

With links to and ideas from the 2005 Framework for Languages, Cartes Cochons resources help to provide a colourful, stimulating approach to language learning whilst embedding MFL in the primary curriculum in a flexible, cross-curricular way.

Anne Oliver - Illustrator

Artist,illustrator and teacher, Anne Oliver has spent nine years teaching Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils. Throughout her time in the classroom she has found that appealing, child-friendly illustrations greatly enhance the learning experience. It is drawing from this knowledge and experience that she is now creating materials for Cartes Cochons

Portshel Industries

Portshel Industries is a small company with a team of several people based in Nottinghamshire providing printing and design services. They are part of Portland College, a college for people with physical disabilities. All Cartes Cochon’s paper products are printed by Portshel who also play a important role in their design.

Recycling

Where appropriate Cartes Cochons uses recycled packaging, primarily using the boxes in which Portshel Industries receive their deliveries of paper.