The Association for Language Learning welcomes the announcement by the Department of Education to invest £14.9 million over the next three years to boost language education. ALL supports the programme’s aim to increase the uptake of languages at Key Stage 4 and 5. Liz...
Ministers have awarded an almost £15m contract to tackle the systemic decline in the number of pupils in England taking foreign languages at GCSE and A-level. University College London’s Institute of Education will develop and roll out the...
Annual competition for schools in the UK, organised in the North-East: ALLNE and partners once again organised the annual European Day of Languages Competition for Schools and in 2018 it was again open to anyone! The organising committee invited language learners in...
European Day of Languages 2018: a few ideas you may find useful! European Day of Languages takes place each year on 26 September. Activities: Council of Europe’s official European Day of Languages site: Includes quizzes, trivia, materials and games. SCILT...
Despite the UK’s evolving employment and commercial landscape, it has become readily apparent that we are now facing a ‘skills deficit’ in the provision of Modern Foreign Languages within schools. This shortfall has emerged due a combination of factors; from...
