by Wendy Newman | Nov 11, 2011 | News
As part of proposed reforms of the teacher training system in England, graduates with first-class honours degrees will be able to get bigger financial incentives to teach subjects seen as vital to pupils’ future career prospects, such as maths, physics,...
by Wendy Newman | Nov 11, 2011 | News
Over 100 Pre-Games Training Camp have been agreed across every nation and region of the UK, in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The camps will provide athletes with a base from which to prepare, train and acclimatise ahead of the Games,...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 26, 2011 | News
Education secretary Michael Gove has proposed teaching languages in schools from age five, in an interview with the Guardian ahead of this week’s Conservative Party conference. "There is a slam-dunk case for extending foreign language teaching to children...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 18, 2011 | News
Baroness Coussins, chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages, has expressed her concern about funding for students taking their year abroad, in a recent debate on the impact of Government policy on universities. Her concern centres around the fact that the fee...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 17, 2011 | News
Pop stardom, languages and sport with Arsenal FC! Do you want to enthuse your pupils for the Olympics and get creative with languages and music? The European Commission’s London Office is a partner in the Arsenal Double Club project. Secondary schools are asked...