by Wendy Newman | Oct 11, 2011 | News
You may have seen stories in the media in the last few days about a pronouncement by the Bishop of Bradford on language learning in the UK. The Bishop’s remarks were helpful in the sense that he emphasised the importance of language skills for UK citizens, but...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 7, 2011 | News
Congratulations to LinkedUp Project ‘On the Snail Trail’ – which has won a European Language Label, the EuroTalk Primary Education Language Prize and the Spanish Language Prize! This CLIL project integrates language learning in French, Italian,...
by Wendy Newman | Sep 27, 2011 | News
The CILT Library collections have, through action coordinated by ALL and partners been conserved for future generations. At Easter 2011 CILT- the national centre for languages was required to merge with CfBT and moved its operations from London to Reading. The...
by Wendy Newman | Sep 21, 2011 | News
Protests against planned cuts at the University of Glasgow, which led to student rallies earlier in the year, have now reached the Scottish Parliament. The Petitions Committee of MSPs has heard evidence from a number of campaigners who want to save lesser taught...
by Wendy Newman | Sep 21, 2011 | News
Foreign Secretary William Hague has pledged extra money for FCO staff language training in a £1m programme to improve the UK’s ability to operate more effectively overseas: "We are turning around the decline in language teaching in the Foreign Office...