In conversation with… the Japanese Club at Birches Head Academy 2025   Why set up the Japanese Club? This year’s Language World Conference reignited my love for learning languages. I would consider myself a lifelong learner of languages, cultures and forever student of international cuisine and the theme of the conference this year was  “Weaving […]

In conversation with … Heidi and Jessica, with support from their teacher Gina Hall For the past few years, children in our primary school have prepared for the #Celebrate Speaking event. This festival, which is always held in February, is managed by the British Council, now on behalf of NCLE, in collaboration with ALL. To […]

Language Learning Journal  Being a language learner or ‘Who am I in this language?’   It’s obvious that you can’t be a language teacher without being a language learner, but as a teacher, it’s easy to forget what being a learner is like. Another language can feel impenetrable and unwelcoming. Motivation to crack the code […]