The debate on… Creativity Juliette Claro is a Lecturer in Education at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, an MFL teacher and co-founder of the ALL Special Interest Group for creativity in the language classroom In an era of increasingly standardised curricula and potentially excessive PowerPoints, ALL’s Special Interest Group (SIG) on Creativity in Modern Foreign Languages […]

In conversation with ECTs and trainee teachers The ALL Social Zoom is a monthly online event during the academic year which brings together trainee teachers, ECTs, practising teachers and teacher trainers. We encourage the ECTs and trainees to take the lead with short inputs on things they have observed or tried out. This year our […]

A Moment of Clarity for Languages: Reflections on the House of Lords Debate on Teacher Recruitment By René Koglbauer‑Franklin, ALL Chair of the Management Board and Professor of Professional Learning and Leadership, Newcastle University   On 8 January 2026, the House of Lords dedicated part of its afternoon debate to a topic central to the […]