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How becoming an active member of ALL can benefit you
ALL Council member David Shanks reflects on the benefits of becoming a member of ALL and engaging in local and regional events. I first became aware of ALL whilst completing my PGCE at the Institute of Education in 2009-10. I duly took advantage of a next-to-nothing...
Connect locally or regionally with your languages subject association
If one of your resolutions for 2018 is to enrich your career and focus on your professional development, an Association for Language Learning membership could help steer you in the right direction. As one of our member benefits, ALL runs events across the country....
Language Magician – project update
ALL was a partner in the Erasmus+ project “THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN” (2015-18) which developed an online game for the assessment of language skills at primary school level, now available free of charge to teachers who register here. The project produced: • A manual • A...
ALL’s Christmas Office Hours
The Association would like to wish all of our members, volunteers, partners and sponsors a restful and well deserved Christmas break. Please be aware that our office will be closed between 5pm on Friday 22 December 2017 until 9am on Tuesday 02 January 2018. See you in...
And on the 12th day of Christmas from ALL …
Our final and best offer for the festive season, completes ALL’s 12 days of Christmas. Our members constantly tell us that ALL is great value and really supports them every day in the classroom and in their ongoing professional development as languages...
ALL’s reaction to the extension of the Erasmus+ scheme for UK students
The Association for Language Learning (ALL) welcomes the confirmation that the UK will continue to contribute to the success of the Erasmus student scheme in this EU budget cycle (until 2020). René Koglbauer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, commented by highlighting...
Unlocking talent, fulfilling potential
The Association for Language Learning (ALL) welcomes the recently published DfE Social Mobility Plan (December 2017), Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential, recognising that there are many challenges to improving educational experiences and outcomes for young people...
Day 11… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 11th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas we'd like to inspire the next generation of language teachers by offering a trainee teacher, student or NQT the chance to:- Win FREE student/NQT membership of ALL for a whole year! For any non-member randomly chosen from...
Day 10… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 10th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas we thought we would revisit our first offer! So many of you took advantage of this offer and sampled our online edition of our flagship publication Languages Today that we thought we would give away an online subscription,...
Day 9… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 9th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas we'd like to enhance your experience at our flagship conference - Language World 2018 by offering you a chance to:- Win a FREE place at the Conference Dinner, Language World 2018.* #ALL12daysxmas. Are you thinking of coming...
Day 8… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 8th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas we have teamed up with one of our Corporate Members b-small publishing for a special Christmas offer:- 20% off b small language books this Christmas. Visit bsmall.co.uk and search ‘languages’ - use the code ALLCHRISTMAS...
Day 7… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 7th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas our offer to you is:- A free day delegate place at Language World 2018 on Saturday 24 March 2018, for one NEW Student Member joining online TODAY! Join now! Follow us on Twitter (@ALL4language) or like us on Facebook to see...
Day 6… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 6th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas we want to give you a little help with your Christmas shopping! Our offer today is:- 25% off everything in our online shop. All you need to do is apply the coupon 12daysxmas-25 to your shopping basket at checkout. Plus,...
Day 5… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
Friday is the 5th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas and today our offer to you is:- A FREE Head of Languages Handbook (ebook) for someone, randomly chosen, from those who follow ALL and retweet an ALL tweet today. #ALL12daysxmas. Follow us on Twitter (@ALL4language)...
Day 4 of…12 days of Christmas from ALL
On the 4th day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas - we have something special for our ITET community to use with their student teachers. For the first ITET provider who follows ALL on Twitter and retweets us using the hashtags #ALL12daysxmas, #ITET, we will send one FULL...
Day 3… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
So what’s on offer on day 3 of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas? For the first 3 new Primary Group memberships activated before the end of our 12 days of Christmas (22 December 2017) we will send a 'Primary Projects Box' - as an extra special welcome gift. Worth £45...
Day 2… of 12 days of Christmas from ALL
Our offer today, on the 2nd day of ALL’s 12 days of Christmas is a celebration of all things Language World 2018:- One ALL member who registers as a delegate for #LW18 today will receive travel expenses, up to the sum of £50. Remember, out Early Bird rates are still...
Celebrate 12 days of Christmas with ALL
ALL is spreading a little festive cheer between 11-22 December 2017 with its 12 days of Christmas campaign. Traditionally the twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and the Epiphany, Jan. 6th when Christians celebrate the arrival of the Magi (Wise...
Massive response to GCSE MFL severe grading survey – Ofqual urged to take action
In November 2017, a survey was authored by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and disseminated by ASCL, the Association for Language Learning (ALL), the Independent Schools' Modern Languages Association (ISMLA) and the Headmasters' and...
Is this the future of language learning?
"As we learn to adapt to a shifting international landscape, a new approach to developing our young people as competent linguists could prove crucial." Following the DfE’s English Baccalaureate (EBacc) consultation, the government’s revised target is for 90% of pupils...
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