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Volunteer Book Reviews Editor opportunity
Language Learning Journal Book Reviewer Vacancy The editors of the Language Learning Journal (LLJ) are seeking statements of interest for a volunteer academic Book Reviewer to review content for the Language Learning Journal. If you are an enthusiastic reader of...
Rayburn Tours launch new and improved website
Dedicated to making trip organisation as easy as possible for party leaders, Rayburn Tours are delighted to introduce their new and improved website! With a range of inspiring destinations to explore across Europe and further afield, new excursions to stir students’...
Threlford Cup 2017
Would you like to see your school recognised for originality and inspiration in language teaching and learning by being the next winner of the Threlford Cup? CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) awards the Threlford Cup annually to an individual, organisation or...
Chair of Board of Trustees endorses new CfSA Manifesto, identifying education priorities ahead of the General Election
The Association for Language Learning, as a member of the Council for Subject Associations (CfSA), endorses the newly published CfSA Manifesto for 2017. As a membership organisation and charity, the Association for Language Learning are unable to lobby but will...
Spanish teacher training seminars
Instituto Español Murallas de Ávila (IEMA) along with the government of Castilla and León invites secondary Spanish teachers to participate in the popular “¡Recíclate!” or in the traditional conversation seminar “¡A Hablar!” in Ávila, a World Heritage Site near Madrid...
French Wizard listening resources for classes
The end of the 2016-2017 school year is approaching. And so are final tests and end of year exams. So we would like to give you the opportunity to try French Wizard with a unique end of year offer and a special discovery price of £5 on all levels for students enrolled...
Education Perfect: Languages in Action modules
Education Perfect run the Language Perfect World Championships, the world's largest online language learning competition, which sees students across the globe competing to learn vocabulary from a wide range of foreign languages. Recently, Education Perfect have...
Give feedback on the Review of Modern Foreign Language Pedagogy in KS3 & KS4
The Teaching Schools Council (TSC) review of modern foreign language pedagogy within secondary schools published at the end of 2016, aimed to produce an authoritative report on effective language pedagogy, with a view to providing schools across the country with...
Brexit Update 04 May 2017
Leeds principal warns pupils must learn languages: Sue Woodroofe, principal of The Grammar School at Leeds, is calling on educators and the Government to act now if the UK is to flourish once Britain leaves the European Union. EU universities want to maintain a...
Spanish Workshops for Primary and Secondary Education Teachers
The registration for the Spanish Workshops for Primary and Secondary Education Teachers, organised by the Spanish Embassy Education Office, is now open. The Spanish Workshops (Primary and Secondary education) will take place on one day, in order to make the experience...
Volunteering opportunities
Your subject association needs you! ALL is now welcoming nominations and applications for a variety of roles within the association. These are fantastic opportunities to get involved and shape the future of the association. Become a member of the ALL council ALL...
CLIL Conference
Sheffield Institute of Education invite you to their cross-curricular language (CLIL) conference that they are hosting in partnership with ALL FLAME in Sheffield this year. The conference will look at successful approaches to teaching curriculum subjects through a...
Language Perfect World Championships
This competition has now closed. The winners can be viewed here. The Language Perfect World Championships are nearly here (15-25 May)! For the first time, as an ALL member you can register all your students for FREE! The Language Perfect World Championships is a...
Language Futures at Language World 2017
Language World is the Association for Language Learning’s annual conference and CPD event offering a packed programme with speakers from across the languages sector attracting up to 250 participants a day. Held in March, the theme this year was Progress for ALL and...
Brexit Update 31 March 2017
May triggers Article 50: Theresa May begins Brexit and threatens to withdraw co-operation with the EU on security. Donald Tusk publishes first draft of the EU's negotiating strategy: Tusk warns that Brexit talks must tackle migrant rights and the Irish border before...
Translate at City
Registration is now open for Translate at City, the City, University of London literacy translation summer school. There will be a wonderful line-up of tutors and speakers, and this year Swedish has been added to the list of language workshops! You can see the...
Try Bili for free
Bili invites ALL members to join the online language exchange movement for schools! Bili is a new and innovative language exchange platform which offers schools the opportunity to connect their students with their peers abroad. What’s more it’s completely free! Set-up...
Launch of Head of Languages Handbook
You can now purchase the downloadable publication 'The Head of Languages Handbook' from the ALL store. The publication includes chapters on Reviewing the departments, Raising the MFL profile and Solving problems and is intended for anyone with a MFL leadership role in...
Brexit Update 15 March 2017
Podcast on the rights of UK citizens in the EU: Jon Henley, joined by Jane Golding and Jennifer Rankin discuss the rights of UK citizens living in other EU countries post-Brexit. Vocational training shake-up: Vocational training will receive an extra £500m a year in a...
Call for applications – Trends in Translation
Entries for this award scheme have now closed for 2017. Call for Applications The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Embassy in London, the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are looking for the...
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