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Language World 2017 – calling all primary language teachers!
Are you a primary language teacher? If so we have the event for you - Language World 2017, running at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, from Friday 24- Saturday 25 March 2017. We have a fabulous Exhibition showcasing language products, services, support...
German Teacher of the Year Awards 2017
German Teacher Awards 2017 The call for submissions for the 2017 German Teacher of the Year Awards are now open. The purpose of the German Teacher Awards is to: recognise the outstanding achievement by individual teachers of German in the UK highlight and pay tribute...
IEMA Courses
INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL MURALLAS DE ÁVILA Since 1989 IEMA has been providing its students with an enriching intercultural experience through Spanish language and culture programmes in Ávila (near Madrid). IEMA is officially accredited by the Spanish government. IEMA is a...
French Wizard listening resources for classes
The 2017 school year has now started and you can enrol your students on French Wizard dès aujourd'hui! Quality listening material is very hard to find. French Wizard provides teachers and students with 320 listening resources across six levels, from beginner to...
IEMA secondary Spanish teacher courses
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...
Report on America’s Languages
This week sees the publication of a new report into languages in America “America’s Languages. Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century.” ALL's Chair of Trustees, René Koglbauer, strongly recommends reading this and at the very least, the executive...
Brexit Update 02 March 2017
Statement regarding Britain's withdrawal from the EU, released on 10 February by the President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, (AGB), David Adger, along with representatives from a number of other UK learned societies concerned with linguistics and...
German Teacher Awards 2017
This year marks the 14th annual German Teacher Awards. The purpose of the German Teacher Awards is to: recognise the outstanding achievement by individual teachers of German in the UK highlight and pay tribute to the work of German language teachers in primary and...
ALL President’s response to report on teacher recruitment & retention
This week, the House of Commons Education Select Committee published its report on the recruitment and retention of teachers. The report provides a number of recommendations for improving recruitment, especially in shortage subjects such as modern languages. It also...
Return to Teaching Programme
A second round of applications for the Returners Engagement Programme pilot in the north-west and south-east of England went live on Friday 27 January 2017. This programme is aimed at providing training and employment for former teachers wishing to return to the...
Languages Teacher Training Scholarships
Are you passionate about French, German or Spanish? If so, you could receive a languages scholarship of £27,500 to train as a languages teacher in a secondary school. As a language teacher you can continue to use your language every day. You can play a part in...
DfE Survey on Teacher Retention
Department for Education calls for an understanding of teacher retention with a survey aimed at ex-teachers. If you have left teaching in the state-funded sector in England, DfE would like to hear from you. They have created a survey which will take roughly 5 minutes...
UK- German Connection: Summer Courses in Germany
The UK-German Connection currently have some summer courses on offer, which are open for application. The first programme is a two-week part-funded German Pupil course for pupils in Years 10 or 12. You can find further information on this programme at...
Oxford German Olympiad Competition 2017
Every year, the Oxford German Network calls all young learners of German to participate in its national German competition, the Oxford German Olympiad. In 2016/2017, they would like to explore German peoples, languages and culture beyond the borders of Germany: their...
Don’t delay – book your delegate place today!
ALL's flagship annual conference awaits - Language World 2017! To get you in the mood for Language World 2017, we are encouraging you to take a look back at Language World 2016 before you book for this year's conference. You will find we have recapped some highlights...
Consultations on A & AS Level subject content and assessment for languages with smaller cohorts
In December 2016 the Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation asking for views on A Level (and AS) subject content for Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Greek, Modern Hebrew, Japanese, Panjabi, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish and Urdu. New qualifications...
Launch of Language Futures in Primary Schools
Broadening Language Provision and Creating Independent and Engaged Language Learners Language Futures is an exciting approach for schools interested in developing languages beyond the classroom. Its core purpose is to generate deep engagement with learning and to...
Language Futures – Building a Learning Community
A core feature of the Language Futures approach is Building a Learning Community which champions the role of mentoring as a way to support language learning in schools. As part of the approach, students receive personalised support from language proficient mentors...
Review of Modern Foreign Language pedagogy in KS3 & KS4
In June 2016, the Teaching Schools Council (TSC) announced a review of modern foreign language pedagogy within secondary schools. The aim of the review was to produce an authoritative report on effective language pedagogy by Autumn 2016, drawing on the available...
Special offer for ALL members from Languages Direct
Languages Direct is offering ALL members an exclusive discount on a year’s subscription to their three bi-monthly audio magazines, Bien-dire, Punto y Coma and Tutto italiano for intermediate to advanced speakers of French, Spanish and Italian. Bien-dire, Punto y Coma...
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