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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...
Brexit Update 15 Nov 2016
The Franco British Chamber of Commerce & Industry Brexit Hub: bringing together commentary from the FBCCI and members, information from other sources and links to Brexit themed events. Language skills are ‘more vital than ever’: if the UK is to remain ‘outward...
Language skills are ‘more vital than ever’
Language skills are ‘more vital than ever’ if the UK is to remain ‘outward looking’ and ‘open for business’ in the run up to Brexit, new British Council research has revealed. In a survey of over 2,000 UK adults, the majority saw the ability to speak foreign languages...
Brexit Update 08 Nov 2016
Information from Universities UK on Brexit for UK universities: Policy & analysis: Includes: - Brexit FAQs for universities and students - Calls for evidence from universities on how Brexit is impacting staff, students and research - Political priorities:...
Launch of Language Futures Research Exercise
Broadening Language Provision and Creating Independent and Engaged Language Learners Language Futures is an exciting initiative for creative primary and secondary schools interested in developing languages beyond the classroom. The core purpose of Language Futures is...
Brexit update 25 Oct 2016
SCILT response to ‘Brexit and Languages': "Now, more than ever, it is vital that we equip Scotland’s children and young people with the necessary skills that will allow them to operate globally", says Fhiona Mackay, Director of SCILT. European nations at odds over...
ALL @ the Language Show Live 2016
In October, the Association for Language Learning went to the Language Show – an annual event for language teachers, learners, linguists and anyone with a passion for languages. The show is the largest of its kind in Europe showcasing the latest language products from...
New Apprenticeship Standards consultation
The Department for Education recently announced a consultation on new Apprenticeship Standards. The survey requested comments on proposals to develop new Apprenticeship Standards submitted by employer groups, before a decision is made on whether to approve them for...
APPG on Modern Languages launches Brexit & Languages: A checklist for Government negotiators and officials
MPs and Peers plea for protection of language skills in Brexit negotiations The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages has today launched Brexit and Languages: A checklist for Government negotiators and officials highlighting four essential...
Brexit update 18 Oct 2016
Letter-writing campaign urges Theresa May to let EU nationals stay in UK: The ‘Write to Remain’ movement helps people email PM amid fears EU nationals will be used as bargaining chips in negotiations. MPs and Peers plea for protection of language skills in Brexit...
Rosemary Evans Bequest Award
Are you a recently qualified early years / primary teacher (QTS gained since June 2014)? Are you keen to reflect on your professional development as a classroom practitioner? Are you keen to get something published in an educational journal and add it to your CV?...
Language Trends Survey
The 2016/17 edition of the Language Trends survey is now live! Primary and secondary schools across the country should now have received letters asking them to complete the online Language Trends Survey for this year. If your school has been selected as part of this...
The UK-Russia Year of Language and Literature 2016
Both the UK and Russia have widely-spoken languages and rich literary traditions, with a deeply held respect for each other’s culture and literature. The UK-Russia Year of Language and Literature 2016 is a joint celebration of written and spoken culture which aims to...
UK Schools Pushkin Competition 2016
The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute is holding a competition with the support of the British Council as a part of the Russia-UK Year of Language and Literature 2016. The competition will be conducted online, in English, from 05 Oct - 15 Dec 2016, on the...
Brexit update 12 Oct 2016
Mentoring scheme extended to encourage foreign language take up: Addressing a serious decline in the number of Welsh pupils learning foreign languages is "urgent" following the Brexit vote, academic warns. EU-student funding guarantee extended: EU students applying...
Language Futures drop-in session at Language Show Live
Are you visiting the Language Show Live on Friday October 14th? Would you like to learn more about Language Futures? This October the Association for Language Learning will be returning to Language Show Live – Europe’s largest annual event for language teachers,...
Brexit update 05 Oct 2016
EU plan to counter Brexit: give teenagers free InterRail tickets: Brussels will consider the proposal by MEPs which is seen as a way of rekindling enthusiasm for the European project. Brexit: Theresa May to trigger Article 50 by end of March: The UK will begin the...
Brexit update 26 Sep 2016
UK universities draw up plans for EU campuses ahead of Brexit: Higher education chiefs, struggling with uncertainty and challenges in regulation and funding, look to soften blow of EU exit. University leaders, juggling the threat of Brexit, punishing new government...
Year of Science 2016-17: Plastic Pirates
Funding is available to visit your partner school in Germany this autumn to work together on an oceans and rivers project! The UK is the partner country for the “Year of Science 2016-17 – Seas and Oceans“, organised by the German Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF). BMBF, together with […]
Brexit update 15 Sep 2016
Britain leaving the EU could put the Erasmus student exchange scheme under threat: Six former students explain why this matters. British Future: What next after Brexit? Immigration and integration in post-referendum Britain - including information on European...
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