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All the latest news from the world of languages and language teaching.DfE Consultation on GCSEs in EBacc subjects
GCSEs in EBacc subjects In June 2015, the government announced that it wanted the vast majority of pupils starting secondary school this September to take GCSEs in EBacc subjects when they take their GCSEs in 2020. In November 2015, the Department for Education...
Grants available for teachers of Spanish
CPD in Spain with IEMA, Ávila Instituto Español Murallas de Ávila (IEMA) along with the government of Castilla and León invite Spanish teachers to participate in the traditional “¡Recíclate!” in Ávila, in combination with a visit to the IV. International Spanish...
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Free trial from thisislanguage.com thisislanguage.com invite ALL members to register for a FREE two week trial! Access over 3,700 original, authentic and engaging videos in French, Spanish and German for iGCSE and GCSE. With over 12,000 related exercises covering...
Discover the Chinese New Year!
Year of the Monkey Discover what 2016's Year of the Monkey symbolises using the British Council's new pack filled with fun activities based on Chinese culture and traditions. Start preparing for Chinese New Year, explore the mythology behind the Chinese zodiac and...
Latest product update from SANAKO Pronounce
Voice Recognition and Assessment Software Sanako Pronounce is the world’s first software package designed to improve the pronunciation skills of today’s language learner. It can be used either individually, by group or by class. This advanced software uses the latest...
DfE Consultation on GCSEs in EBacc subjects
In June 2015, the government announced that it wanted the vast majority of pupils starting secondary school this September to take GCSEs in EBacc subjects when they take their GCSEs in 2020. In November 2015, the Department for Education launched a consultation on...
Nominations for ALL positions now open
Nominations are now open for the following positions in ALL for the period 2016-2018: • Honorary Membership Officer (HMO) (three year term of office from 2016- 2018) This is an important role within ALL and gives full individual members the opportunity to play a part...
ALL Fellowships
ALL Fellowship criteria • ALL Fellowships ALL Individual Members are invited to propose people for fellowship in writing to the Management Board before the Spring meeting, and the Management Board will consult ALL Council about proposals. The fellowship...
Structured reading adventures
Go on a structured reading adventure with Cambridge University Press! Cambridge University Press has collaborated with the University College London Institute of Education (IOE) and award-winning authors to create a new primary reading series, Cambridge Reading...
OCR Latin GCSE gets go-ahead
Ofqual accredits the OCR new Latin GCSE JK Rowling and Martha Lane Fox did a degree with it; celebrities from Angelina Jolie to Justin Bieber have it tattooed on their bodies; and more students are studying it at school, so although it's more than 2000 years old,...
Survey on language assistants
Your opinions, experience and knowledge are urgently required! As you might be aware, the country has seen the lowest number of Modern Foreign Language Assistants starting this October for the last three or four decades. There are multiple reasons for this, including...
Into Film Festival 2015
Into Film... Teachers and pupils can share a wide array of foreign language films for free at the Into Film Festival 2015 - the world’s largest film festival for children and young people, taking place across the UK from 04-20 Nov 2015. Highlights will include...
Language Teacher of the Year Award 2016
Do you know a very special language teacher or a student language ambassador? A teacher who inspires pupils through superb teaching and supports colleagues by sharing their expertise and ideas? Or a student language ambassador who motivates young...
Language Trends Survey 2015
The 2015/16 edition of the Language Trends survey is now live! Three thousand primary schools and 2,500 secondary schools, including 500 independent schools, have now received letters asking them to complete the online surveys. If your school has been selected as part...
GCSE results 2015
GCSE results Following the release of the latest GCSE results, ALL Trustee Steven Fawkes said: “ALL congratulates candidates and their teachers on their achievements in languages in this year's GCSE examinations. We hope that many of the successful students will carry...
We few, we happy few
Commemorating the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt (25 October 1415) The Association for Language Learning and the History Association are collaborating on an Agincourt 600 Fund partnership project, on the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt… and we are...
A & AS Level results 2015
The headlines At A Level, results continue to be stable overall, with A* grades unchanged from last year at 8.2%, A*-A down slightly at 25.9%, and A*-E up slightly at 98.1%. The number of A Levels taken has risen by 2.0% compared to 2014, total entries for...
Withdrawal of GCSE and A level exams in small-entry languages
Exam boards choose not to redevelop GCSE and A level exams in small-entry languages With the introduction of new GCSE and A level specifications for languages from 2016 (for French, German and Spanish – 2017 for other languages) – some exam boards have announced their...
Government plans to reinforce a core academic curriculum for all pupils
Traditional GCSE subjects for all pupils The Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP, has set out the government’s plans to reinforce the importance of a core academic curriculum for all pupils. The Conservative manifesto pledged that all pupils would take GCSEs in...
New ALL President Elect
News update ALL are pleased to announce that Anna Lise Gordon is ALL's new President Elect from September 2015. Anna Lise Gordon has been a member of the Association for Language Learning since its inception, and is currently a member of the ALL Council. She enjoys...
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