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Thinking of getting published for the first time?
ALL offers many ways to help you get published for the first time. Our newly launched 'Learning from the Classroom', in particular, is a platform to connect and share research and practice by teachers. ALL President Anna Lise Gordon says "Learning from the...
Come and support ALL at the Language Show London
ALL will be exhibiting once again at the newly relaunched Language Show London, taking place at the Business Design Centre in Angel Islington from 13-15 October 2017. We will be proudly supporting the Primary Languages Base, where you can hear about the Language...
Click, Connect Learn Funding for Language Futures
Since 2013, Nesta and the Cabinet Office have been working together to increase the availability of volunteer-led tutoring within schools, in order to improve the educational attainment of disadvantaged pupils. In order to explore how digital technology could work to...
Engaging with your languages association – a good idea for a primary teacher
Are you a primary languages teacher or do you work with a primary colleague trying to introduce and develop primary languages? Yes? Then the Association for Language Learning (ALL) offers a great primary group membership package for just £50 per year. We have just...
Reaching out to teacher researchers
We are excited to announce that 'Learning from the Classroom' our new ALL initiative to connect and share research and practice by teachers for the benefit of members is now live. Anna Lise Gordon, ALL President says, "Learning from the Classroom is an exciting way to...
Funding for teacher training
TSST MFL application round Teacher subject specialism training (TSST) – secondary modern foreign languages - Opportunity to apply for grant funding Schools and sixth form colleges can apply for grant funding to design and deliver teacher subject specialism training...
ALL Council – mobilising for 2017/18 and beyond
Saturday 16 September marked an important date for the Association for Language Learning (ALL). The ALL Council held its annual meeting to review the previous year's activity of its Task & Finish Groups and spent time identifying its priorities for the academic...
Do you know an inspirational primary or secondary language teacher?
Do you know a teacher who inspires pupils through superb teaching and supports colleagues by sharing their expertise and ideas? ALL Language Teacher of the Year Award ALL is now looking for nominations in two categories for the 2018 awards – which are now open to...
Submit a talk/workshop proposal for Language World
The Association for Language Learning is delighted to announce that its call for submissions for talks and workshops is now open for Language World 2018. Language World 2018 will take place at Jurys Inn, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, from 23-24 March 2018. It is a...
Getting to know ALL’s President Elect
Introducing Jane Harvey, ALL's President Elect. The President Elect sits on the Association’s board of trustees, its Management Board, which comprises three elected Officers: Honorary Membership Officer; President Elect; President and up to five invited Trustees. As...
ALL comments on the 2017 GCSE results
Anna Lise Gordon, President of the Association for Language Learning comments “Firstly, on behalf of the Association, I would like to congratulate all GCSE students and their teachers on their results, and recognise how much hard work goes into achieving these grades....
ALL comments on AS and A Level results 2017
AS and A Level results were published on 17 August 2017 by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). Representatives from ALL attended the presentation given by Michael Turner, Director General of the Joint Council for Qualifications, in London today. Ofqual...
Languages Today – Shared Voices
Our Autumn 2017 issue will be about using the power of multilingualism to bring people together, and will be out at the beginning of September. In this issue, we celebrate multilingual learners and look at ways to include speakers of more than one language in class....
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