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A-level results were released today, and show a continued resurgence of science, technology and mathematics (STEM subjects); with A* grades accounting for 8.1% of all results issued, according to the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications). The results from JCQ for...

Michael Gove yesterday addressed headteachers at the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services’ Annual Leadership Conference in Birmingham. http://www.education.gov.uk/news/news/nationalcollege.

A-Level results day - updates, news and comment ALL would like to congratulate all of the students receiving their results today, and thank them and their teachers for all their hard work. Trends: Cohort: The number of 18 year olds in the UK has decreased, but the...

GCSE results day ALL would like to congratulate students across the country who got their GCSE results in languages today - and the teachers who helped them to get there. Achievement at GCSE is high and although there are questions to be asked about the grading of...

The current state of languages in English secondary education In her final message as President of the Association for Language Learning, Bernardette Holmes warns that while languages results at GCSE show some healthy signs of improvement, we must beware of...

Has the government finally made up its mind about the status of languages in Key Stage 4? Members noticed a telling paragraph contained in the impact assessment document (page 8), which accompanies the recent DfE consultation on primary languages: 'At Key Stage 4, we...

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Finally today the Government has announced its proposals on the new National Curriculum for primary schools. Michael Gove has written to Tim Oates, the Chair of the Expert Panel on the New Curriculum, with his response to the panel’s recommendations for the...

The release of a new study has kicked off a new initiative to understand and improve language policies and practices. The British Council-led Language Rich Europe (LRE) consortium has released findings from research analysing languages throughout Europe. It shows that...

Elections for ALL positions Following the recent nominations process, elections are now being held for membership of ALL's Executive Council for the period 2012-2015. • Executive Council members (three year term of office from 1 September 2012) There are twelve...

There's still all to play for, as the ALL European Language Olympics enters the final strait...! http://www.europeanlanguageolympics.com/site/home.html - only a few hours to go!

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Association for Language Learning (ALL) Language World Cup 2010! The official results have now been released and are available on the website (www.LanguageWorldCup.com) by clicking on the Scoreboard tab....

Congratulations to all of the students and schools, across Europe and the world, who took part in the ALL European Language Olympics!  The winner was Emma B from Longridge High School, with a staggering 34,015 points; closely followed by Michael P from...

The Government has outlined it's new plans for reform of adult learning and skills provision in England in New Challenges, New Chances, published today. Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, said: “Our proposals describe the...

The government’s schools white paper, The Importance of Teaching, proposed substantial changes to how teachers are trained and recruited; to reform school funding to channel more resources towards the poorest pupils; to introduce a new ‘English...

The Secretary of State for Education has announced a major review of the National Curriculum in England. The review will be led by the Department, supported by an advisory committee and expert panel made up of top teachers, academics and business representatives. More...

Collins has been at the forefront of dictionary publishing since 1819 and is one of the world's most respected and market-leading dictionary and language learning publishers. Collins uses the most up-to-date technology to monitor language usage around the world so...

Every year thousands of British students travel abroad under the British Council language assistantship programme. Former language assistants include former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, author J K Rowling, and BBC journalist Fiona Bruce. But now the scheme...

The Guardian has reported (08/06/10) that the primary curriculum and academic diplomas are to be axed.  We are trying to find out more detail about this proposal, and will post more information as soon as we have it:...

Pupils taught in Gaelic perform better than their English-taught peers when reading and writing in English, an Edinburgh University study has found: http://www.strath.ac.uk/scilt/news/headline_345532_en.html.