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Call for applications – Trends in Translation
Entries for this award scheme have now closed for 2017. Call for Applications The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Embassy in London, the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are looking for the...
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...
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