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Even if you can’t come to the whole of Language World as a delegate, why not take up this invitation to come along for free on Friday 30 or Saturday 31 March? As well as visiting the Language World Exhibition (open from 08.30 – 18.00 on Friday and 08.30...

Our lucky winner is @kweightman85, from Catmose College in Oakham, who told us: “I would like to attend #LW2012 because as an NQT it will launch networking with like minded teachers and inspire. Start as I mean to go on!” Absolutely right, and...

Language World 2012 ALL's Language World 2012 conference and exhibition is at the University of Manchester on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March 2012. This year’s theme is: Languages for all - defining today, transforming tomorrow! You can contribute to Language...

Could your language learning project inspire others and win a top prize? The search is on for the most innovative language learning projects in the UK with applications now being invited for the prestigious European Language Label. The competition recognises and...

Statistics from the Graduate Teacher Training Registry have shown that the numbers of people applying to train as teachers has fallen by 29% compared to the same point last year. Modern foreign languages was one of the worst hit subjects with applications for...

A recent Conversative Party survey has found that only 3% of pupils are getting good GCSE pass in key subjects in some areas. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said last year that it was "a scandal that four-fifths of our 16-year-olds did not take the core...

Michael Gove's statement just before Christmas re: the National Curriculum review can now be found here: http://education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00201092/written-ministerial-statement-on-the-national-curriculum-review. He has decided that it is essential that the...

The Irish government has proposed a range of cuts to the education budget, which will provide net savings of around €76 million in 2012, increasing to €241 million in 2014, accoridng to the Irish Times. Among the cuts he Modern Languages in Primary Schools...

Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg, has backed the government’s introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which recognises students who achieve a GCSE C-grade or better in English, maths, history or geography, sciences and a language. Twigg...

A new website, ‘The EU Immigration Portal’, has been launched by European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Celia Malmström. The site aims to be a first port of call for all foreign nationals planning to move to the EU, providing practical information on...

The Coalition Government’s Education Bill has been granted Royal Assent, which completes the legislative procedure of the Government’s key educational reforms. Schools Minister, Nick Gibb said: “This new legislation hands to teachers all the powers...

Ofsted has launched a consultation on proposals to revise arrangements for the inspection of initial teacher education (ITE), which will be introduced from September 2012. They propose to raise expectations of providers of teacher training,with the aim of ensuring...

The Department for Education has set out their proposals for reform of initial teacher training, building on the ideas in the Schools White Paper, in their report 'Training our next generation of outstanding teachers'. After a consultation with initial teacher...

In radical proposals designed to overhaul the system of teacher training in England, funding will be reallocated from 2012 to allow more state-funded training places to be made available for subject specialist primary school teachers. From next year, teacher trainees...

As part of proposed reforms of the teacher training system in England, graduates with first-class honours degrees will be able to get bigger financial incentives to teach subjects seen as vital to pupils’ future career prospects, such as maths, physics,...