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The Links into Languages LinkedUp Award Scheme has produced a series of free resources for teachers of primary, secondary, and post-16 languages. From CLIL to transition and from alternative accreditation to progression, these materials have been created and tested by...

After an extensive campaign to keep the channel going, despite the loss of public funding, Teachers TV will now relaunch as 'SchoolsWorld' on Wednesday 11th May. The education channel has reached a deal with government to continue as free online service:...

Brits are 'missing out on EU jobs' "(Language skills are) really important if you want to influence what is going on. The balance of the use of language (in EU institutions) has been in favour of English, but to understand what people are thinking about you...

CILT, the National Centre for Languages is to merge with the education charity CfBT Education Trust with effect from 7th April 2011. Its branch in Cardiff, CILT Cymru, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, will continue to provide services to teachers in...

Annual membership subscriptions to the Association for Language Learning have remained static for around a decade. Unfortunately however, our costs have not…! Therefore, our Management Board and Executive Council have decided to raise subscription rates from...

The British Council Language Assistants Team are still accepting requests for Japanese, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and Russian Language Assistants for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Foreign Language Assistants programme aims to support the teaching of language and...

The Links into Languages LinkedUp Award Scheme has produced a series of free resources for teachers of primary, secondary, and post-16 languages. From CLIL to transition and from alternative accreditation to progression, these materials have been created and tested by...

Don't miss your chance to respond to the Government's Curriculum Review! The deadline for responses is Thursday 14th April 2011. Guidance: Why should I complete the form? This is a real opportunity to get languages into a stronger position in primary and secondary...

Over the next few months we will be highlighting a selection of LinkedUp resources. This week the focus is on transition. There are currently seven amazing transition projects on the Links resource finder, each one with a project overview and downloadable materials....

The Curriculum Review The Department for Education has announced the review of the primary and secondary National Curriculum in England - and wants to hear YOUR opinions about what is taught in schools. This is a real opportunity to get languages into a stronger...

We need views from our members to inform ALL’s response to the Curriculum Review. We would therefore like to hear your views on the issues raised by the review, so that we can talk to the DfE on your behalf, expressing your concerns, and showing them your ideas...

ESLC is a European Commission research project, providing information about foreign language learning in Europe. It assesses the language proficiency of pupils at the end of secondary education in 14 European countries, and allows researchers to collect extensive...

Millions of people in England and Wales who work or volunteer with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need criminal record checks, ministers say. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that the aim was to make child worker checks 'more proportional'....

Chers professeurs de français, À l’occasion de la semaine de la francophonie 2011, un regroupement de représentations francophones de Londres, incluant l’Ambassade de Belgique, l’Ambassade de Suisse, l’Ambassade...

A group of top UK universities has published guidance advising students to take traditional subjects at A-level, or risk narrowing their choices at higher education level.  It advises students to study at least two subjects from a list of "facilitating...