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Languages Celebration
Languages celebration at Secondary level Picture the scene: parents, carers, students, teachers and families all mingling and building connections over conversations about one thing that we all have in common – language. Please click here to read the full article.
ALL response to Curriculum and Assessment Review
ALL response to Curriculum and Assessment Review The Association for Language Learning announces its response to the Call of Evidence informing the Curriculum and Assessment Review. Prior to submitting the response, the...
The Gruffalo’s illustrator launches book to help UK pupils learn German
Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first language Axel Scheffler, the illustrator behind the international children’s bestseller The Gruffalo, has launched a book to help primary school pupils learn German....
Interesting comments from Westminster Summer 2024
ALL volunteers have kept on eye on things over the Summer for your interest, all of which you can view here: Interesting comments from Westminster Summer 2024
2024 GCSE results
Association for Language Learning Statement on 2024 GCSE results ALL welcomed the announcement from Ofqual in July about completing the adjustments to bring grading in GCSE French and German in line with GCSE Spanish. These adjustments were originally announced in...
2024 A level results
Association for Language Learning Statement on 2024 A level results ALL President Liz Black, speaking about this year’s A and AS results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland said “My warmest congratulations go to all A level language students and their teachers on...
Statement following Ofqual announcement about GCSE ML in 2024
Association for Language Learning Statement following Ofqual announcement about GCSE ML in 2024 Ofqual issued, as part of today’s announcement on grading in summer 2024, a specific statement on languages. Statement by Ofqual on GCSE French and German: Ofqual decided...
British Academy calls to next government to strengthen humanities and social sciences
The British Academy calls for next government to strengthen humanities and social sciences to tackle the UK's biggest challenges. The next government must urgently bolster humanities and social sciences in higher education and research, to fully address the UK’s...
Education Select Committee publishes report on Teacher Recruitment
The Education Select Committee has now published its report into Teacher Recruitment and was released to the public this morning. Below, see their press release and you can download the full report here . ALL features in the report following our...
An update from: Oak National Academy
Oak is changing. As you know Oak National Academy came about over a very short timescale during the 2020 Easter holiday as a coming together of teachers, schools and academy trusts. They had the vision, and some capacity, to pull together a fully functioning...
Endangered and Minoritised Languages of Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Endangered and Minoritised Languages of Eastern and Southeastern Europe PROLang event on the endangered and minoritised languages of Eastern and Southeastern Europe (and beyond). 07 May 2024, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Quite a few of the languages spoken in Eastern and...
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