by cristahazell | Jun 27, 2025 | German Discussions, German Network, German Zone, Language News, News
Learning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggests. As the government is exploring a new EU youth mobility scheme and working towards a renewed association with the Erasmus+ programme, a world of opportunity may...
by cristahazell | Jun 26, 2025 | Language News, News, Secondary, Secondary News
Exams 2025: GCSE and A-level entries drop – and 5 other trends Why have GCSE and A-level entries fallen if the student population has increased? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the Ofqual entry data for this exam season. This month Ofqual published...
by cristahazell | Jun 2, 2025 | Languages Today extended content
How do we navigate gender neutrality within a gendered language? The non-binary pronouns ‘they/them/their(s)’ have become widely adopted, used and understood in the English-speaking world, giving voice and visibility to those who don’t feel included within the gender...
by cristahazell | Jun 2, 2025 | Languages Today extended content
Membership – 25 years of creative pedagogies in the language classroom, and why the battle for creativity is worth fighting for. I came to England as a Foreign Language assistant in September 2000. Adapting to teaching French as a foreign language was the best thing...
by cristahazell | Jun 2, 2025 | Languages Today extended content
What does it mean to be a language teacher? What does it mean to be a language teacher? There is a rich strand of research on this and in The Language Learning Journal, we have recently published a number of related articles. Particularly useful as an overview is a...
