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Those of us who were at Language World earlier this year will remember the inspiring keynote talk by Charlotte Ryland, from the Translation Exchange and the Stephen Spender Trust. She really enthused the audience with the creative teaching possibilities of poetry...
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Dear Colleagues, In light of the rapidly changing circumstances and advice around Covid-19, the decision has been taken by ALL Management Board to cancel or postpone all events, workshops or seminars up to Easter 2020 (12th April 2020) with immediate effect. We will...
by Clodagh Cooney | Dec 3, 2018 | Mandarin news, News
This term, Year 4 pupils at Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich took part in the Southbank Centre’s ‘China Changing Festival’ schools’ poetry project with a workshop from Jennifer Wong, a renowned poet from Hong Kong. After listening to Ms Wong read some of her poems...
by Wendy Newman | Nov 15, 2016 | ALL News, Arabic News, Brexit news, French News, German News, Italian News, Japanese News, Language News, Mandarin news, News, Portuguese news, Russian news, Spanish news, World languages news
Language skills are ‘more vital than ever’ if the UK is to remain ‘outward looking’ and ‘open for business’ in the run up to Brexit, new British Council research has revealed. In a survey of over 2,000 UK adults, the majority saw the ability to speak foreign languages...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 12, 2016 | Corporate Member News, Mandarin news, News
Are you interested in encouraging the teaching and learning of Mandarin in your school? Chinese Bridge is offering an exciting opportunity for school leaders, heads of languages, and local authorities. If you want to invest in your own professional development, link...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 22, 2016 | Arabic News, Italian News, Japanese News, Language News, Mandarin news, News, Portuguese news, Russian news, Secondary, World languages news
GCSE & A Level qualifications in lesser taught languages to continue Following the reform of GCSE and A level qualifications, the exam boards announced in March 2015 that they would not be continuing to offer GCSE and A level qualifications in a number of smaller,...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 23, 2015 | ALL News, Arabic News, Italian News, Japanese News, Language News, Mandarin news, News, Portuguese news, Russian news, World languages news
Exam boards choose not to redevelop GCSE and A level exams in small-entry languages With the introduction of new GCSE and A level specifications for languages from 2016 (for French, German and Spanish – 2017 for other languages) – some exam boards have announced their...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 31, 2012 | Mandarin news, News
Seemingly the revelation of celebrities’ interest in teaching their children Mandarin has sparked up the debate whether it would be beneficial for the language to be taught in UK schools. In 2010 it was announced that British Government would train 1,000...
by Wendy Newman | Nov 11, 2010 | Mandarin news, News
Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new partnership with China, under which 1000 Mandarin teachers will be recruited and trained to teach Mandarin in secondary schools in England. Mr Gove launched the joint programme between the Specialist...
