Professor Neil Kenny, one of our Language World speakers has been commenting on the British Council released from Monday, focusing on the gender gap in modern foreign languages at GCSE. Read more here The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click...
A new report from the British Council with forewords from Sir Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council and David Laws, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Institute, this new report comes in two parts; Part 1. Schools that are beating the odds....
Background: A considerable number of advisory documents, reports, campaigns and recommendations have emerged in the public domain in the last few weeks, many of them with input from ALL members. This Briefing (necessarily longer than usual) provides a few selected...
The conclusions of the survey of language learning in UK schools published by the BBC on February 27 2019 emphasise the importance of the work done by the Association for Language Learning (ALL) both in speaking up for languages and their importance to our national...
Speaking up for Languages – Language World 2019 Language World, the Association for Language Learning’s annual conference and CPD event offers a packed programme from across the languages sector. It also hosts an exhibition showcasing the latest in language...
Thanks to ALL Council Member and West of England Branch Secretary Crista Hazell for reporting on the Inside Government Modern Foreign Languages 2018 conference An MFL conference is always exciting, the whole day committed to all things MFL, just brilliant! The...
Nurturing yourself, personally and professionally Quality connections Time to grow as a MFL teacher Your career as a teacher has begun… This mini publication is designed to support you to become an outstanding MFL NQT with some suggestions that will set you well on...
Language Futures is a highly personalised, innovative and creative approach to language teaching and learning suitable for both primary and secondary schools. It has been designed to foster deep learner engagement and enable pupils to take responsibility for their own...
Spring seems to be the time of year where debating and speaking competitions come to the fore. ALL would like to share its involvement in these events, the ways in which ALL members can become involved, and a range of resources to enhance your teaching of...
Hackney Learning Trust was invited by Baroness Cousins, (Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Languages), to showcase their unique MFL provision to the committee at the House of Lords on Monday 19 March. A team made up of experts, consultants, teachers...
Two academics from the University of Birmingham have developed ‘Songs without Borders’, a workshop programme to get Year 9/Key Stage 3 pupils interested in French, poetry and music, and combining all three to produce an original piece of art. The workshop programme,...
More than three in four British business leaders believe speaking Mandarin will give school leavers a career advantage over their counterparts, according to a survey published this week by YouGov. The new survey, commissioned by the Mandarin Excellence Programme, aims...
