In conversation with ECTs and trainee teachers The ALL Social Zoom is a monthly online event during the academic year which brings together trainee teachers, ECTs, practising teachers and teacher trainers. We encourage the ECTs and trainees to take the lead with short inputs on things they have observed or tried out. This year our […]

A Moment of Clarity for Languages: Reflections on the House of Lords Debate on Teacher Recruitment By René Koglbauer‑Franklin, ALL Chair of the Management Board and Professor of Professional Learning and Leadership, Newcastle University   On 8 January 2026, the House of Lords dedicated part of its afternoon debate to a topic central to the […]

Revolution? Evolution? The Curriculum Assessment Review 2025 Our first LLJ issue of 2026 is a special focusing on the Department for Education’s recent Curriculum Assessment Review. Following publication of the CAR Interim Report in the spring of 2025, The Language Learning Journal invited short articles in response from a range of language experts and stakeholders. […]