Corporate Member news & offers
ALL members benefit from being the first to know about news, updates and special offers from our Corporate Members.Teacher Briefing 26: GCSE Languages 2021
Theme: GCSE Languages 2021 Background: OFQUAL was tasked by the Secretary of State in Autumn 2020 with mitigating the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schooling in the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21. For Languages the major recommendation was to make...
Online Courses for Spanish Language Teachers in the UK and Ireland
Cursos de formación en línea para profesorado británico e irlandés de español (octubre-noviembre 2020) El Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional de España ofrece plazas a profesorado británico e irlandés de español para cursos en línea que se desarrollarán entre octubre y noviembre de 2020 y que serán impartidos por la Universidad Internacional Menéndez […]
The UK-German Tandem Challenge: Connect, Learn, Share
With the UK-German Tandem Challenge pupils can keep in touch with their German friend, tandem partner or host brother or sister while discovering each other’s cultures, having fun taking photos and educating others, too! How does it work? Partners discuss topics from...
APPG news: Submission to the Migration Advisory Committee
On July 29th, the ALL-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages (APPG MFL) submitted the following to the Migration Advisory Committee : Call for the inclusion of teachers of all modern foreign language, and public service interpreters and translators, on the Shortage Occupation List. The letter was endorsed by ALL as well as other interested bodies. The […]
Press Release: Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills
PRESS RELEASE: July 8, 2020 Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills The Association for Language Learning (ALL) welcomes the proposals put forward in the new report from the British Academy and partners “Towards a National Languages...
Teacher Briefing 24: Language Trends 2020
Theme: Language Trends 2020 Background: The annual Language Trends report was published here in late June: https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-policy-insight/research-reports/language-trends-2020 Key messages: We have extracted here some of the key findings of interest to ALL Members. Some of the points are of relevance to individual institutions, although most are more widely systemic. Some of these issues […]
Multilingualism in Wales
A new approach to language learning in Wales. The importance of celebrating and underlining the strength of home languages for many of our multilingual pupils. Pupils in Wales already have the opportunity of a bilingual foundation at nursery and primary level. Close...
Know an outstanding German Teacher?
Nominations for the 17th Annual German Teacher Award are open, again but are closing soon! Our wonderful colleagues at the German Embassy in London have extended their deadline to nominate your outstanding German Teacher! Exciting! So a reminder of what you need to...
Free Spanish Workshops
The Education and MFL Advisers at the Consejería de Educación (The Spanish Embassy Education Office in UK and in Ireland) together with Extenda, the Andalusian Promotion Agency have developed 8 free workshops for Spanish Teachers, starting on May 12th until...
APPGMFL responds to Ofqual’s consultation
As you are aware the Ofqual consultation on arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020 closed recently. Please see the The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages (APPG MFL) response here. APPFMFLtoOfqual27.04.20