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Links into Languages news
Recent information on the project and its partners
Post date: Wednesday 30th June 2010
Region: North East
Links NE Regional Centre was delighted to welcome Joe Dale on Monday 28th June, when he visited the North East to deliver the Links S03 core course. The session was held in the Links NE Resource Centre, which houses various work areas,...
Post date: Monday 28th June 2010
Region: National
For the latest information from The Languages Company, please download the document below.
Post date: Monday 28th June 2010
Region: North West
CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning
Please see attached flyer.
For further details please contact Karen Hutley:
Karen Hutley (SSAT Lead Practitioner)
Saddleworth School, High St, Oldham OL3 6BU
e-mail : k.hutley@...
Post date: Friday 25th June 2010
Region: North East
Gateshead Local Authority is celebrating after The Dryden Centre was named as the latest NE Links Local Centre. Collecting the award from Links NE Regional Manager, Tracy Lertoria, on behalf of Gateshead LA was Dr...
Post date: Thursday 24th June 2010
Region: North West
Save the Date: Friday 22nd October 2010
'Getting Creative in MFL' Within the new KS3 Framework
For more details, please contact Ruth Izquierdo-Moreno (SSAT Lead Practitioner)
Lymm High School, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0RB
E-mail: ...
Post date: Thursday 24th June 2010
Region: East
Would you like to have genuine German cultural input in your school?
UK schools are invited to host a teacher from Germany in their school in
the autumn or spring term for 2 or 3 weeks, at no cost.
Benefits include enhancing the international...
Post date: Thursday 24th June 2010
Region: National
On behalf of the TDA, Links into Languages has been asked to circulate information on the Primary Languages Exchange Programme Survey. If you, or any colleagues in your school, have taken part in the TDA 's Primary Languages Exchange Programme...
Post date: Thursday 24th June 2010
Region: National
Would you like to have genuine German cultural input in your school? UK schools are invited to host a teacher from Germany in their school in the autumn or spring term for 2 or 3 weeks, at no cost.
Benefits include enhancing the international...
Post date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Region: East Midlands
Bios - Life Long Learning Centre is based in Cyprus and organises training courses for teachers both in Greek and English language.
Participants from European countries (except Cyprus) can apply for a Grundtvig/Comenius grant covering fees,...
Post date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Region: East Midlands
Welcome to the second edition of the East Midlands Business Language Champions ezine
In this ezine we will keep you up to date with our Business Language Champions programme, give you more information on upcoming events that you might like to be...
Post date: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Region: West Midlands
Former Labour minster Chris Bryant commented in the House of Commons how the hegemony of French in the UK schools is long lived. Mr Bryant commented how pupils should learn languages that are more relevant to business, such as Arabic, Chinese,...
Post date: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Region: North East
Over 140 colleagues from the NE primary languages scene came together at Middlesbrough TLC on Tuesday 25th May 2010 to attend sessions with practitioners including Therese Comfort, Wendy Adeniji, Daryl Bailey and Hilary Phillips, Louise Harty, Jim...
Post date: Monday 14th June 2010
Region: South West
In June Links into Languages South West delivered a conference in partnership with Dorset County Council on innovative approaches to language teaching and learning at Key Stages 3 and 4. The event gave teachers from the county access to national...
Post date: Thursday 10th June 2010
Region: National
Ministers have confirmed that they will not proceed with the last Government’s proposed new primary curriculum, which was based on a review led by Sir Jim Rose. The new curriculum was due to be taught in schools from September 2011.
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Post date: Friday 4th June 2010
Region: West Midlands
In the latest Times Higher Education Martin Davidson, the British Council's chief executive, calls for action to improve student mobility between higher education establishments. "The UK may soon be the last monolingual culture in the world. We...
Post date: Friday 4th June 2010
Region: West Midlands
Does your school have an outstanding German teacher?
As part of Think German project, nominate an excellent and enthousiastic German teacher!
Selection criteria:
a record of successful teaching at a school, including innovative language...
Post date: Friday 4th June 2010
Region: West Midlands
Discover Culturethèque!
Culturethèque is a new online platform launched by the Institut Francais du Royaume-Uni, offering cultural and educational content in French. Enjoy their range of e-books, documentaries, contemporary novels and...
Post date: Friday 4th June 2010
Region: West Midlands
Links West Midlands is working together with TIDE - global learning to support teachers when planning for the new secondary curriculum.
Related to the Cities-project TIDE is organising a day conference Making it work - Creative KS3 curriculum...
Post date: Friday 4th June 2010
Region: East Midlands
South Asian Languages Teachers’ Conference to be held at SOAS, University on London on Sunday 27th June 2010 from 10.00 to 3.30pm
The aim of this conference is:
to bring teachers and head-teachers of South Asian languages...
Post date: Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Region: West Midlands
September 2009 – all change again.
A new KS3 scheme of work, new GCSE specifications, new A level courses … how to tie this altogether whilst building on 4 years language learning at KS2, maintaining motivation and improving attainment...
