LTS is organising a new group visit to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which will take place from Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 November 2008.

The central theme of the Amsterdam visit will be Holocaust Education. This study visit is likely to be of interest and relevance to educators in promoted posts in Scottish primary and secondary schools, and in local authority posts, who deal with Holocaust education issues.

Visit International Education for more information.

Categories: E-twinning and links abroad, International Education

Watch the presentation given at the Scottish Learning Festival with all the latest information about Modern Languages and Curriculum for Excellence, available on the MFLE Curriculum for Excellence events page

Categories: Curriculum for Excellence, MFLE latest, Scottish Learning Festival

Comenius School Partnerships and eTwinning are holding a seminar for Scottish primary teachers based around the themes of community language learning in the European Union.

For more details on cost and how to apply, visit the Comenius School Partnerships web site.

For more information contact Sophie Patterson on +44 (0) 131 524 5722 or email: uk-comeniusscotland@britishcouncil.org.

Please note: registration deadline for completed application forms is Friday 24 October 2008.

Categories: Community languages, Courses, Events in languages

International School Award recognises good practice in curriculum-based international work in schools. The scheme is open to all schools across the UK and schools that gain the Award are accredited for three years. For schools to attain the award they need to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to international education.

The five schools to be given awards are St. Thomas RC Primary School, Moray; Cauldeen Primary School, Inverness;Knox Academy, East Lothian; St Georges School, Edinburgh; Shawlands Academy and International School, Glasgow.

Read more on British Council Scotland website

Categories: Events in languages, International Education, competition

LanguagesICT has relaunched with new sections on Technology for Languages, ICT in Action and ICT International.

Visit Languages ICT website.

Categories: ICT, blogs, podcasts, software

An English teacher at a secondary school in South Germany (girls only) is looking for a school in Scotland which would like to take part in an exchange with a German school. If you are interested – or know of a school that would be – please email Anna Thiele

Categories: E-twinning and links abroad, German

The Languages and Film Talent Awards (LAFTAs) ceremony was held last Thursday. The competition is organised by CILT, the National Centre for Languages as part of their work to promote the UK’s language capability.

Watch the winning videos from the LAFTAs website.

Categories: competition

Mi Vida Loca - final episodes 16-22

Gripped by the suspense and excitement of this Spanish thriller? All is now revealed… and you’ll learn some Spanish!

Episodes 16-22 now live

New look French Steps

We’ve revamped the popular course for beginners and given it a fresh new look. Don’t forget to sign up for the weekly email tips for help and encouragement through the course to help you find your feet in French in just 12 weeks

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Languages on TV - New schedule available from BBC Learning Zone.

Categories: bbc, classroom activities, french, spanish

Is available now to watch from the Scottish Learning Festival website.

The videos include Fiona Hyslop, Charles Leadbeater, and Professer Richard Teese

Categories: Scottish Learning Festival

Registration for the Isle of Wight Conference 2008 is underway.  You can find more information and download the brochure from the Integrating ICT in the MFL classroom blog.

This year’s event offers two whole days of outstanding CPD delivered by top speakers from around the UK.

Be amazed by the range and quality of sessions and consider for a moment the networking opportunities of spending just a couple of days on the Isle of Wight in October for your future career.

Categories: E-twinning and links abroad, Events in languages, ICT, blogs, podcasts, software