I’m at the national languages conference, Language World, and have just done a speed-round of Thinking Out Of The (X)box, a presentation showing how computer games can be used as a stimulus for great creative, descriptive, transactional or journalistic writing. I’m now listening to the wonderful Wendy Adeniji, who was a hit at this year’s […]

Those teaching languages to the 14-19 age group can now draw on a fantastic new resource launched by CILT, the National Centre for Languages. The new microsite, Reshaping Languages has been designed to respond closely to the recommendations in Lord Dearing’s 2007 Languages Review, as part of a move to promote innovative practice across a […]

We’re seeking the views of all modern languages teachers in a questionnaire about the Curriculum for Excellence draft experiences and outcomes for modern languages.
It would be appreciated if as many primary and secondary languages teachers could respond as it’s your opportunity to comment on:

whether you agree with the rationale for the changes proposed
what improvements are required to the current documentation
what support is […]

Barnhill Primary in Dundee have been planning ways that they can start involving more French language in their moves towards achieving the outcomes of the Curriculum for Excellence. The city’s staff tutors explain more.

Ofsted marked yesterday’s International Mother Language Day with the release of a new report, Every Language Matters, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of initial teacher training in languages other than French, German, Irish, Spanish and Welsh.
The education watchdog said that languages such as Arabic, Bengali and Mandarin should be given higher status in England’s schools […]

The draft experiences and outcomes for classical languages, Gaelic (learners) and mathematics were released on Monday 10 December on LTS’s Curriculum for Excellence website.
These were added to the draft experiences and outcomes already published for modern languages. To find out more about how you can use the draft experiences and outcomes for modern languages, visit the […]

The draft outcomes for Curriculum for Excellence in modern foreign languages have been published.
You can read more in the MFLE’S Curriculum for Excellence section.
As well as our information on the draft outcomes and experiences and how you can use the MFLE to help embed them in your teaching, you can now ask our experts - Brian Templeton […]