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  Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:30:39 +0200
CILT has launched an exciting new area of its website dedicated to the 7-14 Transition project.
The CILT Initial Teacher Education Conference in September offers a chance for all those involved in supporting trainees on primary and secondary initial teacher education programmes for MFL to share ideas, develop new techniques and learn from expert researchers in their field.
UK A level results published this morning show that take up of languages at A level remains stable, with a high proportion of pupils continuing to achieve top grades relative to other subjects.
Improvement in A-level results and increased entries in languages, mathematics and sciences combine to give record achievements for students this year.
In a new Saturday morning TV series on Channel 4, twelve young people use their language skills to compete for the ultimate work experience in the music industry: the job of a ‘fixer’ on a successful band’s European Tour.
The Our Languages project, in partnership with the CILT Comenius network, is offering 8 FREE full-day regional training days in September and October to provide upskilling in pedagogy for all community languages teachers in both the complementary and mainstream school sectors.
Transition between primary and secondary schools tops the list of subjects most commonly described as a key focus for language teachers involved in the Key Stage 3 MFL Dissemination and Development Programme.
Regional Language Network (RLN) London has launched a toolkit to share motivating activities and ideas with businesses and schools interested in working in partnership to encourage language learning.
UK winners of the prestigious European Award for Languages have shown that learners of all ages are inspired to develop language skills through creative use of new technologies.
Four finalists have been selected for the first Scholastic and La Jolie Ronde Primary Language Teacher of the Year Award.