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International Education Week - Languages
This is International Education Week. Please check out all the resources available from the British Council.
The Languages Gateway
A very useful source for resources and information for languages has recently been launched - The Languages Gateway.
We would encourage all language teachers to explore what is available on the site. Searches can be refined to a particular language and to a particular UK region.
French resources available from Institut français
CCEA Education Team (Languages) would like to inform teachers of French of resources available from Institut français.
Free online resources for Primary and Secondary teachers
Culturethèque
Culturethèque is the FREE online library of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni for all readers, teachers and students. This service is accessible throughout the UK for free, you simply need to register online. Francophone Music, essays, fiction and biographies, teen novels, picture books, graphic novels, comics... no matter what you and your pupils like, you can find it on Culturethèque!
French Teacher Award
The French Teacher Award is a national prize which recognises remarkable success of French language teachers, highlights, honours and thanks their work and commitment to encourage the teaching of French in primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom.
Applications will be open early September and can be submitted online until 4th November 2022. The winner will receive a personal prize of £300 as well as a night for two in South Kensington. More information coming soon and will be available here.
French Teacher's Day - 26th November 2022
Join us at the Institut français for a full day of workshops, chats and resource sharing on Saturday 26th November 2022 from 10:00 to 13:00. Save the date! Registration and programme coming soon.
Get in touch, come visit us and learn more about the Institut Français Royaume-Uni, see of how details below:
17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT
Telephone: 020 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk
Updates from the British Council
CCEA Education Team (Languages) would like to make language teachers aware of news, events, language and exchange programmes organised by the British Council.
Language Trends
Language Trends England. In case you missed it - here is the link to the Language Trends 22 report and a recording of the webinar talking through the results with the researcher and a panel of experts.
Ideas for European Day of Languages - 26 September 2022
International School Award
Looking for a partner school?
The British Council will be relaunching its partner-finding service. For information sign up for the British Council newsletter:
Language Assistants
Take a look at why you should host a Modern Language Assistant and contact the team via email at [email protected] to receive updates on the 2023-24 programme.
NICILT Teacher Professional Learning Webinars with Joe Dale
CCEA Education Team (Languages) would like to inform languages teachers of three twilight professional learning webinars offered by NICILT in collaboration with Joe Dale:
Quizzing tools and retrieval practice in MFL
Monday 11th January, 8pm – 9pm:
Hybrid teaching for Roomies and Zoomies
Monday 18th January, 8pm – 9pm:
Harnessing the power of Bitmojis and Jamboard to engage learners in and out of the MFL classroom
Monday 25th January, 8pm – 9pm
For more information and to register, please follow the link below: