primaryLanguages

http://www.primarylanguages.org.uk

Website developed by CILT, in collaboration  with teachers, school leaders and trainers.  The website supports the introduction and development of primary languages in KS2 through providing access to online training. 

SSAT: Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

http://www.specialistschools.org.uk

Practical support to transform secondary education by building networks, sharing good practice in partnership with business and the wider community.

Action on Access

http://actiononaccess.org

Government funded national co-ordination team for widening participation in higher education.  Action on access offers advice, information and support to those working to widen participation, both nationally and regionally. 

Aimhigher

http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/practitioner/home/index.cfm

Government funded initiative to widen participation in Higher Education, focusing on young people from disadvantaged social and economic backgrounds, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.  Aimhigher aims to raise attainment and aspirations of potential Higher Education students and strengthen progression routes into Higher Education via vocational courses.

ALL Association for Language Learning

www.all-languages.org.uk

The Association for Language Learning is the major subject association for teachers of foreign languages at all levels.  The organisation actively promtoes the teaching and learning of lagnauges through providing information, organising professional development activities and acting as a public voice on behalf of members.

British Council

http://www.britishcouncil.org

Works to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements.

CILT, The National Centre for Languages

http://www.cilt.org.uk

Nationally recognised centre for expertise on languages.  CILT hosts one of the largest and up-to-date collections of source material for language teaching and learning.  It aims to promote a greater national capability in languages, supporting and developing language teaching and learning in all sectors.

Conserjería de Educaciòn

http://www.mepsyd.es/exterior/uk/en/home/index.shtml

The Education Department of the Spanish Embassy in the UK.  The Conserjería seeks to promote and support the teaching of Spanish language and culture through several programmes and services that are made available to schools across the UK.

Erasmus

http://www.erasmus.ac.uk

European Commission’s educational programme, which enables higher education students, teachers and institutions in 31 European countries to study abroad for part of their degree.

European Commission on Multilingualism

http://ec.europa.eu/education/languages/index_en.htm

The European Commission fosters and promotes language learning at all levels, whilst also promoting multilingualism to preserve the linguistic diversity of Europe and to link to other cultures.  In the main, this is achieved via the Lifelong Learning Programme and by means of policy instruments. 

Goethe Institut

http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm

Germany’s cultural institution operational worldwide. The Goethe-Institut promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange and fosters knowledge about Germany through information on its culture, society and politics.

Institut français

http://www.institut-francais.org.uk

Official French government centre of language and culture in the UK.  It aims to promtoe French langauge and culture and encourage cross-cultural exchange.  The Insitut's Cultural Centre comprises a cinema, multi-media library, children's library and a French bistro.

Languages Work

http://www.languageswork.org.uk

Project run by CILT, the National Centre for Languages to raise awareness of the value of languages in the workplace and beyond. Provides information to careers advisers, language teachers and lecturers.

Links into Languages

http://www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk

Links into Languages is a government-funded network of regional centres for the community of language educators in England, delivering professional development courses, support for networking and sharing of good practice as well as the latest information, advice and resources.

Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS)

http://www.llas.ac.uk

The Subject Centre provides UK-wide support and services for higher education in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.  It is one of 24 Subject Centres which comprise the Subject Network of The Higher Education Academy.

TeacherNet

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/

TeacherNet has been developed by the DCSF to support all those working in education.  It provides teaching rersources, information about school policy and continuous professional development, as well as details of research in education and news about current developments.