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Opportunities for Secondary Pupils in Summer 2011 from UK-German Connection

Thursday 27th Jan 2011

Are your pupils interested in going to Germany in summer 2011? UK-German Connection has two courses that might be of interest to them; the two-week German Pupil Courses and the four-week Scholarships...

Region: West Midlands

Why Study Languages? Classroom Calendar Now Available

Tuesday 25th Jan 2011

Order now for January! 2011 will be the third year that Routes into Languages produces its popular ‘Why Study Languages?’ calendar. New for 2011 is the addition of interactive support...

Region: North East

Longbenton Community College French Club

Monday 24th Jan 2011

On 22nd November 22 keen French students attended the weekly French Club and enjoyed making a traditional French croque monsieur. This involved understanding a real French receipe! All thought the...

Region: North East

Celebration as Routes receives more funding from HEFCE

Friday 21st Jan 2011

Director, Michael Kelly, is very happy to report that HEFCE has confirmed that it wishes to support the Routes into Languages programme for a bridging period from 1 April 2011 to 31 July 2012. The...

Region: National

CULP4SC Hits the Headlines in Luton

Thursday 20th Jan 2011

Click here to read the report and hear the interviews with pupils and teacher, Beverley Blackham http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/mandarin_is_key_to_future_careers_1_2297214  

Region: East of England

EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Language Industry Web Platform

Thursday 13th Jan 2011

Language industry web platform More information Our interactive knowledge base contains the latest facts and figures on the EU language industry. The base is managed by us (DG Translation) but it...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG TRANSLATION Newsflash

Thursday 13th Jan 2011

Translation: the indispensable core of multilingual communication   Translation is not a problem, but rather a solution. This suggestion is made in the study Contribution of translation to a...

Realising the Strategic Importance of Languages: Baroness Coussins speaks to the region

Thursday 13th Jan 2011

Links into Languages and Routes into Languages North East organised a highly succesful workshop on the need for language learning that was opened by Baroness Coussins on 11th January 2011 in the...

Region: North East

Capital L - Routes into languages Year 3 Conference

Tuesday 11th Jan 2011

Capital L – the London Consortium of Routes into Languages held a major event to celebrate and disseminate its achievements at the UBS conference centre in Central London. David Willets,...

Region: London

Castilla y Leon Event at the University of Hull

Monday 10th Jan 2011

To find out more about this event, please visit the website.

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

French host scheme for teachers

Monday 10th Jan 2011

Do you teach French or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)? Are you keen to share your experience and cultural views? Are you interested in setting up an exchange project between your...

Region: West Midlands

Looking For A French Partner School?

Friday 17th Dec 2010

The Inter-Action: sections européennes and specialist schools programme promotes Anglo-French school partnerships by pairing English and French schools and supporting them to work together. It...

Region: North East

UK Linguistics Olympiad

Thursday 16th Dec 2010

Information for this year's international linguistics competition for secondary school pupils is now available in our activities section. Click here to view.

Region: North East

European Day of Languages Quiz Winners

Wednesday 15th Dec 2010

Thanks to all who encouraged their pupils to enter the regional competition for European Day of Languages 2010. Our theme was ‘An invitation to the North’ and we received a variety of...

Region: North East

Why study languages? Classroom calendar and website

Wednesday 15th Dec 2010

Why study languages? Classroom calendar and website Order now for January! 2011 will be the third year that Routes into Languages produces its popular 'Why Study Languages?' calendar. New for 2011 is...

Region: North West

UK Linguistics Olympiad

Monday 13th Dec 2010

Looking for something to do with your Gifted and Talented? Want to show that languages are fun? Then why not consider entering your school in the UK Linguistics Olympiad. It's a competition for...

Region: West Midlands

MYLO is now live!

Friday 10th Dec 2010

MYLO is an exciting free online resource full of interactive challenges, games and material aimed at pupils in UK secondary schools. It’s ideal for use with KS3 pupils learning French, German,...

Region: National

CILT Plus free trial

Friday 10th Dec 2010

CILT is running a 7-day free trial to give teachers and schools the chance to find out more about CILT Plus, a unique new online community for language teachers and professionals. Benefits of CILT...

Region: National

Realising the Strategic Importance of Languages - Baroness Coussins speaks to the region

Friday 3rd Dec 2010

Join our high profile speakers and expert panel from business, schools, universities, and government at the easily accessible Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle. We will hear from Baroness Coussins and...

Region: North East

New research: Head Teacher Focus Groups – ‘Thinking Dinners’

Wednesday 24th Nov 2010

During the first 2 years of the Routes into Languages programme, Language Networks for Excellence, a West Midlands consortium partner, were involved in curriculum mapping and the effective...

Region: West Midlands

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