Languages are for life, not just for holidays
In the week beginning 20 September 2010 the Association for Language Learning carried out a wide-ranging consultation exercise with its members, inviting their thoughts on the current state of...
Free language tool available to teachers and learners
Thinking about how to access the all so important high frequency words? How to approach authentic texts and how to investigate key words in texts? Will pupils pick up different meanings of verbs in...
Score with Languages! RLNYH
Score with Languages Since September, 2008 Bradford City FC and St Bede’s School have been linked through a Business Champions Language Partnership. This partnership was initially set up to...
Aspiring Almodóvars roll out the red carpet - Film Festival with Sheffield Hallam University
Aspiring young filmmakers from Sheffield held their own version of the Cannes Film Festival last night at Sheffield Hallam University, where they screened their short films, all of which were made in...
Tag der deutschen Einheit
In spite of the torrential rain, eighteen pupils from Years 12 and 13 at Guiseley School and Woodkirk High Specialist Science School came together to celebrate twenty years of German Unity, marking...
Opportunities to Volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The London Organising Comittee for the Olympic Games have published details on how to apply for volunteering roles at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Please download the information pack and apply...
Chinese Language and Culture Days
Chinese Language and Culture Workshops 30 Year 8 pupils from Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull visited the University of Hull over two days on 28th and 29th September 2010. The day events had...
'The Ambassadors' DVD!
The Ambassadors DVD This original and motivating DVD was produced collaboratively by the partner institutions which make up the Routes into Languages Yorkshire and The Humber consortium. This...
European Language Olympics
While the world's greatest athletes compete in the Commonwealth Games, students can have a piece of the action by competing in the ALL European Language Olympics 2010. The Games take you on an...
European Day of Languages Event and Diversity Book Launch
Gandhi Hall goes Multicultural – European Day of Languages Carnival Gandhi Hall lived up to its name on Friday 24 September as 140 students from partner schools and colleges came together to...
European Day of Languages Quiz
The Regional Language Network has put together a fun quiz to celebrate this year's European Day of Languages which is now available to download here.
Spelling Bee! Project Launch
The Routes into Languages National Spelling Bee launches this week, and registrations are now closed. If you have registered for the competition, resources can be found at the following links:...
National Year 7 Spelling Bee launched today!
The National Year 7 Spelling Bee was officially launched today, so it's time to get your year 7 students spelling! The competition is open to all year 7 students studying French, German and/or...
National spelling bee competition
Year 7 pupils in England learning French, German or Spanish are invited to compete for the national Routes into Languages Spelling Bee title, which is launched this week. Please find below...
Sommerfest
This year’s prestigious German teacher award was held on Monday at Newcastle University and attended by many involved in German language teaching, not only from the region but nationwide. The...
Big Questions Online ~ Translated into German!
Izzy Mohammed from the archives has posted a Big Question Online ~ Is diversity a threat or an opportunity? We are looking for young people to respond to what he has written. The first person...
Routes NW Newsletter
Check out all the latest news from Routes NW, in our Autumn 2010 newsletter.
Language Learning in the News!
In recent weeks, a lot has been said about language-learning in British schools. The following links highlight a selection of news stories on the subject: •Is it worthwhile learning another...
Spelling Bee Resources Go Live!
The Routes into Languages Yorkshire and The Humber Spelling Bee resources are now live for the competition running in 2010-11. Good luck with the competition, and get spelling! If you...
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