The 2016 European Day of Languages is now open! We are looking forward to receving lots of great entries from year 7, 8 and 9 students. Closing date is Friday 7 October.
Language Ambassadors
Applications for Language Ambassadors to open in September 2018. We are currently recruiting language ambassadors to help us communicate the benefits of studying languages. Working...
Eurofest Regional Final York St John University July 14 2016
York St John University were delighted to host the first – and possibly only – Regional Final of the Eurofest events which took place this year at Selby College, York St John University and Leeds...
Language Champions quiz at the University of York
On the 30th of June, the Dept. of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York welcomed 100 pupils from 14 schools to campus to celebrate the end of the online Language Champions quiz....
First Eurofest Leeds languages festival
Secondary school pupils from across West Yorkshire gathered at our University to attend the first Eurofest Leeds languages festival. Around 70 year eight pupils attended the event at...
Routes into Languages National Spelling Bee Final
Well done to the cup and shield winners of the Routes into Languages Spelling Bee National Final held at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge on Friday 1st July!...
They had their say!
Wednesday afternoon saw 50 Year 8 pupils from seven Peterborough schools, The Voyager Academy, Ormiston Bushfield Academy, Hampton College, Jack Hunt School, Ormiston Bushfield Academy, The...
Routes into Languages e-bulletin June 2016
Threlford Memorial Cup 2016
The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) invites nominations for the next winner of the Threlford Memorial Cup – the prestigious award for inspiration and originality in language teaching and...
Spelling Bee Regional Final
Following a really fun afternoon on Wednesday 13 April for the Regional Final of the National Foreign Language Spelling Bee Competition we are delighted to announce the following winners who...
WINNERS - MFL Speaking Competition 2016 (sub-regional finals)
List of Winners & Runners-up BATH FINAL (1st March 2016) KS3 Non-Native Winner: Salma Hashim, Colston's Girls' School (French) Winner: Lucia Lin, The Royal High School, Bath...
Born Global: A British Academy Project on Languages and Employability
Born Global is an open and free-to-use resource for the languages community: universities, teachers, employers, researchers, and students. The British Academy has collected data, both quantitative...
Newcastle University welcomes North East spellers
[Edit 2023: please note that unfortunately the North East regional group is not currently running the Bee programmes. Please see the East of England page for more details about the support for the...
"On your marks... get set... bake!" at The University of Sunderland
60 school children and teachers attended the North East Great Languages Bake Off Competition Final at The University of Sunderland on Monday 21st March. Further to...
Yorkshire and The Humber Spelling Bee Regional Final
On Monday 14th March the final of the Regional Spelling Bee Competition for Yorkshire and The Humber took place at The University of Hull for the 5th year in a row. 90 school pupils in Year 7 from 26...
Student Language Ambassador of the Year!
We are delighted to announce that at the Language World Conference earlier this month, Stephen Way, final year Language Studies student (French and Spanish) at Leeds Beckett University won Student...
Routes into Languages e-bulletin March 2016
Languages and Law Summer School
Applications are now open for the Languages and Law Summer School 2016! Monday 27th June - Thursday 30th June 2016 The Languages and Law Summer School will explore the various interfaces...
Creative Learning Skills for Language Students Now Available
Creative Learning Skills for Language Students is a participatory workshop for secondary school pupils that seeks to encourage young people to learn languages by exploring perceived barriers,...
Capital L Year 10 Summer School 2017
Applications are now open for the Capital L Year 10 Summer School! Monday 26th June - Friday 30th June 2017 The Capital L Summer School gives 30 promising Yr 10 linguists...
