Latest News

A selection of language-related news. Does not claim to be comprehensive or represent the views of SCILT.

A language assistant: the experience for language assistant and pupils

News Date: 10 March 2026
News Source: British Council

Modern Language Assistants are speakers of French, German, Irish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Hiring a language assistant helps your students develop their language skills and understand other cultures. Read about the experiences of pupils at Northgate High School and Maria, their Language Assistant from Galicia in Spain.

Then help bring languages to life in your classroom and apply to host a language assistant in 2026-27!

Applications close 30 April (for Chinese Language Assistants the closing date is 1 April 2026).

Read more...

Back to top