As the new school year begins, check out the resources and opportunities from the cultural organisations to help language teachers and their learners. Follow the relevant link for more information:
French (Institut français)
Primary French project – free teaching materials for all who teach French in KS2 across the UK.
Teacher training and resources – training opportunities for primary and secondary teachers plus a wide range of free educational resources for teachers and students of French.
TV5 Monde resources – free teaching materials and videos for all levels of French.
IFProfs – resources to help teachers save time preparing lessons and designed to offer learners rich and varied activities.
German (Goethe-Institut)
Kinotage – German Film Week takes place 30 September to 3 October 2026. Schools can secure a German Film Week kit including films, workshop ideas and posters.
Deutschstunde – free teaching materials for German lessons.
German Club – materials to support setting up a German club in school.
Wuschel immersive exhibition for primary schools – based on the popular language-learning book Wuschel auf der Erde illustrated by Axel Scheffler, available free as a mail order kit.
French/German/Spanish (Institut français, Goethe-Institut, Spanish Embassy, British Council)
Culture Days – resources accompanied by detailed teacher guides and further ideas and tips on creating a memorable, fun and creative language and culture celebration for the entire school community. Available for primary and secondary learners in French, German or Spanish.
Support for language teaching - range of opportunities to support teachers delivering French, German and Spanish along with additional materials to bring other world languages and cultures into the classroom.