Events

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As part of the Goethe-Institut Business Lunch Series retired banker, Philip Dodds, will talk about his career and experiences learning and using German.

Aimed at secondary learners, the online event is free to attend but teachers must register and are asked to provide some questions from their students in advance of the talk.

Visit the website for more information and to register.

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Join the Linguascope webinar where Sandra Ober will explore how AI-generated narrative, music and storytelling can be used to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the language classroom: student disengagement, cognitive overload, and declining uptake beyond exam classes.

Visit the website for more information and to register for the free, online event.

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University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Join Liam Kane and Philip Alan at the Hispanic Society of Scotland's event exploring desert island discs!

HSoS members and Strathclyde University students have free entry. Visitors’s fee is £5 (cash) or £5.50 (card).

If you would like to attend, please register by email at hispanicsocietyofscotland@gmail.com

Visit the website for more information about the Hispanic Society of Scotland and their events.

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Languages are transformative. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn new languages in addition to those they already know. In this webinar, we’ll be exploring different curriculum models and pedagogical approaches which offer appropriate cognitive, cultural and linguistic challenge.

Visit the website for more information and to register for the free, online event.

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In this free webinar, Joe Dale will host a live demonstration of Notebooks That Think with its creator Terry Williams. Notebooks That Think is a practical PD approach for language teachers, using Google’s NotebookLM to transform traditional KWL charts (Know, Want to know, Learned) into AI‑powered inquiry tools for deeper learning.

Visit the website for more information and to register for the online event.

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Join the Linguascope webinar where Witold Wozniak will present 30 tried-and-tested, classroom-ready ideas designed to significantly boost language production and foster active student engagement in language lessons, suitable for both primary and secondary practitioners. 

Visit the website for more information and to register for the free, online event.

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University of St Andrews

Konrad Wolf’s poignant exploration of guilt, compassion, and moral responsibility in the shadow of the Holocaust. The film tells the story of a German soldier stationed in Bulgaria during World War II, whose encounter with a Jewish woman being transported to a concentration camp forces him to confront his complicity and moral responsibility.

Screening in German with English subtitles.

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Edinburgh

Join Tania from Le Petit Monde Stories to explore the Creative Puppetry for French Toolkit, based on an inclusive, play-based approach that supports confidence, resilience, and early French learning. The toolkit helps young children build self-confidence and resilience while developing a strong foundation in French.

Part of Languages Week Scotland at the Institut français d’Écosse.

Visit the website for more information and to register for the free event.

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Join us during Languages Week Scotland 2026 for a Primary Languages Six in Sixty, an online show and tell event. Co-hosted by SALT and SCILT.

We’ve a super programme of six speedy shares from current class teachers shining a spotlight on exciting nuggets of classroom practice:

• festivals as a context for primary language learning
• school partnerships
• differentiation in primary languages
• carnival of cultures
• building cluster relationships through live online lessons
• a topic based approach to teaching primary languages

The meeting will take place on Microsoft Teams and will not be recorded. Register for free via the link below.

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The theme for our secondary Big Question workshops this year is Developing a linguistic mindset; we are looking at what that means, why it matters and how we can create a learning environment which encourages it, to the benefit of our learners. 

If you haven’t looked at it before, you may find this report useful in considering this concept.

Workshop 3: Experiencing Language

Thursday 5 February 4.00 – 5.15

In this workshop we will discuss the notion of developing a linguistic mindset through the language that learners experience. How can we ensure that this is age-appropriate, relevant to them, and will lead to authentic linguistic experiences and practices? There will be lots of opportunity for discussion, hearing from Heather McKirdy, our special guest practitioner and asking questions. Come and join us! 

Look out for dates, further information and booking details for our final Big Question workshop in this series (Workshop 4 title: Celebrating Language) later this term.

All of our seminars are free to attend and are open to all secondary languages teachers and student teachers. The Big Question sessions will be hosted on MS Teams and will not be recorded.

For more information and to book your place, visit the website.

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Calling secondary school pupils in Scotland!

British Council is working with Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Institut Français d'Écosse and the Consejería de Educación to host a 'Where will languages take me' webinar as part of Languages Week Scotland.

During a live webinar, invited guests will share their inspiring language stories with pupils. We will hear about the languages that they have learned, the places they have travelled to, the skills that learning languages can bring and how they use languages in their work and daily lives. A Q&A with pupils will follow speaker sessions.

Visit the website for more information and to register for the free, online event.

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Edinburgh

As part of the schools screening programme, the Filmhouse in Edinburgh is holding a special screening of Sorda/Deaf. 

Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired.

A powerful opportunity to explore inclusion, communication and diversity through cinema. This award-winning film has received international acclaim, including major prizes at the Berlin and Málaga Film Festivals.

Learning Links

• Themes: family, deafness, disability, motherhood

• Subjects: Spanish, Media Studies, Film and Screen Education, PSE, Global Citizenship

• Curriculum for Excellence: MLAN-01a, MLAN-05a, MLAN-09a, MLAN-10a, SOC-06a, EXA-07a, LIT-01a, LIT-04a, LIT-07a, LIT-09a, LIT-11a, ENG-17a, ENG-19a, HWB-12a, all Film and Screen Education E’s and O’s

• Sustainable Development Goals: 10

• UNCRC Articles: 2, 8, 23, 30

Content notes

Contains infrequent strong language and upsetting scenes, including a complicated childbirth scene. For further details, please refer to the BBFC website.

To book the film, please email schools@filmhouse with the following information:

• Date, time, and title of screening

• Name of school

• Name of lead teacher and mobile number

• Number of pupils and year group

• Number of staff members

• Any access requirements

• Preferred payment method - invoice, by telephone, or by card on arrival

The screening costs £5 per pupil, with teachers/school staff free. Please ensure you have 1 staff member for every 10 pupils.

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Join the free NCLE webinar to discover how interaction in the target language is not only accessible but makes a central contribution to progress in language learning. Let's get our classrooms talking!

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In a live online conversation on Friday 27 February, Jad Salfiti (Independent journalist at ARTE and in the past among others BBC, Deutsche Well, Al Jazeera English) will speak to the Goethe-Institut about his career and experiences with learning German.

This event is part of the Business Lunch Series by the Goethe-Institut. It will be held in English with a short introduction in German.

Visit the website for more information and to register to bring along your S2-S6 learners.

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Hinckley Island, Leicestershire

Registration for Language World 2026 is now open!

Taking place 13-14 March in Leicestershire, the theme for the 2026 event is Collaboration at the heart of languages education.

The theme is deliberately broad to encourage all language educators – whatever their language or phase of teaching – to come along and join the action, so that we can grow professionally and, over time, inspire future generations to love their languages. 

If you have something you would like to share at the event, submissions are being accepted until 4 November.

Visit the website for more information and to register.

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