Events

Hybrid (Kings College London / Online)

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King’s College London is pleased to invite educators to its upcoming workshop dedicated to exploring emergent practices and innovation in language education. The workshop will provide a forum for sharing best practice and building sustainable relationships between educators at school and university level.

The event will consist of a series of panels, each focusing on a key theme relating to the future(s) of language education.

Panels consist of a 10-minute presentation from each speaker, followed by break-out group discussion of a series of questions proposed by the speakers, and finally plenary discussion.

The workshop will take place in hybrid format, with online attendance possible via Microsoft Teams. Participation is free, but advance registration is required.

Visit the website for full programme details and to register.

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Online

The final meeting of the TOGS network for 2025-26 will take place on MS Teams on Monday 27 April (4.30-5.30pm). We will be hearing from our guest speaker, Stefan Sadecki (University of Edinburgh) about the richness of regional variations in the German language – grab a Kaffee und Kuchen and come along and join us!

Open to all primary and secondary practitioners who teach – or would like to teach – German in their context.

Visit our Eventbrite page to sign up for this meeting by Friday 24 April.

Online

Language anxiety continues to undermine learner engagement and attainment among adolescents navigating high-stakes assessment and peer scrutiny. Drawing on expertise from a range of settings we explore collaborative, inclusive, evidence-informed strategies for reducing barriers in the languages classroom.

Visit the website to register for the free Linguascope webinar.

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Online

This seminar, organised by Editorial Edinumen, invites teachers to rethink traditional ELE materials and embrace more authentic, meaningful classroom communication. Through practical examples and current linguistic tools, it will show how to design tasks that reflect real communicative needs and genuinely engage learners.

Visit the website to register for the free, online event.

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Online

This interactive online workshop is open to all teachers and students of Mandarin interested in enhancing teaching and learning practices. The session will offer valuable learning opportunities, with a particular focus on supporting the professional development of educators within the classroom environment. Participants will explore practical strategies, share experiences, and engage with approaches designed to enrich teaching practice and improve student engagement.

Whether you are an experienced educator or at an early stage in your teaching journey, this workshop aims to provide useful insights and tools that can be applied directly in the classroom.

Register now through the registration link or via the QR code on the attached flyer.

Edinburgh

Come along to the Institut français d'Écosse in Edinburgh to celebrate Europe Day exploring humour from different European countries!

The event will feature a selection of comedy short films from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and France. Each will be screened with English subtitles.

Visit the website for more information and to book. Please note a small charge applies.

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Glasgow

Join us on Saturday 9 May for European Language Day at the Alliance Française Glasgow & Goethe-Institut. Discover languages and socialise with other language lovers.

The programme will include a language speak-dating session and a European quiz with prizes to win.

Open to all ages and all levels!

Visit the website for more information and to book your place.

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Edinburgh

The International Professional Development Association (Scotland) is holding its second symposium at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh on Saturday 9 May - come and join us!

Through a mix of speakers and discussion, we'll be looking at these three questions:

• What resources, visions, or projects are keeping you going in your professional learning?
• What galvanises you in the face of current challenges — and how might that strengthen collective support?
• How do we work together to manage stress and protect our wellbeing?

Visit the website for more information and to sign up. Registration closes Friday 24 April. Please note a small charge applies.

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Edinburgh

An interactive session on how Scottish schools can reconnect with Europe through Erasmus+ and rebuild meaningful partnerships with EU schools.

The free event will be led by Richard Tallaron, Director of LFEE Europe, an experienced Erasmus+ training provider supporting schools, local authorities and education professionals across Europe.

Visit the website to book. 

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Online

As part of Digital Creators Week this May, SCILT and SALT are joining forces to bring you an engaging and practical cross-sector workshop that will focus on the use of digital technology to support language learning. This interactive online session will explore how digital tools can support, enhance and transform language learning in the classroom.

Whether you're working in a primary or secondary school, you’ll gain valuable insights from two experienced guest presenters -one from primary and another from secondary - who will share how they have used digital tools effectively to support language learning in their practice.

If you’d like to find out more, come and join us on 13 May to get some tips, ideas and information on some tried and tested digital resources that have worked well.

The event will be held on MS Teams.

Visit the website to secure your place.

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Join this cross-sector event, hosted in collaboration between Glasgow City Council EAL team and SCILT. 

The course aims:

• To understand translanguaging as a pedagogy
• To know how to support teaching and learning in a multilingual classroom using translanguaging
• To know how to effectively implement translanguaging in the classroom
• To signpost to resources and opportunities to support multilingual teaching and learning

Workshop content will cover:

• Translanguaging as a pedagogy
• Application of translanguaging
• Examples of translanguaging projects from across Glasgow establishments and partnerships
• Signposting for teachers to resources to facilitate translanguaging

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Online

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 14 May 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 Wilson, our special guest practitioner and asking questions. Come and join us! 

Look out for information and booking details for our final Big Question workshop in this series (Workshop 4 title: Celebrating Language on Thursday 11 June @ 4pm) 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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Edinburgh

On Saturday 6 June the Spanish Embassy Education Office will be hosting a special professional development day for teachers of Spanish, organised in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, the Regional Government of Castilla y León, and the City of Edinburgh Council.

This free event will take place at the University’s Old College from 9:30 to 15:00. Throughout the day, participants will enjoy five hands on workshops led by recognised experts in ELE teacher training, a lunch featuring products from Castilla y León (with dietary requirements catered for), and a raffle for scholarships for Spanish language courses.

Three of the confirmed workshops include:

• Theatre in the ELE classroom
• Classroom engagement in ELE: teaching and learning vocabulary
• Multilingualism and global citizenship: Spanish as a bridge towards intercultural competence

All attendees will receive an official certificate of participation issued by the Spanish Embassy Education Office.

Although the final programme is not yet available and registration has not opened, we warmly encourage you to save the date and complete this short expression of interest form 

This will ensure you receive a notification as soon as full details and registration are published on the Education Office website. As places will be limited, early interest will be especially helpful.

We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and share practice with colleagues from a broad range of educational contexts.

Aberdeen

We are delighted to open registration for the third Future of French en Écosse conference, with a 2026 theme of French Forward.

Co-organised by SCILT and the University of Aberdeen, and supported by the Institut français d’Écosse, this free one-day conference will give us the opportunity to:

1. Take stock of the situation in Scotland across the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, with a specific focus on learners' voices;

2. Share good practice and initiatives that promote language learning in general and French in particular;

3. Plan a French Forward approach for learners!

To support attendees who may struggle to access this event due to the travel and distance involved, we are delighted to share that we are offering a limited number of bursaries to support travel or accommodation costs. If you are travelling from north of Dingwall or the Scottish Islands, you can apply for a £100 bursary by completing this online form by 30 April.

Visit the website via the link above to register for the event. Programme details are attached below.

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Cardiff

This funded opportunity will bring together teachers from the UK and Germany to explore how a whole-school curriculum can become meaningful and authentic whilst preparing young people for their future and work. This will include insights on policy and practice from experts, workshops, and visits to local schools to see successful curriculum implementation in action, with participants developing project ideas and action plans for their school.

Open to primary, secondary, and SEN schools. No German language skills required.

Applications close at 23:59 on Tuesday 28 April.

Visit the website for more information and to apply.

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Edinburgh

This event, organised as part of the European day of Languages, will provide an update on the work undertaken so far on the curriculum and how it will support improved language learning experiences for Scotland’s learners.

The event is aimed at educators and anyone with an interest in education.

Free to attend, but booking is advised.

Visit the website for more information and to secure your place.

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