A selection of language-related events. Does not claim to be comprehensive or represent the views of SCILT.
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Join the Linguascope webinar where Suzi Bewell will showcase a selection of books in French and Spanish that she has tried and tested over the years with her young language learners.
You will leave with ideas for new books to purchase for your school and ways of exploiting them fully in lessons.
Visit the website to register for the free online event.
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The bridge between KS2 and KS3 can be unstable and difficult to cross. Join our webinar where respected colleagues, Professor Suzanne Graham and Dr Alison Porter alongside Maud Waret (NCLE), Darnelle Constant and Bernardette Holmes MBE (NCLE), consider how to overcome the challenges of transition and transfer looking at teaching and learning, curriculum design, progression, and the transformative power of language learning from an early age.
Visit the website to register.
Glasgow
Save the date for the next talk at the Hispanic Society of Scotland where we will understand the incredible power of humour to inform and influence popular opinion:
Free to members and students.
Visitors' fee: £5
To book a space please email hispanicsocietyofscotland@gmail.com
Visit the website for more information about the Hispanic Society.
Join the Complementary Education Network to celebrate International Mother Language Day in an event dedicated to promoting the importance of education initiatives supporting mother tongue and heritage language learning.
This event will begin with talks by young people about their experience learning their mother tongue in England and Finland follwed by interactive discussions, presentations by current practitioners and talks by our core network members.
Visit the website for more information and to register for the free online event.
System Learn presents a national seminar on headship for Gaelic Education in secondary. An unmissable opportunity for headteachers of settings which provide Gaelic Medium Education (GME) at secondary level.
Places are extremely limited, but every GME setting in Scotland has one place reserved for their Headteacher, and every local authority has one place reserved for a local authority officer with responsibility for Gaelic.
Please be aware that the target audience for this event is professionals within the education sector in Scotland. The event is aimed at senior school leaders or local authority officers, NOT classroom teachers or principal teachers.
Visit the website for more information and to book your place.
Open to all primary and secondary practitioners who teach – or would like to teach – German in their context, this network offers colleagues a chance to share experiences, practice and ideas to enable German to grow in Scottish schools.
If you are not yet on our direct mailing list, please visit the website to sign up for our next meeting by Friday 21 February. Wir freuen uns Euch zu sehen!
Come along to the Alliance Française in Glasgow to support a student debate in French followed by a documentary on what it's like to be 18 for Speak up night 2025!
The teams from Strathclyde University and Glasgow University will be prepared to argue the following statements:
The teams won't know which side they should defend until just before the start of the debate!
Visit the website for more information and to register for the free event.
This online taster event is being run by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King's College London.
The event is aimed at Year 11 & 12 (GCSE or equivalent) students of French and provides an opportunity to learn about studying languages at degree level (in the context of a modern languages degree or a joint degree).
Model UN events are where young people simulate representing a country in the UN General Assembly and negotiate resolutions.
Engage with China's annual, climate-change themed Model UN will take place on Friday 28 February 2025 at 1000 – 1400 GMT. Enable your pupils, aged 15-18, to join in our high-calibre debate, negotiating with peers from around the world (China, Africa and South America) dialling in across multiple time-zones. They do not need to have studied Mandarin as the event is in English but for those who have we offer the chance to make a short video welcome or to speak live in Mandarin to welcome the Chinese participants.
The theme is Climate Change and the environment including many of the resolutions being negotiated at COP29 in November 2024.
Six Resolutions:
Engage with China will be running two workshops before the event for schools new to participating in MUN’s and anyone needing assistance or a refresher.
Visit the website for more information or view the attached flyer and registration form. Please note there is a cost to attend.
Interdisciplinary learning (IDL) is vital to an engaging primary curriculum, and languages bring a vibrant local and global perspective to any IDL context. Careful planning, meaningful activities and relevant curricular content is key to meaningful cross-curricular learning.
In this workshop experienced primary practitioners will share how they incorporate languages into their IDL practice. You will have access to a curated digital resource signposting up to date materials. The aim of the workshop is to inspire you to include more languages content in the interdisciplinary learning you do with your pupils.
This is a SCILT open access workshop for primary teachers and primary education students in Scotland.
This online taster session is being run by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King's College London.
The event is aimed at students in Year 12 and Year 13 (final year A Level/IB or equivalent students) or anyone who is thinking of starting their undergraduate studies in September 2026.
The session will provide an opportunity to learn about studying languages at degree level and offers a taste of what a degree in Spanish and/or Portuguese will be like, with KCL's joint programmes with History, Management, and Philosophy.
Join Futbol Lingo for a motivational webinar for secondary schools, using football as a vehicle to inspire a generation of future linguists.
The webinar will include stories and experiences from around the globe, involving languages and football. Pupils will gain an understanding of the importance of speaking different languages and how impactful they can be in the football industry and the range of careers in the sector.
The event forms part of the Express Yourself, North East Festival of Languages, but is open to schools across the UK.
Visit the website for more information and to register for the online MS Teams event.
The final workshop in the Supporting EAL learners series hosted by Kirsten Barrett is aimed at primary school teachers working with EAL students.
Visit the website for more information and to register for the online event.
Kenilworth
Language World is the annual conference and training event of the Association for Language Learning. It is a highlight of the year for teachers of all languages and attracts hundreds of participants each day from across all sectors. Delegates have the opportunity to listen to and be inspired by keynote speakers, attend workshops, reflect and debate as they look together at key areas relevant to their own context.
The theme of Language World 2025 is Weaving a rich tapestry: our languages, our world(s).
The theme centres around cherishing the richness of our multilingual and multicultural world and the diverse, personal, lived experiences of languages educators and all learners.
Registration for the event is now open!
Edinburgh
This year, SCEN is pleased to host a joint lecture with China Futures Society (CFS) at the University of Edinburgh. Max Browning will present an inspiring talk 'Mandarin Matters: Navigating China's Complexities and Opportunities.'
Max will speak from his experience as a Mandarin student at the University of Edinburgh, his work in establishing the One Scotland organisation, his postgraduate experience in higher education in Beijing, and his current work in the industry based in London.
The talk will be followed by a networking opportunity. People who are associated with SCEN or interested in or involved with China or with language learning will be able to engage face-to-face. Refreshments will be available on arrival and during the networking portion of the evening.
School and university students are particularly welcome to attend this event.
Visit the website to register. Limited places available!
Join us live on Zoom for an exciting virtual German and Music Workshop, hosted by the Goethe-Institut UK in collaboration with the Munich Supercrew!
The workshop is designed for German learners in Years 5 to 11, offering engaging songs and activities to make language learning enjoyable.
Open to school classes across the UK, visit the website for more information and to register for the event. Note there is an accompanying classroom resource to prepare students for the workshop.
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