A selection of language-related events. Does not claim to be comprehensive or represent the views of SCILT.
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Join the free Linguascope webinar exploring effective strategies for teaching phonics and pronunciation to promote clear and accurate speech. By focusing on these foundational elements, learners can build the confidence needed to communicate effectively and spontaneously.
The session will offer practical examples and exercises that teachers can implement in their own classrooms.
Visit the website for more information and to register for the online event.
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This workshop in the Goethe-Institut's online live series is a conversation with Ben Vonberg-Clark, a conductor, tenor and community musician, who will speak about his career and his experiences with German.
Aimed at pupils Year 9 to Year 13 (S2-S6 in Scotland), the event is free to attend but registration is required. There are teacher guidelines available for how to prepare for the event which will be held in German and English.
Visit the website for more information and to register.
Calling all German teachers! The next meetings of the TOGS network will take place on MS Teams on:
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. Wir freuen uns Euch zu sehen!
As part of eSgoil and DYW's BGE Careers Fair taking place 12-16 May 2025, SCILT will be running this session on languages aimed at S1-S3 learners.
Students will hear from industry experts about pathways into their careers and the routes they took and would recommend.
The session is free and will be delivered via Microsoft Teams.
If you're interested in decolonising the curriculum, teaching about Empire and migration and diversifying your curriculum resources, join the webinar showcasing a new resource in partnership with Tape Letters Scotland - an oral histories project.
Aimed at Scottish primary and secondary learners, the resource brings the oral histories of residents in Scotland who migrated here from Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947 to the classroom and covers a variety of areas of the Curriculum for Excellence in an interdisciplinary manner.
Visit the website for more information and to register for the free, online event.
Glasgow
The Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française are offering this free storytelling and craft workshop for children aged 2-8.
Storytelling offers the perfect way to encourage a love of languages and literature so bring your little ones along to hear the funny story of The Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business.
Visit the website for more information and to register. Registration is essential. Limited spaces!
Edinburgh
Working with the Chinese Testing Centre (CTI) the Confucius Institute in Edinburgh will be running the next in-person exams at the Institute on Saturday 17 May 2025.
The HSK is a globally run standardised test of Chinese language proficiency for non-native speakers. A HSK pass can help holders ensure eligibility for scholarships to study in China or gain an advantage in the job market or simply provide a source of learner motivation!
Visit the website for more information and to register for the exam by 14 April 2025.
Join colleagues from West Calder HS to reflect on their implementation of a CLIL BGE curriculum over the last year.
This is a free, hour-long poetry writing workshop for young poets aged 14-25 worldwide.
In the workshop, participants will be guided through a series of prompts around translation and writing in response to archival material. This workshop will be led by poet Chloe Elliott, who will also be judging the challenge.
Portobello High School in Edinburgh is delighted to offer your students in S3 and S4 the opportunity to take part in our International Space Challenge. This is a cross-curricular event showing how the combination of languages and STEM can open up opportunities in future careers.
The space tourism race is on, and your challenge will be to design a space hotel for a European consortium. The overall design will have to be smart and practical, and the hotel needs to be full of innovative ideas that have real potential to work in space. Furthermore, teams will have to work in a foreign language with continental materials suppliers and make a presentation to the European investors in French, German or Spanish.
This is an opportunity for your students to put their STEM and language knowledge into context in a fun environment, improving their employability skills along the way.
Full details about the challenge can be found in the attached document. Visit the website to register interest or book a slot for your team. Please note there is a charge to participate.
Teachers bring along your S2-S6 learners to the Goethe-Institut's French-German Business Lunch, a joint initiative with the Institut Français.
Guests Jessica Savage-Hanford and Alexander Herbert, both managers at ARTE TV, will talk about their careers and experiences with learning German and French.
The event is free to attend, but prior registration via Teams is required and teachers are asked to collect questions from students and submit these before the session takes place.
Visit the website for more information, registration and additional teaching resources and materials.
Northern Ireland
LFEE is delighted to be running our second UK-German Connection-funded training seminar in Belfast from 10 to 13 June 2025, on the topic of Sustainable Development in Education.
Open to all primary and secondary teachers of all subject areas in the UK and Germany with no existing UK-German partnership.
The seminar will explore strategies to implement sustainability across the curriculum with an international outlook. German language skills are not required.
Visit the website for more information and to apply.
Following last year’s inaugural Future of French en Écosse conference held at the University of Strathclyde, we are delighted to open registration for this year’s event: The Future of French en Écosse: The Way Ahead.
The conference will take place in Edinburgh on Monday 23 June and aims to provide a forum for all stakeholders by offering a place and time for assessing the situation and for building a positive future for French in Scotland, with a specific focus on learner’s voices.
The conference will be followed by a drinks reception at Institut français d’Écosse.
Visit the website for more information and to register. You can also register via the link and QR code on the attached flyer.
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