Welcome to Languages Week Scotland

Languages Week Scotland 2025

Languages Week Scotland is a celebration of language learning and multilingualism in Scotland. Now in its seventh year, Languages Week Scotland 2025 will take place from 3 - 7 February and will be a week of activity across the country.

The theme for 2025 is “Our multilingual futures”. 

Follow the hashtag #ScotlandLovesLanguages on social media.

SCILT has been tasked by the Scottish Government to deliver Languages Week Scotland. To find out more, please email scilt@strath.ac.uk.

Opportunities from SCILT

Online

The next meeting of the TOGS network will take place on MS Teams.

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. Come and join us! 

Sign up for this meeting by Friday 22 November at 4pm.

More information

We are delighted to announce the programme for our Moving Forward with Languages online conference on Wednesday 11 December!

Aimed at Higher and Advanced Higher learners, this conference is run in collaboration with colleagues in university languages departments across Scotland. Learners will have the chance to gather advice and tips for their current courses and get a flavour of what it is like to study languages beyond school.

In the files section below please find:

  • the event programme with descriptions of each workshop on offer
  • the schedule for the day, which includes the link to sign up for each workshop - click on the title of the workshop to register

Teachers should sign up for one workshop per session for your school group to attend. Places in each workshops are limited and are secured on a first-come-first-served basis. 

Sign up for the conference through the schedule document below!

We look forward to seeing online on 11 December!

University of Strathclyde Education Scotland British Council Scotland The Scottish Government
SCILT - Scotlands National centre for Languages