2 May 2025 (SCILT)
For the last few years, SCILT has offered the Big Question series of workshops in May/June, aimed at secondary practitioners and focused on looking at current issues, examining strategies and sharing resources. The idea behind this was to offer concentrated professional learning at a time of year which can be more manageable from a secondary point of view.
However, as we all know, the concept of extra time during study leave is more and more of a vanishing myth, and this time is becoming ever busier. So, for 2025-26, the Big Question is moving into a year-round feast! We will offer one secondary-focused open access workshop per term, starting in May. This will allow us to be responsive to developments in the educational landscape over the whole year, and will complement the existing open access workshops available to primary colleagues. Our menu of bookable workshops tailored to your school/cluster/local authority will also continue throughout the year; look out for the new menu in August!
Our first Big Question of 2025-26 is as follows:
- Wednesday 21 May 4-5.15pm: Interdisciplinary Learning – What, Why and How?
As a core context of Curriculum for Excellence, interdisciplinary learning (IDL) offers us the chance to break down traditional subject boundaries and make learning richer, more relevant, and more connected to the real world. For languages teachers, this opens up real-world opportunities to immerse learners in culture, communication, global citizenship, and cross-curricular themes.
In this workshop we will look at what IDL is (and isn’t!), share approaches and explore how languages can be meaningfully woven into projects across subjects. We’ll look at specific examples including the new SCILT Francofoot/Calciamo materials, together with existing materials such as Espacios Increíbles and Eco-Learning Partners, and there will be lots of opportunities to share ideas and experiences with one another.
Whether you're new to IDL or looking to refresh your approach, the goal is to leave you inspired and equipped with practical tools to bring interdisciplinary learning to life in your classroom.
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. Register via the link below.
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