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International School Award 2010 - enter now

27/07/09

Schools can now start to apply for the DCSF International School Award 2010. Open to all schools, including primaries, the Award is an accreditation scheme for curriculum-based international work such as school partnerships.

Link2Learn 2009 awards, enter now

27/07/09

Are you involved in a school partnership? Then, why not apply for recognition from the British Council's Link2Learn Awards.

Primary curriculum review consulation closed

27/07/09

The public consultation period on the recommendations put forward in Sir Jim Rose's Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum has now ended (24 July 2009).

Primary languages teacher award finalists announced

27/07/09

Four outstanding teachers have been chosen as finalists in an award which recognises the very best in primary language teaching in the UK.

European Award for Languages winners

27/07/09

UK winners of this year’s European Award for Languages have shown that language teachers are increasingly looking outside of the language department for ways to motivate young learners.

Research shows primary languages are on the rise

07/07/09

A report published this week by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) shows that the number of primary schools teaching another language is rising steadily.

Linking literacy and languages - new guidance published

30/06/09

The DCSF have published comprehensive new guidance on making links between primary languages and literacy. The guidance, available as a series of pdf downloads on the National Strategies website...

Book now! Free CILT Library puppets event

30/06/09

Due to the overwhelming popularity of ‘Talk to the hand – using puppets in primary languages’, we are happy to announce a re-run of the event in the CILT Library on Wednesday 15 July.

Community Languages Bulletin 24 - out now!

25/06/09

Issue 24, Summer 2009 is out now! Primary features include teaching Bengali for the Key Stage 2 entitlement in a Tower Hamlets primary and...

BBC launches Save Our Sounds

24/06/09

The BBC World Service have launched a new project that aims to collect sounds from all over the world in an audio world map.

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