National Consortium for Languages Education
IOE – Faculty of Education and Society
Vicky Gough, British Council Schools Adviser, said: “Congratulations to all students receiving their A-level language results today. It is positive to see increases in the uptake of all language A-levels, especially as German and French had seen some of the biggest drops last year. The benefits of learning languages, ranging from enhanced intercultural skills to … Continued
The NCLE welcomes Ofqual’s statement today confirming better alignment between GCSE gradings in French, German and Spanish than prior to the pandemic. We particularly welcome Ofqual’s commitment to continue with adjustments to achieve further alignment. The NCLE, working with 15 schools-led Language Hubs across England, focusses on supporting schools to take a leadership role in providing … Continued
The National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) reacted to this year’s Language Trends England 2024 report with a call to schools and Languages teachers to engage with NCLE to apply new, evidence-based, research-informed methods for boosting languages uptake, and announced a new free CPD platform launching this Autumn, for all language teachers nationwide. The British … Continued
National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) consortium partner, the British Council, have been showcasing the fantastic language skills of young people in the UK with their Celebrate Speaking Festival, managed on behalf of the NCLE and working in collaboration with the Association for Language Learning (ALL). Here is a heartfelt message from the British Council … Continued
What an amazing year! Advocacy! Achievements! Aspirations! As we celebrate our first year, we would like to share with you some highlights from NCLE and the Language Hubs. And this is just the beginning of the story! So, what is our story about? Who are the characters involved? And what challenges do we face? The … Continued
On Monday 18 March, the Institut français du Royaume-Uni and Ambassador Hélène Duchêne launched Francophonie on the Road. This initiative, created to support the National Consortium for Languages Education, a Department for Education programme aimed at promoting foreign modern language learning in England, will offer students from 20 state schools the opportunity to take part in … Continued
After a successful Language World 2024 conference, we as the NCLE team would like to say massive thanks to our partner, ALL, for organising such a stimulating and engaging conference. Thank you to the fantastic pool of speakers and to all the attendees of LW 2024. We would like to also thank our NCLE Language … Continued
In late November 2023, the Goethe-Institut London organised a four-day educational trip to Berlin for decisionmakers in education from the UK. With the aim to strengthen the status of German as a foreign language in the UK by providing an insight into the German educational system, foreign language teaching, as well as German culture, representatives … Continued
On UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day 2024, which celebrates learners’ universal right to study their heritage languages, Professor Li Wei, Chair in Applied Linguistics and Director and Dean of IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, wrote an article celebrating home, heritage and community languages (HHCLs) and the initiatives of the NCLE to improve HHCL … Continued
The £14.9 million programme will develop language teaching across England’s schools through a centre of excellence, addressing the steep decline in students taking foreign languages at GCSE and A level.
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