National Consortium for Languages Education
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NCLE Webinar: AI and Technology - Developing Languages for the Future

Wednesday 11th June 2025 4-5pm. Register here


Language Trends 2025​

Wednesday 9th July ​4-5pm

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Led by: Vicky Gough (British Council) and Dr Ian Collen (Queen’s University Belfast)

Explore the results of the Language Trends England survey for 2025, funded by the British Council. Join chair Vicky Gough (British Council) and report author Dr Ian Collen (Queen’s University Belfast) as they present the highlights of this year’s survey results. Reflect with a panel of experts including Bernardette Holmes (NCLE Director) and consider what this means for the future of languages education. Learn how the National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) is striving to tackle the challenges we face.

Hosts:

Vicky Gough

Vicky Gough is lead for Modern Languages in schools in the UK at the British Council.  She has managed a number of programmes and activities that support the teaching and learning of languages in the UK and bring an intercultural dimension to language learning.  She has produced resources to introduce young people to other languages and cultures and to motivate young people to continue with languages to GCSE and beyond.  She oversees the annual Language Trends England research. The British Council is a partner in the NCLE (National Consortium for languages Education).

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