National Consortium for Languages Education
IOE – Faculty of Education and Society
On Saturday 22nd March 2025, Gareth Thomas MP for Harrow West, the India All-Party Parliamentary Group, The 1928 Institute, and UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society held a conference exploring the teaching and learning of Gujarati language and culture in England. The conference was also supported by the exam board Pearson UK, who offer Gujarati … Continued
After a wonderful visit by the Department of Education to Littleover Community School, NCLE Specialist Teacher and Head of German Dawn Piper shared an overview of the day. “On Tuesday 24th September, Derwent Language Hub at Littleover Community School were delighted to host the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Education and nearly 250 civil … Continued
Professor Li Wei, UCL IOE Director, Dean and Professor of Applied Linguistics and Chair of the NCLE Board of Directors, reflects on the transformative powers of language learning and how IOE works to spread these benefits. You can read the full article on the UCL IOE website here.
Hola! Tag! Ciao! Bonjour! NCLE Language Hubs around the country have been celebrating European Day of Languages on 26th September. Check out some of the wonderful activities that were happening to celebrate the beauty of language diversity. Beeleigh Language Hub has been working to to boost language education in Essex. Tyne to Tees Language Hub … Continued
European Day of Languages is on 26 September 2024. Run by the Council of Europe, this is a fabulous opportunity to involve your pupils in international activities and open the door to the wider world. The theme this year is Languages for Peace (a topic that’s arguably more relevant than ever). What will you do … Continued
Key findings from NCLE Parent Survey: Two-thirds (68%) of parents in England believe learning a modern foreign language in secondary school should be compulsory, according to a new poll. Parents are now being urged to recommend foreign language GCSEs to their children, emphasising the growing importance of multilingual and international skills. The survey questioned 2,500 parents … Continued
Vicky Gough, British Council Schools Adviser, said: “Congratulations to all students receiving their GCSE language results today! It’s wonderful to see a rise in the uptake of all languages. Notably, German has increased after experiencing one of the steepest declines last year, while the popularity of Spanish continues to soar, bringing it nearly on par … Continued
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
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