International Mother Language Day is celebrated around the world today. Take it to your classroom with ideas to champion the diversity in your school. The Swanswell site has resources that might help 💡 🌎 Let us know what you try! @grandunionln.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @trentandtame.bsky.social
We celebrated @unesco.org Mother Language Day at Swanswell with visitors from schools across Coventry and Warwickshire, exploring Kolam art, Polish culture, Arabic writing and an Escape Room finale! @ioe.bsky.social #IMLD2026 🌎
EVENT FULL! We have now filled our spaces for the Languages Unlocked event. Schools who have signed up will receive more details shortly. @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Routes into Languages West Mids have two school spaces available for this event ⬇️ sign up: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...
Languages Unlocked 🔓 We are celebrating #IMLD2026 in Coventry on 10th Feb. Open to primary and secondary schools. Sign up here forms.gle/uXE6DoD329WaqY… @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
Proud to be on the panel for this webinar next week. Sign up details are below. Got a question on this topic? Leave a comment below and it will be added to the conversation 🙋🏻♀️ 🌎 🗣️ @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
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Poster advertising the workshop
For #ShoutOutForGerman week (organised by @uk.diplo.de, @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social & @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social), I will be delivering an online workshop on myths about German on 22 January, aimed primarily at Key Stage 4-5 language learners.
To sign up: bit.ly/3Nwif1i
#German #languages #MFL
Webinar link for tomorrow's session on supporting HHCL learners to GCSE & beyond has been sent out. If you would still like to attend, or haven't received the link, please get in touch!
Calling all Heads of #MFL #ExamsOfficers #EAL leaders! Free webinar from Ethnic Minority Achievement Services Coventry and @swanswell.bsky.social
on Supporting Home Heritage Community Language Qualifications at GCSE #HHCL Sign up here shorturl.at/aOVx0 14th Jan 15:30-17:00 @ioe.bsky.social
#ArabicLanguageDay is celebrated annually on December 18th. Check out some activities you can bring to your classrooms to celebrate on the Swanswell site sites.google.com/sidneystring... 🌎 @ioe.bsky.social @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
Fantastic conversation and collaboration at our TeachMeet, focusing on spontaneous speech in preparation for the new GCSE. Great to see so many new faces engaging with the @ioe.bsky.social Language Networks. Resources from the day available to all here: sites.google.com/sidneystring...
1st December is Great Union Day, the National Day of Romania. Find out more, including activities to try out in class, on our website sites.google.com/sidneystring... #ncle @grandunionln.bsky.social @trentandtame.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Any fantastic sites or YouTube channels to support students in Home Heritage Community Languages at GCSE or A-Level? I have Arabalicious and TeachItalian - please share any recommendations! #HHCL
Join the round table discussion to know more about how the CAR affects you. Hear from DfE + sector experts. Submit your Qs in advance. 26 Nov, 4–5pm #NCLE
Register: bit.ly/3LLZ82z @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
1 week left of our November competition!
1,773 schools and over 197,000 students are taking part in 66 countries 👏🎉🌟
It's double points day this Friday, the last chance for your students to earn double points!
#languagenut #languagenutcompetition
Fantastic to see so many beautiful entries for the #EuropeanDayofLanguages2025 poster competition. Well done to all who took part! 🎨🌎💟
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This week we held our inaugural Roma Room lunchtime club, where we met with students from Roma backgrounds, who shared some of their traditions and values. We can't wait for the December meet up, to learn about Christmas traditions! 💚❤️💙
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #coventry @covlanguages.bsky.social
Supporting exchange between young people from the West Midlands and Germany @astonpress.bsky.social Nov 3rd at 5pm to discuss experiences, opportunities and hurdles to youth exchange between the UK and Germany with various experts shorturl.at/nvmZK @ioe.bsky.social @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social
Don't forget to sign up for our TeachMeet focussing on the new speaking GCSE for French / Spanish / German. We will be looking at @aqaeducation.bsky.social and @pearsoneducation.bsky.social 🌎💬 forms.gle/Jv8xrfjWE4Ve... @ioe.bsky.social
Sidney Stringer Academy and Saint Augustine's students had a creative workshop in French with author and illustrator Magali Le Huche last week, as part of #FrancophonieontheRoad from @ifofficiel.bsky.social. They practised their listening skills to design creatures that were definitely #farfelue 📖🎨
Join experts and educators on Wednesday, 8 October, from 4-5 pm for a tour of NCLE's new professional learning platform, LEO, and discover how it enhances language provision, pedagogy, and practice.
Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/3p4pnyha
#languages #ncle
A brilliant morning spent with JLH Languages who came in to serve up an immersive Spanish breakfast to Year 11 students at Sidney Stringer Academy
Thank you so much - we loved having you!
What a fantastic afternoon with workshops from @warwick-smlc.bsky.social on German and Chinese calligraphy #CultureDay Well done to all pupils involved! @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
We are SO excited to be welcoming students from local primary and secondary schools to our Celebration of Languages & Cultures today. Bulgarian Dance & Bhangra this morning… stay tuned for this afternoon! @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
Fantastic to see Sidney Stringer Primary School enjoying our game of Snap on #EuropeanDayofLanguages - thank you for sharing! 🃏🌎🏫
It's #EuropeanDayofLanguages today! This year's theme is opening hearts and minds. We'd love to know what you do in your setting to make young people love languages. ❤️ Please get in touch to share your great ideas.
@swanswell.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social
Happy (nearly) #EuropeanDayofLanguages2025 Swanswell have ready-to-go resources for you to use in your classrooms tomorrow here sites.google.com/sidneystring...
Let us know what you try out and send photos of how you got on! 💬🌍 @grandunionln.bsky.social @trentandtame.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Calling all Language teachers in the Midlands.
From Sept 2025, we'll be working collaboratively with @grandunionln.bsky.social and @swanswell.bsky.social as the West Midlands Regional Language network.
You'll find our newsletters, CPD offer and updates on our projects here. ttlh.org.uk