01/07/11
A message from the UK Linguistics Olympiad 2012 organising committee. Looking for something to do with your Gifted and Talented?
Want to show that languages are fun? Then why not consider entering your school in the UK Linguistics Olympiad.
08/06/11
Following our merger with CfBT Education Trust and our move to Reading, we are now able to confirm which activities we will be continuing and developing, and which will unfortunately be discontinued.
11/03/11
CILT is running a series of training events linking languages with food, in collaboration with Le Français en Ecosse.
11/03/11
The Department for Education is looking for teachers, tutors and school leaders with experience of working on projects combining business and languages to take part in a focus group on 22 March.
11/03/11
Students can try eight new challenges added to MYLO in the last fortnight.
09/03/11
In September 2011 CILT’s Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) will be opening its doors to native speakers of Italian and Mandarin Chinese in addition to mother tongue speakers of French, German and Spanish.
08/03/11
CILT has submitted a detailed response to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education’s Inquiry into the E-Bac.
04/03/11
CILT has produced a new leaflet for parents who want to support their child in the exciting world of language learning.
17/02/11
Written submissions are invited to address the purpose and benefits of the E-Bac and its value as a measure of pupil and school performance.
07/02/11
The number of daily visitors to languages website MYLO has doubled in under a month. Over 2000 users flocked to the site on Friday alone to take advantage of this free resource for teenaged language learners.
27/01/11
The results of the latest Language Trends survey of secondary schools show that the number of students choosing to take a language at 14 is still in decline and that the amount of language teaching offered at key stage 3 is also falling.
25/01/11
With GCSE options time fast approaching, teachers hoping to increase participation in languages will be looking for ways to help students and parents to make informed decisions.
14/01/11
The DfE has published performance tables for secondary schools which show that in 2010, 15.6% of pupils gained a good GCSE in all five subject areas covered by the English Baccalaureate, including a language.
11/01/11
Ofsted has published its three yearly report on languages, providing a careful and detailed analysis of the position of languages in primary and secondary schools.
11/01/11
MYLO – an innovative free website aimed at teenaged learners – is an ideal way of incorporating ICT into language lessons.
06/01/11
Time is running out to find the winners of this year’s European Language Label. If you are working on an innovative language learning project, make sure you apply for this prestigious award by 31 January 2011.
14/12/10
CILT, has won a major European project worth £130,000 to promote good practice in community languages across Europe: ‘Our Languages into Europe’. Community languages are all languages in use in the UK other than the official languages of the state.
13/12/10
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) is seeking submissions for a brand new programme of activities.
26/11/10
CILT author John Eversley took part in a discussion on BBC London this week celebrating the great variety of community languages spoken in the capital.
26/11/10
A statement from CILT, the National Centre for Languages regarding the White Paper: The Importance of Teaching
19/11/10
The complete 4-CD set of Tools for Schools French is now available to order from CILT’s online shop.
18/11/10
St Catherine’s RC Primary School in Manchester has been selected as the winner of the CILT Plus Red Letter Days competition.
16/11/10
Leading businessman Roland Rudd has launched a campaign calling on the business community to recognise the importance of language skills to the economy and employment.
16/11/10
The search is on for the most innovative language learning projects in the UK with applications now being invited for next year’s prestigious European Language Label.
10/11/10
School children across the UK are being invited to take part in this year’s Linguistic Olympiad.
08/11/10
MYLO, the free online language learning resource for students aged from 14 to 16, is live and online.
19/10/10
CILT is offering a series of one-day training courses in London this November to provide ideas, training and advice for language teaching in the primary classroom.
14/10/10
The British Council has released a new 5th November funding deadline for CILT’s Primary Teachers’ Project.
12/10/10
A new book mapping the languages of London’s schoolchildren and highlighting the richness and diversity of the 233 languages used in the capital is unveiled for the first time at this year’s Language Show at Earls Court.
06/10/10
Learning another language is one of the best ways to fast track your career or get on the career ladder in the first place. You can find out all about the opportunities and advantages it brings by visiting this year’s SkillsLondon 2010.
27/09/10
This European Day of Languages you can get a free iphone application for Europass.
23/09/10
CILT launches an online campaign for businesses and individuals to sign up and show their support for improving our nation’s intercultural and language skills for employment and the UK economy.
23/09/10
The Association for Language Learning, is running a week long consultation to find out from members the issues which particularly concern them about the teaching and learning of languages and suggestions of things that should be done to tackle these.
21/09/10
A new survey to assess the language learning proficiency of students at the end of Key stage 4 is being launched by the European Commission.
16/09/10
The ShowMi project, which brings together partners from Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Poland and the UK, also aims to improve the perception and status of migrants within the host country by raising awareness of their linguistic competence.
15/09/10
We’re pleased to announce that Southend High School for Girls is the lucky CILT Plus member to win an Apple iPad.
14/09/10
Primary teachers interested in spending two weeks abroad need to act fast!
Teachers of languages at Key Stage 2 need to apply by 15 September for visits to Germany, France and Spain in February and April 2011, as part of the Primary Teachers’ Project.
31/08/10
CILT is supporting the first national Visit our Schools week that will take place during 18-22 October. Head teachers are inviting employers to come and visit to find out more about how they can work more closely together.
24/08/10
Language entries for GCSE have declined for the ninth year running, confirming the findings of the annual Language Trends survey that it is difficult for languages to prosper in a context of free learner choice.
19/08/10
A level results today suggest that languages need a better profile if students are to understand their importance.
08/07/10
Regional Language Network West Midlands has created a new business resource centre, which reviews websites and online resources used by its members.
28/06/10
28th June - 4th July 2010 is Deaf Awareness Week, when organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting everyone to 'Look At Me'.
24/06/10
Languages Adviser Nigel Pearson shares his wisdom on how to use World Cup themes in the primary languages classroom.
24/06/10
This week (23 June), people across the UK will be celebrating national VQ day, which was launched in 2008 to raise the stature of practical and vocational learning and celebrate vocational achievement.
10/06/10
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, is pleased to announce the launch of CILT Plus, a unique community of teachers and language professionals who want to inspire and develop our future generations of language speakers.
08/06/10
What's the big idea? is a national pilot campaign that has been set up to highlight the essential role of universities in the UK and their impact on the economy, culture, society, the environment and much more.
03/06/10
Before they head off on their summer holidays, 17 year-old language students are being urged to put 1st September in their diaries.
28/05/10
The European Day of Languages will soon be upon us, and as UK coordinators of the day, we’re encouraging schools and language enthusiasts to start thinking about planning activities to join in the celebrations.
26/05/10
Ballyclare Primary School in Northern Ireland has won £1000 worth of prizes in the Japan Webpage Contest for Schools, a new contest organised by the Japan Foundation London, and supported by CILT.
26/05/10
With the dust barely settled on this year’s Cannes Film Festival, free INSET sessions are being run in London this June advising MFL teachers how they can bring filmmaking into the classroom.
25/05/10
The deadline to pick your favourite of the 25 shortlisted LAFTAs clips is May 31st.
19/05/10
There’s a lot going on at CILT at the moment, and plenty of opportunities for you to brush up on your skills and learn about the latest trends in MFL teaching across all levels.
19/05/10
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, is pleased to announce its role in a specialist consortium that has just been established to lead on pan-sector standards and qualifications across the UK.
17/05/10
Read about a recent partnership that's been designed to encourage native Turkish speakers to value their language skills - and maybe even consider using them in a career with the Met Police.
13/05/10
Language enthusiasts might be pleased to hear that SOAS Language Centre has just announced its online taster sessions for Adult Learners Week (15 - 21 May).
12/05/10
This week, CILT is pleased to announce the release of ‘Tools for Schools’ French - a new Key Stage 2 resource designed to support the teaching and learning of primary languages and save teachers hours of preparation time.
28/04/10
If you want to try something a little different with your students, you might want to enter them for the Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation, run by the Stephen Spender Memorial Trust and The Times newspaper.
27/04/10
Entries are in for the Japan webpage contest and we're looking for your input. Cast your votes now!
23/04/10
If you’re teaching or advising on A level languages, you won’t want to miss this unique national conference, happening at the end of the month at SOAS, London.
23/04/10
The Chartered Institute of Linguists gathered with a number of distinguished guests last week to celebrate 100 years of promoting the learning and professional application of foreign language competence.
09/04/10
The deadline for the CILT National Awards for Excellence has been extended, so there’s still chance for you to enter your students’ work and put them in the running for some great prizes.
07/04/10
Supporters of the Diploma in Languages and International Communication, including CILT, have responded in a joint letter to comments made by Mike Tomlinson in the Times Educational Supplement.
06/04/10
A new campaign has been launched with the aim of getting more people in the UK to learn German.
06/04/10
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, is working with the TES to help raise standards across MFL through the sharing of free quality teaching resources.
02/04/10
Have a look at some reactions to the April Fools' Day news piece we sent out on Thursday!
01/04/10
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has announced details of an ambitious international initiative to make foreign languages more accessible to UK learners.
26/03/10
Kathryn Board, CEO of CILT, the National Centre for Languages issued the following statement in advance of the ATL conference next week.
23/03/10
Teachers and language professionals at this year’s Language World conference (26 & 27 March) will be the first in line to see the latest MYLO materials, and will have the opportunity to discuss the project with some of the people behind its development.
01/03/10
More businesses and schools are being urged to sign up to the Business Language Champions (BLC)programme, which has been instrumental in showing pupils how important languages can be in the world of work.
26/02/10
A recent survey conducted for CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has revealed that employers rank foreign language skills as second only to IT when it comes to finding the right candidate.
25/02/10
CILT has just announced it will be working with the British Council on an excellent project that will give primary language teachers the opportunity to attend courses in France, Germany and Spain.
18/02/10
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) is currently looking for representatives for its upcoming workshop on 'Guidelines for university language testing'. Read on to nominate yourself or a colleague.
11/02/10
CILT's BLC programme has introduced another group of students to the world of work by linking up a Shrewsbury school with an export consultancy business.
03/02/10
This year the Mary Glasgow Trust will again award their 14-19 Curriculum Prizes, worth £5000 each, to schools and colleges, or local authorities, that are making language learning more engaging and successful for young people.
03/02/10
Schools teaching Japanese, or involved in any project about Japan, are being encouraged to take part in a webpage competition that could see them winning up to £1000 worth of prizes.
26/01/10
MYLO, the free online language learning resource, came in for a lot of praise at this year's BETT event, which showcases the latest technology in education.
20/01/10
The results of the latest Language Trends survey show that the number of students choosing to take a language at 14 is still in decline.
20/01/10
The new Languages Work website, aimed at language teachers, learners and careers professionals, has just been launched by CILT, the National Centre for Languages.
08/01/10
On Friday 15th January, Joe Dale will be giving an exclusive preview of MYLO - a free online language learning resource due to be launched in spring.
16/12/09
The Training and Develppment Agency for schools has commissioned some new research with the aim of helping drive standards in the delivery of world languages in schools. Your help is now required!
08/12/09
People studying Urdu at GCSE or A-Level are being asked to complete a survey to help with the development of a new Urdu language degree.
01/12/09
The LAFTAs team joined Podium Skills at an event last week to introduce students to careers combining media and languages.
19/11/09
The Government have today confirmed plans to bring in a new curriculum for primary education, which emphasises the importance of foreign language skills.
29/10/09
A recent report has indicated that, 3.5 years after graduation, languages graduates earn more than those with a degree in Mathematical Sciences or Engineering.
28/10/09
CILT will be sharing a whole range of materials and initiatives to inspire language teachers, learners and linguists alike at this weekend's Language Show.
22/10/09
Teachers are being encouraged to register their schools for MYLO - a new online project that's set to revolutionise language learning.
22/10/09
The Our Languages project team has been awarded the Chartered Institute of Linguists Threlford Memorial Cup, in recognition of the excellent work it has been doing in fostering the study of languages in the UK.
08/10/09
As part of its Business Language Champions programme, CILT is pleased to be supporting the next LinkedUp awards scheme, which will inspire language learners across the UK.
08/10/09
Leading UK businesses gathered at London’s Imagination Gallery last night to celebrate the outstanding work going on across the country to show young people the true value of languages at work.
05/10/09
New figures have indicated that the number of people taking language tests in Tamil has increased by over 300% in the last year.
30/09/09
As countries around the world celebrate International Translation Day, European institutions draw attention to the lack of translators and interpretors with English mother tongue.
25/09/09
This week sees the launch of CILT’s Business Language Champions Awards programme, a unique initiative that recognises and celebrates businesses who are supporting language learning in schools across the UK.
25/09/09
Register now for CILT's 14th Primary Languages Show, without doubt the biggest event of the year for everyone involved and interested in languages in primary schools.
25/09/09
The European Day of Languages is upon us! This week, schools across Europe have been organizing all sorts of activities and events to celebrate the 6000+ languages spoken around the world.
18/09/09
With schools and individuals across Europe preparing to celebrate the annual European Day of Languages, CILT sees 26th September as a perfect opportunity to highlight the many ways in which languages can enhance lives.
17/09/09
In the recent full inspection of Initial Teacher Training, Ofsted has awarded CILT’s Graduate Teacher Programme a Grade 1, confirming the organisation’s status as an outstanding training provider.
09/09/09
At the launch of its new Agenda for Languages, CILT's Chief Executive will call for government agencies and employers to do more to recognise the vital importance of languages to help lift the UK out of the global recession.
03/09/09
With the European Day of Languages on 26 September fast approaching, schools are looking for ways to celebrate languages on and around the Day. The Languages and Film Talent Awards (LAFTAs) offer an ideal, fun opportunity to do this.
28/08/09
Today’s GCSE results show another fall in the numbers taking languages. The total number of students sitting a language GCSE this year was down by 4.1%. This comes on top of a 2.9% decrease last year.
20/08/09
A level results released today indicate that take-up of languages remains steady, amid concerns that languages are becoming an ‘elitist’ subject.
18/08/09
New web pages dedicated to teaching community languages to primary school children have now gone live on CILT’s Primary Languages website.
05/08/09
The Diploma in Languages and International Communication is an exciting new qualification for students aged 14 to 19, due to launch in schools and colleges from 2011.
03/08/09
All those involved in training language teachers should book now for a place on CILT’s Initial Teacher Education conference in Loughborough on 4-5 September.
29/07/09
A network of secondary schools which came together as part of CILT’s KS3 Dissemination and Development Programme has gone on to win a European Award for Languages.
09/07/09
A high profile event at the House of Lords will re-examine the link between language and identity and community languages and social cohesion.
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.
19/06/09
The Our Languages consortium is running an e-conference for young people to celebrate Who Do We Think We Are? Week (22nd to 27th June).
17/06/09
CILT is setting a challenge to young people and schools across the UK – Who can make the most creative two-minute video clip showing why languages are important?
16/06/09
The CILT Library’s most recent event was a lively, practical session looking at how to get the most out of using puppets in the primary languages classroom.
12/06/09
CILT and the Association for Language Learning (ALL) have published a spring update on the Languages ICT website.
11/06/09
CILT has won a bid to run a million pound programme to encourage teenagers to learn languages to help them compete more successfully in an increasingly globalised job market.
03/06/09
CILT is deeply concerned at the impact that recently announced research funding reductions are expected to have on provision to study languages at university.
05/02/09
CILT is delighted to announce that broadcaster, writer, producer and children’s activist Floella Benjamin OBE will be joining us as a keynote speaker at the 13th CILT Primary Languages Show in Liverpool in March.
03/02/09
An improvement in language teaching practice and increased personal confidence were the most commonly reported outcomes of regional training courses run by the CILT Comenius Network last year, according to a report released this month.