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We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee for the following roles: - ECA Representative - Slavonic and East European Representative. Please see our website for the role descriptions and the nominations forms: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/03/nom…

Macron is right. Revive the school French exchange to secure a future together ✍️ @ToniaAntoniazzi politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Our future generations are missing out, there is so much excitement and learning to be had by learning a foreign language! I know… through friendships, sport, work opportunities. Let’s not let these unique experiences escape our children. @APPGML

⬇️APPG Chair @ToniaAntoniazzi writes in @politicshome about the pressing need to revive school exchanges post-Brexit

Check out this important new podcast on the value of speaking other languages - with @WendyBennett21. The conversation looks at how the languages we speak shape our sense of identity, influence how we think and reason, and affect how we relate to others. It explores how…

A great afternoon in Westminster thanks to @APPGML and @darrenpaffey We presented our collective response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/06/23/cur… Was pleased to be there to represent @UCFLangs with @WendyBennett21 and Marcela Cazzoli.

If you're working in secondary education in the UK or the Republic of Ireland please consider taking 5 minutes to fill in our survey which will help us develop a new French studies prize for Year 12 students or equivalent. 🇫🇷📝 forms.office.com/pages/response…

'Multilingualism is seen as a problem' – valuing languages in university settings kcl.ac.uk/news/multiling…

'It keeps our children close to our culture': York St John University marks three years of teaching heritage languages to next generation yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-r…

RoI is a million miles ahead in terms of vision & forward thinking in relation to primary languages. Genuinely sad that @paulgivan is already back-peddling out of the excellent recommendation by international curriculum expert @lucy_crehan copying @SuzieKingon for her info

I refuse to give up hope - the benefits and costs of early #language #education are rightly acknowledged, but all of our children in Northern Ireland deserve the best of our investment. We shouldn’t let them down @paulgivan @lucy_crehan @Counsell_C @DrIanCollen

Our Summer Plenary today has a range of crucially important panels on current developments in languages provision in HE. First up: David Clarke (Cardiff University) and Derek Hird (Lancaster University) on Modern Languages in a Global Humanities Landscape. Chaired by our very…

Teachers! Join us on 11 July for two webinars focusing on meaningful assessment and effective feedback in language learning. You can watch the event live on Facebook or YouTube, or register to join on Zoom. 🎯 Register now: teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-event… #ProfessionalDevelopment

What’s next for languages education in England? Join the @ncle_ioe webinar as we unveil key findings from this year’s Language Trends England survey. 🗓️ Date: 4pm, 9 July 🎙️ Presented by Vicky Gough and @DrIanCollen 👉 Register: ncle.ucl.ac.uk/universal-cpd-… #mfltwitterati

Don’t miss out on this pivotal event that promises to shape the future of language education. Save the Date and be part of the conversation! language-world.co.uk

#unequal Spanishes #translanguaging theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The 2025 #LanguageTrends England results are in! Join experts Vicky Gough and @DrIanCollen to unpick what’s next for language learning in England. Hear how NCLE is tackling the challenges 🔗 bit.ly/3VFNWaJ #mfltwitterati #edutwitter @Schools_British @GI_London1

What do the latest insights say about the state of language learning in England’s schools? Join author @DrIanCollen and panellists as we reflect on the Language Trends 2025 report and what it means for languages education. 🔗 ncle.ucl.ac.uk/universal-cpd-… @ncle_ioe #mfltwitterati