Thanks Liz! Good to see you there!

Ensuring smooth, meaningful transition from primary to secondary language learning is a key part of NCLE's mission. NatAssocLangAdvisers's Jenny Carpenter opens this afternoon's session with some excellent points about how secondary can build on, and be inspired by, primary languages.

Delighted to announce the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages has been reconstituted in the new Parliament with Tonia Antoniazzi as its new Chair, Baroness Coussins as Co-Chair, and Darren Paffey MP and Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury as Vice Chairs. 1/2

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Former NALA president and senior HMI for MFL Alan Dobson is in the hot seat in the latest in the Language Lives series. These conversations with language education specialists explore a lifetime of experience in language teaching, learning & policy making. nala.org.uk/language-lives…

Delighted to have been able to represent NatAssocLangAdvisers at today’s APPG Modern Languages. A huge amount of information presented succinctly on the subject of the dire situation regarding recruitment and retention of language teachers. Voices of new and training teachers very effective.

APPG ML Chair Tonia Antoniazzi today launched Duolingo's Westminster Language Challenge! 🎉 Open to all MPs and peers to learn a language and share a £20k charity prize fund in Jan-Apr and raise the profile of languages in parliament in the process! Will your MP take part?

Hugely important APPG ML meeting this week on Languages Teacher Recruitment with views from ALL Languages, teacher trainers and young trainee/early career teachers. So many obstacles in the way of effective recruitment - only 43% of target reached this year! 1/3

Speaking: ALL Languages's chair of management board Rene Koglbauer-Franklin who contributed to Education Select Cttee on this + ALL President Judith Rifeser; trainer Tanya Riordan at University of Portsmouth; Katrin Sredzki-Seamer Director of NML SCITT + two Language Teacher Training Scholars 2/3

The APPG looks forward to working with stakeholders to find ways of tackling issues complicating recruitment and retention of languages teachers #LanguagePolicyUK

⬇️ Important series of new papers for #LanguagePolicyUK being published in LSP Policy Journal Worth checking their website regularly (and bookmark this for your Christmas reading!) lspjournal.com/publications

Language teachers - you can sign up for our free webinars today! nala.org.uk/spring-series-…

Still not too late to sign up for one (or both) of our two free webinars for teachers of Modern Languages! Taking place in 4th and 11th March nala.org.uk/spring-series-…

Come and join us in Nottingham on the 28th June for the annual NALA conference. nala.org.uk/annual-confere… NatAssocLangAdvisers

Annual Conference June 28 2025 - NALA Still time to claim your early bird rate!! nala.org.uk/annual-confere…

Webinar - Language Trends England 2025 survey outcomes - NALA nala.org.uk/webinar-langua…

It’s time to welcome delegates to our Annual Conference! #NALA25

Hoy participamos en la Conferencia Anual de NatAssocLangAdvisers para seguir impulsando el aprendizaje del español 🇪🇸. ¡Enhorabuena por organizar este evento repleto de interesantes ponencias! 🌎 #NALA25 ¡Sorteo de 2 becas para cursos de formación online de Universidad de Salamanca Acción Educativa Exterior