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We aim to provide essential training materials, introducing and updating tutors on current thinking, research and professional networks.
We are keen to hear your ideas and opinions. Give us your views and feed into the future development of the site. Please email us with your comments. For more details of the initial research carried out to inform the development of the site please click here.
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NEW!
Our e-module: Recently qualified languages teachers’ contributions to your taught programme.
In Working with your trainees area, in the Models of provision section.
The video footage for this has just been updated, and as it is that time of year when you are planning next year, you may like to be reminded how your ex-trainees can enhance your Languages ITT programme.
Initial Teacher Education Conference
4-5 September 2009, Loughborough Conference Centre
This annual conference is for all those involved in supporting trainees on primary and secondary initial teacher education programmes for MFL. The conference is appropriate for teacher trainers on MFL PGCE, SCITT and GTP and for mentors who work in partnership with any of these. Those involved in research in this sector will also find much to stimulate their thinking.
Click here to download the programme.
Click here for more details and registration.
A Recent History of Primary and Secondary Education in England
This is a booklet written in 2 parts to help the beginning teacher address the objective of developing a broad understanding of the education system. It will be of special value to beginning ‘native-speaker’ teachers, aiding understanding of important differences in detail between the education systems in which they grew up, and the one in which they are starting to work.
Part 1: 1944 to 1985 is available now: click here to learn more and download the booklet.
NEW! ALL Response to the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum: Interim report (Rose 2008)
The Association for Language Learning invited its members and also teachers more widely, to provide their views about the recommendations on pages 60-67 (Aspect 5: Languages) of the 2008 Interim Rose Report. Click here to download the entire Interim Report.
The views received have been summarised by ALL Director Linda Parker. Click here to download the response if you are an ALL member. Click here to be directed to a review of the response.
To see the final report of the Rose Review, click here.
Scheme of Work, KS2 French
We are pleased to host the TDA version of the QCA Scheme of Work for French at Key Stage 2 , specifically adapted by CILT to support initial teacher trainees.
File type: Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf)
File size: 32.8 MB
Estimated download time: 4-10 minutes
Download instructions
To download the file to your hard drive, right-click (PC) / ctrl-click (Mac) on the 'Download file' link, and then choose the 'Save Target As' option.
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ALL student membership scheme
A special membership (with reduced benefits) of the Association for Language Learning is available free of charge to teachers in training and in their NQT year. Click here for details.
