The LSP series on Languages in UK Education is back! Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social Neil Kenny explores alternative qualifications in languages post-GCSE. With A level choices narrowing, would a level 3 certificate allow more students to continue language learning? lspjournal.com/post/time-for-…

How do we meet the challenge of language teacher shortages? Read Lisa Panford's new thought-provoking piece in LSP on the recruitment of teachers of Colour: lspjournal.com/post/the-recru… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

What is the purpose of primary education? Read Suzanne Graham and Alison Porter's new piece in Languages, Society and Policy National Consortium for Languages Education Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social A must read in view of the ongoing Curriculum and Assessment Review!

Are you interested in the new curriculum for international languages in Wales? There is an excellent analysis by Claire Gorrara and Lucy Jenkins in LSP lspjournal.com/post/new-curri… What could the rest of the UK learn from this fresh approach? Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

lspjournal.com/post/internati… Read the next piece in our collection in Languages, Society and Policy on the value of international experience for young learners. The return of Erasmus+ would be very welcome. Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

What can MLs teachers in mainstream education learn from Irish-medium education? Read Thomas Rogan's piece on this in Languages, Society and Policy: lspjournal.com/post/language-… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

Did you know there is no statutory requirement for languages at primary level in Northern Ireland? Read Sharon Jones's opinion piece in Languages, Society and Policy on the opportunities and challenges of developing NI primary languages: lspjournal.com/post/towards-l… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

chng.it/HfgkGQBMsV Sign the petition to join the fight against cuts to modern languages at Bangor

In our next LSP opinion piece Rowena Kasprowicz tackles the thorny issue of transition from KS2 to KS3 lspjournal.com/post/bridging-… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social An important intervention in light of the curriculum reviews onging in England, Scotland and NI.

Fiona Barclay considers the longstanding deficit in the social value associated with languages, true not just of Scotland, but across the UK. She proposes 3 avenues for improving public perceptions of languages lspjournal.com/post/language-… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

Jonathan McBride looks at the power of stories in the language learning classroom in this week's LSP opinion piece. He brings interesting international insights: lspjournal.com/post/the-power… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

What can we do to bring creativity and inclusive culture into language learning? What does it mean to 'think like a linguist'? Read Charlotte Ryland's fascinating piece in our LSP special collection Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social: lspjournal.com/post/think-lik…

🇨🇳 “The best way to learn a language is to be immersed in the culture.” ✈️ The 2025 Mandarin Excellence China visit is underway. Over 1,000 students are heading to China for a language-learning adventure! 🎥 Hear from students who went last year and those going this summer.

In our final LSP opinion piece, Biddle and Andrews present inspiring examples of close-to-practice research. The entire collection underlines the vital role of collaboration. Let's all work together! Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social lspjournal.com/post/how-can-w…

A great afternoon in Westminster thanks to APPG Modern Languages and Darren Paffey MP 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 UCFL @ucflangs.bsky.social with Wendy Bennett and Marcela Cazzoli.

The new episode of Crossing Channels is on the value of speaking other langauges with myself and Benjamin Pitt: pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 Richard Westcott explores the individual and societal benefits with us.

Read UCFL's reaction to the new HEPI report on languages: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/31/new… The recommendations for HE are particularly welcome, as are those around equality of access and social justice. Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

#GCSEresults show uptake in Spanish and other #mfl languages. But drop in French/German creates concern for equality of opportunity. Read about how we aim to provide equal access to languages education for all young people regardless of background: bit.ly/3V92hLd

⬇️ Letter to The Times and The Sunday Times by Baroness Coussins, Co-chair of the APPG, in response to their recent leading article arguing falling languages uptake narrows young people's horizons ( thetimes.com/comment/the-ti… ) #LanguagePolicyUK

Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer theguardian.com/commentisfree/…