Vorsprung durch Deutsch! German is the most in-demand foreign language for 🇬🇧 professionals. A study by City Lit shows that German is a requirement in over 25% of multilingual job ads in the UK. Demand for multilingualism was esp. high in sectors like management, sales & tech.

At a time when resources are so stretched in the public sector, this expenditure is hard to fathom. Not only do most schools already have policies in place to deal with this issue but each mobile comes with an off switch which is absolutely free...

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Open Day Queen's University Belfast 🎓 is in full swing! Why not come and find out about our PGCE opportunities SSESW at Queen's

Interested in school teaching? Gain Eligibility to Teach in 1 year with a PGCE in English IT/Computing Maths Modern Languages R.E. Science Social Science Which is best suited to you for Sept. '25 entry? Attend our info session on 26th Sept. -> ow.ly/kQha50ThgXN Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Glenveagh School performing at Belfast Grand Central Station this morning, welcoming the first weekday bus passengers to the new station with some fantastic performances! Brightening a Monday morning 🎶☀️

#WhyLearnGerman? The PM's recent visit to Berlin underlined that 🇩🇪 is one of 🇬🇧’s closest partners. Joint priorities include people-to-people links, youth & education, climate policy, transport & infrastructure, tech, research & innovation. Tons of opportunities for 🇩🇪 speakers!

The first priority mentioned is ‘grow a globally competitive economy’ 👏 but I can’t see any ref to developing modern languages in our schools☹️? Is the starting point the belief that Northern Ireland only conducts business in English🙈? Emma Little-Pengelly BL Michelle O’Neill Paul Givan

Whilst in Manchester for #GPC24*, I couldn’t resist a bit of canvassing for the Weatherfield by-election! This street was full of support for The Green Party. A real sense of community, but there isn’t half some drama going on…

📢 Calling all educators - don't miss out on TPL Thursdays! this term with its "Language Landscape” series starting Thursday 19 September. ➡️ Find out more here: ow.ly/iacN50Tfs15 Learning Leaders | St Mary’s University College Belfast | Stranmillis University College

Ian Collen 🇪🇺 Emma Little-Pengelly BL Michelle O’Neill Paul Givan Definitely need a language strategy but we also need to look at how languages are marked by awarding bodies to encourage uptake beyond GCSE.

The key findings of the latest (brilliantly put together) British Language Trends Survey by the British Council. Source: britishcouncil.org/sites/default/… NCI Centre for Education & Lifelong Learning Ian Collen 🇪🇺

On 26 Sept, we're celebrating #EuropeanDayOfLanguages. What will you do? Get inspiration from resources from our British Council Schools and Goethe-Institut London partners: bit.ly/3XIHLU3 #edutwitter #mfltwitterati

Great to be with Secondary Students’ Union NI in Queen's University Belfast 🎓 for the launch of the Votes at 16 NI campaign! A really interesting day discussing how we can implement Votes at 16 in a way that benefits both young people and society as a whole! #VotesAt16

There are few more pernicious phrases in organisations than ‘not the right fit’. Not white enough. Not able bodied enough. Not middle class enough. Not male enough. Not straight enough. Not compliant enough. Not convergent-thinking enough. Not the right university attended. Not

📢Attention language teachers in Scotland! 🌟The first ever Language Trends Scotland survey is live and we want to hear your thoughts and opinions on the situation for language learning. 🗓️You can now contribute until 30 September🌍 #MFLTwitterati 👇 buff.ly/3WZnI1Y

The last BBQ 🍗 of the summer 🌞

📢Interested in a career in teaching? 🌟 Applications for #PGCE #Primary at Ulster University are now open! Click on the link to get started! We look forward to receiving your application ✅ #WeAreUU Education ulster.ac.uk/courses/202526…

Freshers’ Week ready! #AlwaysLearning Ulster University ☘️

Let’s take a look at #transition with a languages focus… says The World of Languages and Languages of the World ‘s John Claughton discussed in tonight’s Linguascope webinar #mfltwitterati #mflchat #langchat #edutwitter From British Council Schools Ian Collen 🇪🇺 #languagetrends report 2023