CILT, the National Centre for Languages : European Award for Languages

Congratulations to the following 15 projects which won Awards in 2003:

Bridgewater County High School, Warrington
Drama and creativity project with languages in which sixth formers run language workshops with primary schoolchildren.
Frederick Gough School, Lincolnshire
A work-related Spanish programme which motivates pupils in Key Stage 4.
Hayle Community School, Cornwall
Example of a Specialist Language College involving the local community, in this case staff of a local zoo, in language activities for Year 7 pupils.
Parkstone Grammar School, Poole
Italian as an enrichment to the curriculum (and 4th foreign language) in Key Stages 4 and 5.
Woodbridge High School, Woodford Green
'Teach a friend a language' project in which pupils with home languages other than English pair up with friends and teach them a short conversation.

Robert Gordon's Junior School, Aberdeen
This independent school has produced a CD of French raps for young learners, written by the teacher and class together and now widely distributed to other schools.

Maplewood School, Sunderland (EBD, primary and secondary) Inspirational example of successful language teaching for disadvantaged youngsters.
Perry Common Special Schools, Birmingham
Imaginative ways of making French accessible to deaf, blind and physically disabled pupils.
Portal House School, Dover (EBD, primary)
Enlightened programme for primary age boys with emotional and behavioural difficulties, involving links with France, Belgium and Germany.

University of Glasgow
Special module in languages for medical students, enabling them to undertake placements in foreign hospitals.
University of Hull Language Institute
Imaginative way of teaching Italian to a diverse range of learners via a simulation. Learners act as the editorial board of an Italian newspaper and news programme.

Partners in Excellence, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute
A virtual centre of excellence for modern languages, providing distance learning and support for post 16 languages in 29 schools.
Centre for Intercultural Resources and Language Education (CIRCLE), Gloucester
Pupils are involved in developing multimedia resources about their own languages and cultures.
Liniclate Education Centre, Benbecula
National Gaelic debate for 15-17 year olds, broadcast live on TV.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Vast range of imaginative activities to stimulate language learning, including an annual festival, concerts, workshops, language days, and a German fair involving teacher trainees from German.

...For further information, please consult our winner's booklet (949 kB)