Continuing professional development conferences and events

CILT Community Languages National Conference
Wednesday 11 June 2008
Holiday Inn Royal Victoria, Sheffield

 

What is the CILT Community Languages National Conference?
Community Languages: Developing practice for the 21st century’ is a national conference focusing on a wide variety of aspects of community language teaching, run by CILT, the National Centre for Languages in association with Languages Sheffield.

Whatever your specific interests or background, this conference will provide you with the chance to develop skills, ask questions and share expertise, and to network with colleagues from all areas of community languages teaching.

 

Who is it for?
Teachers and managers from mainstream and supplementary/complementary schools and local authority colleagues, from both the primary and secondary sectors, to look at the strategic and practical issues involved in developing the quality and breadth of community languages provision. Colleagues from FE, HE, AE, ITE and language centres will also benefit from the broad range of practical workshops, talks and discussions available.

A free exhibition runs alongside the conference, giving delegates the opportunity to browse the latest resources for teaching, promoting and supporting community languages.

Exhibition

 

What does it involve?

Strategic development sessions
In these interactive sessions, an expert speaker provides input and a chair facilitates discussion, allowing you to have your say on the issues that matter most to you.

Teacher CPD
These highly practical workshops provide delegates with ideas and teaching methodology to take back with them to the language classroom.

Advice Centre sessions
These sessions give you the opportunity to talk through ideas questions and needs in an informal small group with relevant organisations.

Plenaries
In these two keynote lectures, Dr Lid King, National Director for Languages, and Dr Charmian Kenner of Goldsmiths, University of London, will speak on issues of national development and research outcomes.

This year’s conference also celebrates the launch of the 'Our languages' website, an exciting initiative funded by the DCSF.

Conference Programme
To see programme click here

How much does it cost?
£60 full fee
£25 supplementary schools (limited places available)
Payments received by cheque/credit card will receive a £5 discount

 

How do I book my place?

Please register online for this event.