How does CILT support Language Colleges as hubs of
excellence?
CILT gives targeted support to individual Language Colleges as part
of the Language College support programme. As Language
Colleges come on stream CILT, through its team of information
officers and Language Teaching Advisors, can give support on
curricular, methodological, resourcing and professional issues.
- CILT supports regional seminars hosted by Language Colleges to
disseminate effective practice, keeping colleagues abreast of
current curriculum change and seeding new ideas.
- National conferences give the opportunity to disseminate
innovative practice in Language Colleges to all schools.
- Early Language Learning - Approximately 200 Language Colleges
and their primary school partners are involved in the CILT ELL-LC
project to support and extend excellent provision in primary
MFL.
- Language Colleges in their specific role of disseminators and
multipliers of effective practice are encouraged to take part in a
wide range of opportunities that CILT provides for Continuing
Professional Development (CPD).
- Also visit the CILT Secondary pages for
more ideas about how CILT can support your school.
Regional events focussing on primary languages
co-ordinated by SLCs
CILT supports SLCs in sharing good practice with other schools
in the local area. This includes supporting feeder primary schools
in delivering language learning for primary pupils and assistance
for primary teachers who are new to language teaching.
CILT supports SLCs in their local seminars and training events.
Below are some ideas from previous events which may be of interest.
Early language learning - discussion topics
- How is MFL related to the other aspects of the primary
curriculum?
- What resources are being used? Published? Home
made?
- Supporting primary teachers new to language teaching
- Strategies for sharing/ improving quality of teaching and
learning
- How are schools approaching transition into year 7?
- Pupils’ attitudes to MFL
- School links abroad
- Role of community languages
- How are lessons organised? How long? How
regular?
- CPD opportunities
Templates and examples
Please view our guidance
materials about setting up regional meetings, created especially
for the SLC KS2 agenda.
We welcome articles or case studies from SLCs which
have hosted a regional event. If you work in a current Language
College and would like further information about running a regional
event, or would like to have your event listed here, please send
your request to tabitha.cooper@cilt.org.uk