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National Improvement Hub resource comprising case studies of how 6 Scottish schools have embedded a range of international experiences. More information on a wide range of funded partnership opportunities and classroom resources to support international engagement can be found on the British Council: Schools Online site and in the downloads section below. The links and support are designed to be used by schools, colleges and those engaged in supporting learning in the community. For schools, international engagement is an entitlement and part of broad general education.

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How to use this learning and assessment resource to improve practice?

The case studies and videos will show you how other centres have embedded a range of international experiences. The links will lead you to support from the British Council and other agencies, to allow you to set up international links for your centre or simply for your class. More information on a wide range of funded partnership opportunities and classroom resources to support international engagement can be found on the British Council: Schools Online site and in the downloads section below. The links and support are designed to be used by schools, colleges and those engaged in supporting learning in the community. For schools, international engagement is an entitlement and part of broad general education.

Reflective Questions

Do you know how to contact international teachers and learners to support your own practice and open up new learning opportunities?

Are you aware of the research that shows how international engagement can support excellence and equity ?

Do you know about the support available for building international links to support your learners and your own professional development?

Would you be confident in encouraging learners to work together online and share their resources with international partners working on similar learning tasks and activities?

Have you thought about embedding an international education activity across the curriculum for all of your centre's learners?

Download(s)
PDF file: Simple ways that you can embed international activity (189 KB)Word file: An example checklist to support planning and evaluation (1.4 MB)PDF File: A summary of the Scottish Government Strategy for International Engagement (211 KB)
Useful links to support you in developing your international activity

Disclaimer These links and suggestions are not a comprehensive overview of all the activities and resources that are available to you nor of the published research around the benefits of international activity. Nor are they a recommendation to adopt a particular approach.
PDF file: Key links supporting international activity Word file: Links around Global Citizenship, Human Rights, Sustainability and general teacher support for International Engagement Word file: Links for language teaching, online communities and sources of useful research for International Engagement
Case studies
Cowcaddens Primary - Using eTwinning Battlefield Primary - Using eTwinning St Charles Primary School - Using eTwinning Bannerman High School - Global Citizenship St Rochs Secondary School - Using eTwinning
Explore this resource

The issues we face in Scotland are not unique and many of the challenges we face are similar to those faced by learners and educators all around the world.

International engagement involves learning about other countries:

their cultures

education systems

languages

the global themes of interest to us all

through forming a partnership with educational establishments abroad and/or being involved in global learning programmes.

The aim of the partnerships are:

to improve knowledge and skills across curriculum areas

to challenge stereotypes and prejudices

to make learners aware of the possibilities that exist for learning and work outside Scotland.

International activity allows learners to understand Scotland and its place in the world. Partnerships allow those involved the opportunity to share ideas in pedagogy and the space to reflect on their own practice; and in so doing, improve the quality of learning and teaching. Partnerships can be developed digitally or can also involve face to face meetings between staff and/or learners.

There is a wealth of research that shows international experience develops learners, teachers and schools . In terms of Excellence and Equity and Transforming Learning.

Benefits for learners

Contributes towards improved reading, writing, communication and language skills

Improves the performance and engagement of under-achieving learners

Enhances skills that are relevant in a global economy

Helps improve motivation

Develops core ICT skills

Raises awareness and understanding of different cultures and religions.

Benefits for teachers

An important method of professional development

Improves confidence in the classroom and develops leadership skills

Can help improve behaviour of learners in class

Improves stimulation through refreshed content and resources

Promotes knowledge of other countries and cultures

Improves knowledge of global development.

Benefits for schools

Helps reduce the performance gap amongst pupils

Builds professional capacity in schools

Makes the curriculum more stimulating and improves ethos around the school

Improves engagement with the local community and partnership working

Helps centres meet the objectives of inspection.

Videos

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Other videos on Education Scotland YouTube channel

Example of Partnership Working
Bigger Primary School - A whole school strategy.

Learner Exchange
Balfron High School - Using Erasmus+

Learner Voice
Biggar High School - Embedding International Experience Across the Curriculum

Global Citizenship
Biggar Primary School - Embedding International Activity Across the School

Music from around the world
Learners pick up Chinese instruments and culture

Integration with curriculum and motivating pupils
Easterfield Primary A whole School Strategy.

Tackling Global Issues
Using Eco Schools

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Brand new resource published on the Scottish BookTrust website.   Free to download.  Aims to support exploring translation in the classroom and has been written by author and translator Lawrence Schimel. The examples are in Spanish, but knowledge of this language is not required. Activities could be adapted to any language.

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The aim of this resource is to support exploring translation in the classroom and has been written by author and translator Lawrence Schimel. This resource is adaptable and can be used with any of the modern languages included in the Curriculum for Excellence and as part of the 1+2 languages approach. The examples are in Spanish, but knowledge of this language is not required. The resource is written for pupils.

The resource contains:

Introduction to translation

Words and palabras activity

Exploring synonyms and antonyms

Idioms and translation

Translating rhyme

Translating in the same language

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Resource to support exploring the principles of translation by author and translator Lawrence Schimel.

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Click on the image below to access this YouTube channel by a teacher workign in Scotland.  Lots of recorded lessons including a wide variety of cultural contexts

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Bonjour tout le monde, bienvenue! Welcome to French with Mr Innes!
On this channel, you’ll discover the perfect way to learn French for beginners and kids! The videos can easily be used for home learning or by teachers as lesson starters. Videos come out each fortnight. Learn French online for begi…

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Click on the image below to access an infographic from QFI about non-verbal gestures used in the Arab-speaking world.  Poster free to download.  Do you use similar gestures in your home language?  Do they convey the same meaning or not?

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Language and culture are intertwined, which makes non-verbal communication a key aspect in language learning. Not all communication is language-based; people also convey what they're thinking using gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions. Understanding differences in non-verbal communication is a vital part of building cross-cultural relationships. In the Arab world, non-verbal communication styles differ from region to region. Here are six commonly-used gestures that you may see in the Arab world. Think about the non-verbal communication you use in your life. How do these gestures compare?

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Infographic: Non-Verbal Communication in the Arab World

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Language and culture are intertwined, which makes non-verbal communication a key aspect in language learning. Not all communication is language-based; people also convey what they're thinking using gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions. Understanding differences in non-verbal communication is a vital part of building cross-cultural relationships.

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Francophonie Playlist: Alliance Française de Manchester

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Francophonie Playlist: Alliance Française de Manchester

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Dance and sing to our favourite songs from the French-speaking world. From France to RDC, via Quebec and Belgium, discover iconic francophone music. Press below to play!

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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A collection of free resources for interdisciplinary language learning incl. contexts for social subjects and art in French, Spanish, German and English. Click on the image below to access.

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The resources here put into practice the CLIL principles you have been exploring. They have been organised according to teaching language, and by curriculum topic.

All of the Lesson Plans are in English, but contain short scripts for the Target Language that the teacher (and sometimes the learners) might want to use. These are especially for the guidance of non-specialist language teachers, as are the related sound files which provide models of those scripted items.

The lesson plans and their associated resources have been designed and collated by native speaker teachers for learners in upper Primary and lower Secondary schools. The recommended age and stage is indicated in the Lesson Plans. Some are for a sequence of lessons, whereas others are just for single lessons, and all the resources can be adapted to fit your individual teaching context.

These are ready-to-go resources

Choose the language and the topic you want to teach

If you want to develop your own resources, you will find support in our next section : Learning Pathways

The ELAPSE resources refer occasionally to material in external links of an educational nature which we do not control, and, as with all Internet links, these may disappear or move over time. ELAPSE cannot be responsible for all of these; we recommend you download those resources which are permitted, or take screenshots of pages for reference.

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Click to open an interactive genial.ly presentation about Morocco developed to support the Discover Arabic primary pilot.

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اكتشف العالم العربي

Discovering Morocco

Thanks to RV brand consultancy

Alice Morrison is a 21st century explorer. Born in Scotland, she now lives in Morocco and speaks fluent Arabic. Her blog is called 'Indiana Jones for girls'. Watch a clip from the journey she made from Tangier to Timbuktu, via Marrakech

Click on the magnifying glass to read about Alice's amazing expedition to find dinosaur footprints in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco in 2020.

Watch a short film to find out how and why tree climbing goats in Morocco help in the manufacture of shampoo and other beauty products

Check out fascinating facts and photos about Morocco on the National Geographic Kids website

Listen to 'Ya Salam' (Wonderful) by Moroccan musician Ahmed Soultan

Beautiful tiles decorate many buildings in Morocco. Click to create your own Moroccan style tiles.Combine maths and art skills in a symmetrical design

Explore Morocco on Google Earth

Take a 360 degree tour around a Moroccan riad house

Watch

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اكتشف العالم العربي Discovering Morocco Thanks to RV brand consultancy Alice Morrison is a 21st century explorer. Born in Scotland, she now lives in Morocco and speaks fluent Arabic. Her blog is called 'Indiana Jones for girls'.

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Watch this 5 minute video to hear how Lynne Jones, SCILT PDO explain how she brought traditional tales and language learning together.

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Map from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Click on the image below to ceck out the BBC bitesize resource about the Frenc-speaking world.

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There are many French-speaking countries in the world. Together they are known as the Francophonie - the French-speaking world. Anyone who lives in a French-speaking country or speaks French as a first language can be considered part of the Francophonie .

The Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)

The OIF is an official organisation comprising 57 official member states whose main language is French. The OIF is designed to bring French-speaking cultures together and share knowledge and culture.

The OIF also puts on les Jeux de la Francophonie - similar to the Commonwealth games - where countries compete in various sports, including athletics and football.

The French Empire

Up until the early 20th century, Britain, Spain, Portugal and France all had large empires which meant countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia came under their rule. At one time, France ruled around 8 per cent of the world's countries.

Many colonies gained independence after World War One and France still had a strong influence in some countries in Africa and South East Asia up until the 1960s. A result of the colonial era is that many countries still use French as a national language, even though they are no longer ruled by France.

France still governs many countries outside of Europe. These are referred to as the DOM-TOM - Départements et Territoires d'outre-mer . They include countries such as Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, French Guiana in South America and French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean.

French Canada

A large part of Canada is French-speaking. Quebec is a region of Canada whose official language is French and its culture has a strong French influence. It is the only part of Canada where French is the official language. Of the 8 million people who live in Quebec, about 80 per cent speak French.

was a French colony for more than two centuries from 1534 to 1760. Most of the former French colonies are now English-speaking.

Tourist information will often be given in both French and English and many people will often speak English and French. However, there are laws in place to restrict the amount of English that can be used in shops. Quebec is keen to protect its French language and culture.

France had colonies in the USA, especially in the south in Louisiana and New Orleans. French is still spoken in Louisiana today.

South America

In French Guiana the official languages are French and Creole. It is the only French-speaking territory in South America. It was occupied by France in the 17th century.

The Caribbean

The official languages of Guadeloupe are French and Creole. The capital city is Basse-Terre. It has been a region of France since the 1980s. It has also been occupied by Britain and Sweden.

In Martinique they also speak French and Creole. Fort-de-France is the capital city and the country produces bananas, petrol and rum. It has been occupied by France since 1635 although it has been occupied by Britain at different times since then.

Over 100 million people speak French across 31 different African countries such as Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal.
Northern Africa
Algeria has been influenced by many cultures and it was under French rule from 1830-1962. Arabic, Berber and French are the languages spoken today. It covers 2.4 million sq km making it the largest country on the African continent and the 10th largest country in the world.

French is also spoken in the Northern African countries of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia which have all had French influences.
Western Africa
was a French colony until it gained independence on 4th April 1959. Every year, this date is celebrated as a national holiday.

in Senegal still shows the impact of French culture as it was a major city in the French Empire. It was a port for traders travelling between France and the Caribbean. There are still pâtisseries and boulangeries in the main cities selling croissants for breakfast.

has a population of 7 million. It was first colonised by France in 1658. In 1960, the Republic of Senegal was established. The Senegalese speak Wolof as a national language as well as French.

South Pacific

Tahiti is one of the French Polynesian islands that speak French as well as Tahitian. French Polynesia includes 118 different islands and 5 archipelagos. In 2004, the islands were classed as a French 'overseas country'. The tiny island of New Caledonia ( Nouvelle Calédonie ) near Australia is also owned by France and has contentiously been used as a base for French nuclear trials in the Pacific.

French is mainly spoken in the South of . Flemish is spoken in the North. The French-speaking South is known as Wallonia. is the largest French-speaking city in Wallonia.

Switzerland has four official languages - German, Italian, French and Romansch. It is a landlocked country surrounded by Germany, France, Austria, Liechtenstein and Italy. This position has influenced the culture and language in different areas of Switzerland. Geneva is the largest French-speaking city in Switzerland due to its proximity to the French border.

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La francophonie - The French-speaking world - The French-speaking world - GCSE French Revision - BBC Bitesize

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There are many French-speaking countries in the world. Together they are known as the Francophonie - the French-speaking world. Anyone who lives in a French-speaking country or speaks French as a first language can be considered part of the Francophonie . The OIF is an official organisation comprising 57 official member states whose main language is French.

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“People in other cultures are often portrayed as scary or exotic.” Anna explains: “This has to change. We want to show how people really live. It seemed natural to use photos as data so people can see for themselves what life looks like on different income levels. Dollar Street lets you visit many, many homes all over the world. Without travelling.”
See what people around the world eat, play with, wear etc. How similar or different is your life?

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Imagine the world as a street. Everyone lives on Dollar Street. The poorest to the left and the richest on the right. Every else live somewhere in between. Where would you live? Visit Dollar Street and see homes from hundreds of homes from all over the World.

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Aimed at pupils age 8+, watch and engage with short documentary in Spanish, set in Venzuela.  Teachers resource created by WOSDEC.

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13 year old Luis lives on the Maracaibo Lake, one of the main oil reserves in Venezuela, and dreams of entering the local boat race

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Multilingual poetry writing.

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10 years of MTOT!!!

Come help us celebrate!

The Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) multilingual poetry competition celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity through creative writing. It offers a unique opportunity to showcase the many languages spoken and learned by young people in school and at home.

We can hardly believe this session it will be ten years since we first launched the competition as a pilot event within Glasgow local authority back in 2014!

Over that time we have celebrated a huge range of languages. We have been astounded by the creative brilliance of Scotland's young poets. We have laughed with them, been moved by their stories, sung along with them, and marvelled at their courage in putting their creations out into the world.

So many people and organisations have supported us, including the former Scots Makar, Jackie Kaye and the current Scots Makar, Kathleen Jamie. We have enjoyed the patronage of writers, poets and language professionals from the UK and beyond, and we want to celebrate it all in this, our 10th year.

Initially the competition invited written submissions collated in a printed anthology of the winner and runner up poems, examples of which can be seen below. With the greater use of digital technologies, over the past few years the competition has evolved to focus on the spoken word. Hearing pupils share their voices and language skills has helped bring their poetry to life and we look forward again to offering a platform for children and young people to be creative with languages and allow their voices to be heard.

In this 10th anniversary year, we are delighted to work with our partners at Instituto Cervantes to offer a special prize category for entries in Spanish, one of the most widely taught languages in Scotland's schools.

So in this 10th year, we hope to see even more entries so that we can celebrate the young voices of Scotland. Find YOUR voice, and join us!

Information about the competition

The competition is split into two categories:

Mother Tongue - children and young people who do not speak English as a first language can record and submit an original poem, song or rap in their mother tongue language. In Scotland, pupils will be able to submit entries in Scots and Gaelic in this category.

Other Tongue - children and young people learning another language in school, college or university (French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, Urdu, Gaelic and Cantonese) can record and submit an original poem, song or rap in that other tongue.

In both categories, entries can be sound files only, a performance video, or a drawing or illustration representing the entry with recorded voice over.

All entrants will complete a pro-forma in English to accompany the piece. An important part of this is that the entrants must outline their inspiration as this accounts for part of the judging criteria.

Find out more about the competition timeline and requirements below. PLEASE NOTE REGISTRATION CLOSED ON 5 OCTOBER 2023.

Winning, highly commended and other entries from the 2022-23 competition can be seen on our MTOT Awards 2022-23 webpage. Entries awarded in previous years are still available to view on our MTOT Awards 2021-22 and our MTOT Awards 2020-21 webpages.
Make sure you subscribe to the SCILT e-bulletin for updates about the competition.

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Using a song lyric strategy for  a target language authentic resource video activity

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From songs to weather and climate. Click below to read a blog post by Colleen Lee-Hayes about using a technique common for sequencing song lyrics adapted to use with a spoken language weather forecast.

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Click on the image below to see how @MeganBudke's pupils incorporated authentic restaurant menus in the target language into  dialogues about ordering food and drink.

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5 minute film capturing different Spring Festival experiences from around the world.

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Click on the image below to read a presentation about an eTwinning project between Dalry Primary in Ayrshire and Colegio Público Fozaneldi in Asturias. During the pandemic the project connected youngsters both through writing letters and virtual meetings.

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More than just play ebook - summing up our project

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Book Creator is a simple tool for creating awesome digital books. Create your own teaching resources or have your students take the reins.

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More than just play - an eTwinning project

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Click on the image below to find out how the pupils at this Scottish primary school have been inspired to learn languages and embrace internationalism.

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Pupils at Scottish primary school inspired to learn languages and embrace internationalism

An East Renfrewshire school which reinvigorated its teaching of and boosted students' engagement in languages with the help of Erasmus+ has been recognised by the Scottish Government.

Neilston Primary School has taken part in staff mobility and strategic partnership projects funded by the European Union's programme for education and youth, broadening the horizons of students and staff alike.

So successful have the initiatives been that the school recently won Education Scotland's 1+2 Languages and Internationalism Award.

Lindsay Allen, Teacher Leader for Modern Languages, explained how the school's involvement in Erasmus+ came about via previous experience with eTwinning - the European Union's online platform for collaboration between schools across the continent.

"We have adopted a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning, embracing the Scottish Government's lifelong learning skills and strategies policy, but it was clear more work was needed," she said.

"We carried out an audit of proficiency in French and its findings identified a development need in the teaching of French; staff lacked confidence in their ability to embed language learning into daily routines.

"Having seen the benefits of working with partners abroad through eTwinning, we successfully applied for Erasmus+ Key Action 1 funding, to upskill our teachers to deliver the 1+2 model.

"Now in its second year, the Language Learning at the Heart of Getting It Right for Every Child project supports eight teachers to travel to Carcassonne in France on one-week immersion courses. In addition to language classes, staff also enjoy a day in a primary school, which is a real highlight.

"Pupils have become inspired and motivated in language learning and internationalism as a result of the recent priority given to the subject and the improvements in our provision. This was recognised when, as a result of this project, we were awarded the British Council Foundation Level International Schools Award. We were hooked!"

Interdisciplinary language learning

School chiefs then decided to go to the next level - a Key Action 2 strategic partnership project with schools in France and Italy calledExploring the Endless Possibilities of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Language Learning.

"The idea for the project evolved during discussions with eTwinning partners and through work with schools for the European Day of Languages," Lindsay said.

"Our first eTwinning project was a gentle introduction. We linked up with schools in France, Italy and Poland and pupils exchanged videos and letters. All pupils loved being part of this activity.

"Pupils and teachers enjoyed the experience and the learning outcomes were significant for all.

Erasmus+ and eTwinning are the key to engaging children in their language learning, making it relevant and interest-based

"As a result, we decided to collaborate on an ambitious project that would encompass language learning and interdisciplinary learning (IDL), where languages are included, for example, in science, social studies, literacy and numeracy.

"Pupils are now working on developing a series of masterclass IDL activities, which they will take part in when visiting host schools. They will participate in workshops - sharing experiences and best practice with others, formally and informally."

The aim is to ensure students gain high-quality, progressive learning experiences in languages as well as an array of transferable core skills required for success as they transition through school and into the world of work.

Learning journeys

"Experiencing stimulating opportunities for language learning in an interdisciplinary, inclusive and accessible way will equip our pupils with valuable life-skills that support their learning journey and hopefully inspire them to continue with language learning into the senior phase and beyond," said Lindsay.

Pupils have become inspired and motivated in language learning and internationalism

"We want to enable our pupils to create, manipulate and use language for themselves rather than merely learning by rote.

"Our teachers will also benefit and be motivated to embark on their own educational learning journey. They will embrace new initiatives, fresh approaches and establish clear goals to succeed and contribute something new to the school on their return, motivating others around them.

"We believe the experience will give teachers a bank of effective and engaging ideas to encourage active and inclusive learning across the curriculum and facilitate excellence in the primary languages classroom."

Award winning

The school's hard work in this area is paying off.

"This year we were delighted to win Education Scotland's 1+2 Languages and Internationalism award," said Lindsey. "A real highlight of our language-learning and international journey.

"Erasmus+ and eTwinning are key to engaging children in their language learning, making it relevant and interest-based. Who doesn't love a pen-pal, or being able to speak with a fellow pupil from a different country?

"We are a largely mono-ethnic school, therefore it is particularly important for pupils to have opportunities to broaden their horizons.

"Our projects have enthused pupils, staff and parents to become engaged with languages in a way we never thought possible. Languages open doors!"
Looking to inspire your staff and pupils? Find out more about applying for Erasmus+ Schools funding

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Global Storybooks is a free multilingual literacy resource. Read, download, toggle, and listen to a wide variety of illustrated stories.

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The Global Storybooks Portal is designed specifically for teachers, parents, and community members around the world. It makes 40 selected stories from the African Storybook available in major national, immigrant and refugee languages of individual countries, regions, and groups.

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Click here to access fictional and non-fiction film clips as well as teaching ideas about Día de Muertos in Mexico. Free content on Literacy Shed website. The animation has no dialogue.

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holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey Day of the Dead ( Spanish: ) is a Mexican Día de Muertos

Read more on Wikipedia here

In the film below we see a young girl decorating the grave of her mother. It is quite a sad scene in contrast to the party scene in the nearby village.

After a few moments a delicate blue flower grows from the grave. As the girl tries to pluck it from the ground it wraps around her wrist and pulls her down into an underground world.

Here the girl meets a band of Mariachi Skeletons and a skeleton lady who takes her on a fun adventure, dancing and partying across the underworld.

Use this short film to show children what the 'Day of the Dead' celebrations might look like.

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holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures.

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Click on the links to access free resources from Clare Seccombe that encourage intercultural understanding with a focus on festivals and customs in Spanish and French speaking cultures.

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Click to download challenge sheets available for Arabic, French, German, Manadarin Chinese, Spanish or Welsh.  Blank ones also available to download to design your own.

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The Great Languages Challenge can be completed during a planned lesson or also set as a language-themed homework task. We even have a blank version available that students can use to design their own challenges for their classmates or peers in their partner school overseas.

Did you know that completing two or more international activities from these resources (or designing your own) will qualify your school for a foundation level International School Award?

All you have to do is choose and complete two or more classroom-based activities linked to your curriculum. Apply and get your international work recognised.
Sign up to the British Council Schools e-newsletter and be the first to hear about new resources, funding, training and global webinars!

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Help your pupils learn a language with our most popular classroom resource.

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Click on the dragon below. Children from Dalry Primary School, Edinburgh worked with Education Officers at the National Museum of Scotland to create a resource which can be used on a virtual or actual visit to the museum's East Asia gallery. Chance to find out about authentic artefacts and to learn some Chinese vocabulary to describe them (colours, numbers).

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Learn how to say colours in Mandarin, explore the museum collections virtually and create your own Chinese object card.

Age:

Aimed at Primary 5-7 pupils learning Mandarin.

Languages:

The words of each colour are shown in English, Mandarin, and Pinyin.

Did you know?

Pinyin is an international guide for pronouncing Mandarin words.

With thanks to

Dalry Primary who helped us create this resource

Start by watching this short film to meet your dragon guide Dàhăi.

Teachers/Parents/Carers - Find out more in our Teachers' notes.

Finding the objects

Using the gifs or downloads below, find out where each object is in the museum. Can you remember how to say the colour in Mandarin for each one? You can try to find them online either by:

While you are exploring, look out for an object you'd like to create a card (download below), short film or even a gif about!

Download blank card
The final object is chosen by you! It could be something you find on Google Streeview, by searching our collections, or even something from your house.

Remember to make a note of its colour and practice saying that colour in Mandarin.

How to use for teachers/parents/carers

This resource was originally intended to be used during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. The instructions above allow you to use online, whilst pupils are learning at home.

You might find it useful to download the original teachers notes as they provide:

More information about the dragon and the objects

Follow on activities about each object, many of which can be completed at home

A longer list of Mandarin and Pinyin words for popular colours

Additional online resources to explore

List of colours

Practice saying these colours in Mandarin.

Colour

Mandarin

Pinyin

English

Activity backpacks

Once the museum reopens, classes can book to use our Mandarin activity backpacks to explore the objects in person. The backpacks contain sensory items relating to each of our seven objects featured in this resource.

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Learn how to say colours in Mandarin, explore the museum collections virtually and create your own Chinese object card. Age: Aimed at Primary 5-7 pupils learning Mandarin. Languages: The words of each colour are shown in English, Mandarin, and Pinyin. Did you know? Pinyin is an international guide for pronouncing Mandarin words.

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Eplore the website of artist Hervé Tullet and be inspired to create some colourful art or read one of his books!  Change the language of the blog from EN to FR for some different content. Check out this playlist too

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Material as Narrative – Corinne McCaig MA Illustration Blog

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​Click on the image below to access a comprehensive resource for French created by Education Scotland. Aimed at upper primary/early secondary French learners to support the development of all four language learning skills. The resource also supports practitioners by offering a platform that can lead to wider learning opportunities, especially in exploring the cultural aspects of ‘Bandes Dessinées (BD) – comic books - in the French speaking world.

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​How to use this learning and assessment resource to improve practice

Reading a comic book of this type that is aimed at native speakers of the language may seem daunting to both teachers and learners. However, the learning in this resource is made accessible through the use of images and the synopsis of the story

The prior learning needed in order for learners to get the most out of this resource is detailed in the learning journey. In broad terms, learners should be familiar with personal description, home area, numbers, parts of the body and basic adjectives. It would also be useful if learners had some basic knowledge of the Romans and their culture.

Once learners have a broad understanding of the story, they will be ready to tackle the activities in the learners' pack. These can also aid understanding of some aspects of the story that could provide a focus for further exploration in class.

A list of key vocabulary for each task supports practitioners through each of the tasks in the activity pack .The sound files and video clips support learners' understanding of the written and spoken word and help to hone listening skills.

Download (s)
PDF file: Pages from 'Astérix chez les Pictes' book (10 MB)PDF file: Teacher's notes for Astérix.pdf (387 KB)PDF file: Astérix activity pack(1.8 MB)Powerpoint presentation: Astérix - Curriculum for Excellence (3.9 MB)PDF file: Astérix learning journey (169 KB)PDF file: Synopsis (152 KB)Astérix: Activity 1 sound files.zip Astérix: Activity 3 sound files.zip Astérix: Activity 6 sound file.zip
These videos have restricted access and therefore are only available through Glow.

Video 1: Elodie

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Video 2: Céleste

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Video 3: Amandine

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Video 4: Thibault

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Video 5: Florence

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Video 6: Harry

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Download video transcripts
Word file: Video 1 - Elodie Word file: Video 2 - Céleste Word file: Video 3 - Amandine Word file: Video 4 - Thibault Word file: Video 5 - Florence

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Reading a comic book of this type that is aimed at native speakers of the language may seem daunting to both teachers and learners. However, the learning in this resource is made accessible through the use of images and the synopsis of the story The prior learning needed in order for learners to get the most out of this resource is detailed in the learning journey.

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A celebration of humans, food and culture! Short films, recipes and blog posts from Mexico, Galicia in Spain, Italy, Lebanon and Wales. Target language, authentic

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We travel all over Lebanon filming the stories, recipes, and artisan food crafts of some of Lebanon's most ancient cuisines. From foraging for edible thistles on Mount Lebanon, smoking wheat in the South, and making the famous kibbeh in the North, our adventures in Lebanon are chock full of discovery, beauty, and fun!

We travel to Central Mexico to document the stories of local communities who were safeguarding endangered food traditions, farming techniques, and indigenous food under the Slow Food Presidia. We returned from our visit with a newfound respect for our kind, compassionate, neighbors.

Join The Recipe Hunters in Wales as they discover the traditional recipes behind the most treasured Welsh dishes. Thanks to all of the Welsh families who opened their homes & hearts to our community! A special thanks to without you this could not be possible. Check out the films below to begin your adventure!

Join The Recipe Hunters in Galicia, Spain, as they discover the traditional recipes behind Galicia's most treasured dishes! Thanks to all of the Galician families who opened their homes & hearts to our community! And a

Pelepau & Beladona for the Galician Music! Check out the films below to begin your adventure!

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FOOD + CULTURE FILMS | The Recipe Hunters

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We travel all over Lebanon filming the stories, recipes, and artisan food crafts of some of Lebanon's most ancient cuisines. From foraging for edible thistles on Mount Lebanon, smoking wheat in the South, and making the famous kibbeh in the North, our adventures in Lebanon are chock full of discovery, beauty, and fun!

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Why not compare and contrast the themes and styles of the work of:

Fiorela Silva from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Glasgow City Mural Trail, and

eLSeed, a French-Tunisian artist

Street Art in Lisbon, Portugal

What similarities and differences do you notice about the pieces of art?  What similarities and differences do you notice about the artists?  Do you have a particular favourite amonst these artworks?  Can you explain why?

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Click below to get to the recordings organised into playlists on YouTube for young learners of French. Nathalie tells stories and makes 4 minutes clips about common French words and phrases.

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I teach French and support the teaching of French in primary schools in England. On my channel, you will find videos that you can use to help you teach French, either as a teacher yourslef or as a parent whose child is learning the language.

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Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools

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Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools

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Click on the image below to find a selection of free resources for teaching Chinese Mandarin as an L3 developed by Scottish teachers, for Scottish schools and aligned with CfE.

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Click on the image below to see a tweet from Spanish primary teacher @BeatrizCerdan. Can your pupils work out what art materials the children are using? What Spanish words can you see in the finished artworks? Can you make your own artwork using the same technique?  Then you could share it on social media and tag @BeatrizCerdan!

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Esgrafiado. 🤟🤟🤟 Cartulina, ceras de colores, témpera líquida negra y palillos. ¡ Tachán !

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Presentation of VET Project: Collaboration between Scotland and China

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Presentation of VET Project: Collaboration between Scotland and China

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[CAFI conference VET project] - PowerPoint Slide Show - [CAFI conference VET project]

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Loom | Free Screen & Video Recording Software

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Reading about an aspect of Mexican culture in English led to an opportunity to practise writing skills in Spanish for P7L at Bonnybridge Primary School in Falkirk. Click on the image below for more detail.

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Whilst exploring Mexican culture, we learned all about ‘Lucha Libre’. 🇲🇽💪🏼We loved learning about Mexican Wrestling and designed our own ‘luchador’. Afterwards, we developed our Spanish vocab by learning some adjectives to describe our wrestler. 👏🏽@BPSMissStanners @falkirk1plus2

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Whilst exploring Mexican culture, we learned all about ‘Lucha Libre’. 🇲🇽💪🏼We loved learning about Mexican Wrestling and designed our own ‘luchador’. Afterwards, we developed our Spanish vocab by learning some adjectives to describe our wrestler. 👏🏽@BPSMissStanners @falkirk1plus2 https://t.co/de90Z3W8qm

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Whilst exploring Mexican culture, we learned all about ‘Lucha Libre’. 🇲🇽💪🏼We loved learning about Mexican Wrestling and designed our own ‘luchador’. Afterwards, we developed our Spanish vocab by learning some adjectives to describe our wrestler. 👏🏽@BPSMissStanners @falkirk1plus2 https://t.co/de90Z3W8qm

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Whilst exploring Mexican culture, we learned all about ‘Lucha Libre’. 🇲🇽💪🏼We loved learning about Mexican Wrestling and designed our own ‘luchador’. Afterwards, we developed our Spanish vocab by learning some adjectives to describe our wrestler. 👏🏽@BPSMissStanners @falkirk1plus2

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A calendar of 30 music-based challenges created through partnership work between Hackney Music Service, Bernadette Clinton – Spanish Consultant for Hackney Education and her team of Spanish teachers, and Raquel Tola Rego – Spanish Teacher at Parkwood Primary School. Fully hyperlinked and free to download. Share your efforts on social media using the hashtag #HMS30days.

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This month we are excited to announce our HMS 30 days of Spanish calendar!
We invite young people, families and more to continue the celebration of music-making and language learning across Hackney and beyond by taking part in our 30 days of Spanish calendar!

There are a wide range of activities for you to join; singalongs, sound scaping and more including a great range of activities from our partners.
Download the interactive HMS30daysofSpanish2021 and click the relevant box to access different resources.
Here is a Spanish dictionary you can use to look up words: spanishdict.com/translation
Record, share and tag us in your challenges via Instagram & Twitter! #hms30days Away you go!
These challenges have been created through partnership work between Hackney Music Service, Bernadette Clinton - Spanish Consultant for Hackney Education and her team of Spanish teachers, and Raquel Tola Rego - Spanish Teacher at Parkwood Primary School. Huge thanks to all involved!
And with special extra thanks to all the teachers and partners who have provided us with individual challenges:
Pilar Gonzalez Gomez and her pupils at Mossbourne Riverside Academy

Adolfo Arribas Alvaro and his pupils at Sebright Primary School

Carmen Casado at Colegio Virgen de la Salud - Parkwood's partner school in Spain

Christina Orts for creating the Saxophone Challenge especially for Parkwood, and to Parkwood for sharing it!

Marta Gil from Zamora in Spain and a friend of Parkwood!

Ann Wright, the VOCES8 Foundation, and the Apollo5 Singers

Two of the Cuban artists featured in these challenges are Hackney Music Service tutors, currently working across a number of primary and secondary schools in the borough as well as supporting / coaching ensembles and special projects - thank you for all your hard work Omar Puente and Hammadi Rencurrell Valdes!
Gracias a todos!

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This month we are excited to announce our HMS 30 days of Spanish calendar! We invite young people, families and more to continue the celebration of music-making and language learning across Hackney and beyond by taking part in our 30 days of Spanish calendar!

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On the drive and listen app/site choose a location in a target language location, jump in a taxi and listen to the local radio station as you drive around.  What do you notice about the buildings/cars/signage?  What's on the radio - music/advert?

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Calendars free to download each month focusing on festivals and celebrations across the wider French-, German- or Spanish-speaking worlds

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Virtual tour through France, Egypt, Polynesia, Gabon and Madagascar with associated teaching materials

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Information for primary practitioners about teaching language skills and developing learners' cultural awareness.

Activities and resources for supporting interconnected teaching of languages.

The European Language Portfolio provides pupils with a record of their achievements and progress in languages.

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passport to the french-speaking world; passeport francophone; francophile; français; modern languages

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Website offering an introduction to the French-speaking world (la Francophonie) for primary practioners and learners. Includes resources to support language learning, French vocabulary and an awareness of French culture in diverse locations across the world - including Egypt, Madagascar and Gabon in Africa, Polynesia in Oceania as well as France itself.

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Practical lesson ideas, that can be adapted to use with images, clips, statements about target language cultures and/or in the target language.

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Los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica

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Los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica

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Check out this short video montage of the most popular tyoes of street dance in Latin America. Can you find each of the countries on a map or in an atlas? What musical instruments can you hear in the different clips? Which of the dances do you like best? Why? Can you learn a full routine in your favourite style?

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Hablaste y te escuchamos: los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica elegidos por ti.

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Hablaste y te escuchamos: los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica elegidos por ti. https://t.co/L25C126Htd

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Hablaste y te escuchamos: los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica elegidos por ti. https://t.co/L25C126Htd

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Hablaste y te escuchamos: los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica elegidos por ti. https://t.co/L25C126Htd

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Hablaste y te escuchamos: los mejores bailes callejeros de Latinoamérica elegidos por ti.

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Can you explain how the German school system works from looking at this visual of the German school system?  What are the similarities and differences to the school system in Scotland? (Image credit unknown)

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Centre for the Scots Leid/Scots Language Centre

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Centre for the Scots Leid/Scots Language Centre

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Lots of resources to access

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A few lesson ideas to teach pupils about St Andrew using Scots language

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Tree stories, alphabet and poem materials available in Gaelic

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Outdoor & Woodland Learning (OWL) Scotland have created a range of useful guides and learning resources about trees and forests. They're suitable for schools and community groups but are equally fun for anyone interested in the outdoors. Download some of our favourites on this page.

Tree stories

Learn about the Lady of the Woods, the silver birch, and why she wants to dance, and how the ash tree came to be the Tree of Life. The children's book Tree Stories, written by Claire Hewitt, chronicles 12 tree stories, one for each month of the year, with background facts on each tree and its folklore. Tree stories is available in English and Gaelic.
Tree stories
Gaelic alphabet

Did you know the Gaelic alphabet is based on trees? Our Gaelic alphabet poster illustrates the 18 letters of the Gaelic alphabet and how each letter relates to a tree.
Gaelic alphabet poster
The Gaelic poem poster also eloquently links tree names and the Gaelic alphabet through prose. An English translation of the poem is available too.
Gaelic poem poster
Activity postcards

A series of activity postcards have ideas to get you started learning in the forests. You can learn about the life cycle of a tree through tree seeds such as acorns, beech seeds and conkers as well as why woodlands are valuable.
Activity postcards

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A range of Gaelic teaching resources

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Fàilte gu làrach-lìn Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, a' bhuidheann a tha a' co-òrdanachadh foillseachadh agus sgaoileadh ghoireasan do dh'fhoghlam Gàidhlig air feadh Alba.

Welcome to the website of Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, the organisation charged with co-ordinating the production and distribution of Gaelic educational resources throughout Scotland.

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Check out teaching resources, trailers etc. for short films and feature films from around the world, sometimes with out any dialogue, often from cultures where languages other than English are spoken

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Programmes and teaching resources to help you bring languages to life

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For upper primary:
Virtually there: French
Virtually there: German
Virtually there: Spanish

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Teaching materials for primary Spanish including downloadable posters as well as songs and stories with audio files.

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RZSS Science in the Language Classroom
Games exploring iconic wildlife in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish & more

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'Language of Stamps' is a series of resources for studying language and culture using postage stamps.  Explore geography, history, people, flora and fauna in Frech, Spanish, German, Gaelic, Japanese & more.  Including the 'Around the World with Stamps' competition open until 30/04/21 for 5 - 15 year olds.

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German for children - free lesson plans and materials

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A little corner of France
in the heart of Edinburgh, with library, cinema and bistrot

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Check out this short thread from Dunoon Grammar.  Adaptable for primary settings and other languages.

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Madainn mhath! OurS6 Adv. Higher History class have come together with the #Gàidhlig S1 class for an #IDL experience! Our S6s shared their learning on aspects of Dalriadan history and culture whilst the S1s taught us about Gaelic placenames @dunoongrammar1 #cleachdiaigantaigh 1/2

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Madainn mhath! OurS6 Adv. Higher History class have come together with the #Gàidhlig S1 class for an #IDL experience! Our S6s shared their learning on aspects of Dalriadan history and culture whilst the S1s taught us about Gaelic placenames @dunoongrammar1 #cleachdiaigantaigh 1/2 https://t.co/7fXjnx4dRq

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Madainn mhath! OurS6 Adv. Higher History class have come together with the #Gàidhlig S1 class for an #IDL experience! Our S6s shared their learning on aspects of Dalriadan history and culture whilst the S1s taught us about Gaelic placenames @dunoongrammar1 #cleachdiaigantaigh 1/2 https://t.co/7fXjnx4dRq

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Madainn mhath! OurS6 Adv. Higher History class have come together with the #Gàidhlig S1 class for an #IDL experience! Our S6s shared their learning on aspects of Dalriadan history and culture whilst the S1s taught us about Gaelic placenames @dunoongrammar1 #cleachdiaigantaigh 1/2 https://t.co/7fXjnx4dRq

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Madainn mhath! OurS6 Adv. Higher History class have come together with the #Gàidhlig S1 class for an #IDL experience! Our S6s shared their learning on aspects of Dalriadan history and culture whilst the S1s taught us about Gaelic placenames @dunoongrammar1 #cleachdiaigantaigh 1/2

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Watch teachers from Williamston Primary in West Lothian and Penicuik High School in Midlothian explain how the British Council's Connecting Classrooms professional development training and Professional Partnerships have enhanced their practice and the learning and development of pupils in their schools.

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Connecting Classrooms in Scotland (longer version)

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Teachers from Williamston Primary and Penicuik High School explain how Connecting Classrooms professional development training and Professional Partnerships have enhanced their practice and the learning and development of pupils in their schools. 

Find out more: https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/about-programmes/connecting-classrooms