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Promoting languages and language learning across Portsmouth

Portsmouth City of Languages is a joint initiative launched by the city’s language providers, the Local Authority and other interested groups to showcase good practice in language provision at all levels, signpost to resources and develop networks, as well as celebrating languages in the city.

Building on similar initiatives across the UK, the Portsmouth Education Partnership website will regularly update the community on language-related events in and around Portsmouth. It will also seek to create new partnerships between local stakeholders that can further strengthen language learning and language-related careers.

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Aims

  • To celebrate all of the languages spoken and studied in our schools and communities;
  • To inspire everyone, whatever their age, to love and learn languages, both formally and informally;
  • To facilitate sharing the experience, skills and expertise of teachers (from nursery to KS5), the Solent Language Hub, members of Portsmouth City Council’s Education department and the staff and students at the University of Portsmouth;
  • To build relationships with all organisations and employers across Portsmouth, and beyond, who value languages and language learning;
  • To create and maintain a source of information and resources, housed on the Portsmouth Education Partnership (PEP) website, to act as a point of reference relating to language learning;
  • To engage parents in supporting their children’s language learning and understanding the value and importance of language learning, including for employability;
  • To offer continuing professional development to teachers through events and awareness-raising and to create opportunities for cultural capital across the city.

Key contacts

Liz Lord
ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub (Organiser)
Primary Lead, Solent Language Hub
 Email: [email protected]

Tanya Riordan
University of Portsmouth
Email: [email protected]

Karen Thomas
Portsmouth City Council
Email: [email protected]

Paul Joyce
University of Portsmouth
Email: [email protected]

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GENERAL RESOURCES

PRIMARY LANGUAGES

KEY STAGES
3, 4 & 5

ADULT AND HIGHER EDUCATION

PORTSMOUTH AND BEYOND

COMMUNITY LANGUAGES

LANGUAGE GEEKS

PARTNERSHIPS FOR SCHOOLS

SOLENT LANGUAGE HUB

News

Portsmouth ~ City of Languages partners’ meeting | 29 November 2024

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The steering group for the initiative ‘Portsmouth ~ City of Languages’ would like to invite all Portsmouth school and college leaders, or a representative, to attend a partners’ virtual meeting on Friday 29 November 2024 from 1pm – 2pm.

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Language Trends England 2024

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Language Trends England 2024 surveyed teachers at more than 1,300 primary, secondary and independent schools to gather information about language education. It is the 22nd report of its kind and follows 2023’s research which found two thirds of secondary state schools were teaching just one modern foreign language. Key findings Recruitment of qualified language teachers […]

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