The work of almost 300 primary aged pupils to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and Her Majesty’s links with the Commonwealth has been captured on film. The children performed to two packed houses at GalaDurham on 14 June and showed just what could be accomplished with five weeks of rehearsals with professional artists. This was a…
From Bishop Auckland to the White House
We are delighted to be able to share Dr Fiona Hill’s remarkable journey with pupils at her old school in Bishop Auckland next week. Fiona left Bishop Barrington School to study Russian at St Andrews University. Her studies took her to Harvard where she eventually married and settled. She served on the United States Security…
A Right Royal Do
To mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, 300 pupils from seven County Durham schools had intensive rehearsals with performers from across the Commonwealth. Their talents were showcased at a fantastic concert in Durham on 14 June; attended by 800 guests among them our Lord-Lieutenant, High Sheriff, Chair of County Council, Mayor and dignitaries from across the…
Wining posters
We were delighted with the 543 entries for our Languages Open Doors poster competition. The winning entries are displayed below are were from KS1 – Leona, Delves Lane Primary School KS2 – Imogen – Framwellgate Primary School KS3 – Beniamin – Outwood Academy Riverside Huge congratulations to all who entered.
Film about Ramadan and Eid
We are delighted to be working with Newcastle Central Mosque and with EAL and Diversity Solutions to produce a short film for schools in our region. The film will explain how the Moslem community in our region marks Ramadan and celebrates Eid. Schools will be able to download the film free of charge. We will…
Video footage of Lunar New Year celebrations
Students who volunteered from Durham University at our Lunar New Year celebrations have shred this video which has received thousands of hits on the Chinese version of Youtube. It shows the traditional costume show in all its glory – absolutely fabulous ! https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bS4y1G7SQ?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click
Spanish Days at Durham University
Vicky Gough is unable to join us but has created a presentation which Brian Stobie will deliver. It can be downloaded from here :
Escape Room Challenge now in Spanish and German
Colleagues at Manchester University have translated the French escape room challenge into Spanish and German. We are very grateful to them for this and for making this available to our schools using the link below https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/connect/schools/outreach/viva-langs/
Where can languages take you?
Partners at British Council have organised a great webinar to illustrate the careers which you can follow with some knowledge of a different language. Speakers include : Former language assistant from Newcastle A civil servant in the region A RAF officer from North East England A member of staff from GCHQ The event is FREE…
Do you teach Spanish?
Working with partners at Durham University and the Spanish Embassy’s Education Department, we are delighted to offer teachers of Spanish ; at both primary and secondary level, the chance to take part in a FREE CPD day at the university on Saturday 2 April. Please register by following the link below : https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/reinounido/convocatorias-programas/formacion-profesorado/historico-formaciones/durham-2022.html
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