✨ The Languages in UK Education special issue is now complete! Many thanks to our guest editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for compiling this important collection, and to every contributor for sharing bold ideas to shape language education policy.
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How can we turn the UK’s 'cold spots' for language learning into 'hot spots?' 🔥📚
J. Biddle & J. Andrews highlight practical grassroots projects across the UK that show what works: @wendya-b.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social www.lspjournal.com/post/how-can...

What does it really mean to think like a linguist?
Charlotte Ryland argues it's time to move beyond grammar drills and embrace creativity, culture, and collaboration in language education. 🔗 www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l...
✍️ Collection Edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

💬 What if stories—not grammar drills—were the key to unlocking language learning?
Jonathan McBride explores how storytelling can transform language lessons, boost motivation, & help every learner succeed. 📚✨ @wendya-b.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social

Read more: www.lspjournal.com/post/the-pow...

✍️ Part of our series edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

❓Why do so many pupils 'start over' with languages when they reach secondary school?

✏️ In this opinion article, Rowena Kasprowicz calls for practical steps to fix the transition gap—and take primary language learning seriously.

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✍️ In our latest Languages in UK Education collection edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social and @cforsdick.bsky.social

🗣️ Why are fewer students in Scotland choosing languages—even with strong government backing?

@fionabarclay.bsky.social explores how a lack of “language capital” shapes public perceptions, gendered choices, & declining uptake—and proposes 3 steps for change.

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✍️ Series edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

💬 What can primary school French and Spanish teachers learn from Irish-Medium classrooms?

Thomas Rogan explores how immersion-style techniques used in Irish-Medium Education could transform modern foreign language teaching in mainstream primary schools.

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✍️ Series edited by Wendy Ayres-Bennett & Charles Forsdick.

❓What if every child in Northern Ireland had the chance to learn another language in primary school?

Sharon Jones explores how language education can boost wellbeing, creativity, and connection in a post-conflict society—and why it's time to make it a priority. www.lspjournal.com/post/towards...

✍️ Featured in our Languages in UK Education collection, edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

🌍 What happens when international exchanges vanish from schools and universities?

Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch argue for restoring international experiences to the heart of language learning—for all learners, not just a privileged few. www.lspjournal.com/post/interna...

✍️ Part of our Languages and Education series, edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social www.lspjournal.com

📚 What if a bilingual nation like Wales rewrote its curriculum to rethink language education?
💬 Can International Languages thrive in a learner-led system?
Read the piece by @clairegorrara.bsky.social & Lucy Jenkins, part of our Languages in UK Education series: www.lspjournal.com/post/new-cur...

🧠💬 What if primary language lessons weren’t just about grammar—but also about empathy, creativity, and global awareness?

In a new Languages in UK Education piece, @suzannegraham.bsky.social and Alison Porter rethink the purpose of early language learning.📖 : www.lspjournal.com/post/rethink...

✊🏾 New in our Languages in UK Education series: Lisa Panford explores how England’s language teacher shortages are being filled by educators from the Global South—without adequate anti-racist support.

We need ethical recruitment and retention.

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📘 New from Languages in UK Education series 👇
Can students keep learning languages after GCSE—without a full A-level?
Neil Kenny proposes a practical, flexible Level 3 ‘Applied Languages’ certificate.
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🎉 We’re delighted to present our new LSP series: Languages in UK Education, guest-edited by @cforsdick.bsky.social and Wendy Ayres-Bennett.

The series explores how the UK can better support linguistic diversity and respond to the languages crisis. 🌍📘

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