Tag Archive: education
Languages at primary school – what’s the point?
From September this year, it’s going to be compulsory for primary schools in the UK to teach a foreign language.... View Article
March 27, 2014 3:27 pmRising Demand for English as a Foreign Language Reveals Spain’s Biggest Educational Bugbears
Today we welcome back guest blogger Eve Pearce, with an interesting article about the demand for language learning in Spain,... View Article
January 22, 2014 1:44 pmLanguages for the future: the top ten
A recent report by the British Council has laid out the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, in... View Article
December 11, 2013 11:29 amA step closer to one billion children
If you’ve been on our Facebook or Twitter page recently, you may have noticed some of our photos from our... View Article
September 25, 2013 10:00 amLanguage learning in UK schools: what does the future hold?
Recent news that the numbers of pupils taking a modern foreign language to A-level in the UK have fallen dramatically... View Article
September 4, 2013 10:00 amLost in translation: making sense of maths
Reading Nat’s post about all the fascinating linguistic differences and difficulties that she and her translators experienced when translating the... View Article
July 12, 2013 12:07 pmSo, did you know you can speak Greek?
Today’s blog post is written by Konstantia Sotiropoulou, who’s been helping us to translate and record our Maths apps in Greek.... View Article
February 8, 2013 1:41 pmA visit to Malawi
I visited Malawi for a week last month. My first impressions were the enthusiasm and happiness shown by so many... View Article
November 24, 2011 12:00 pmIs it OK to be Monolingual?
When England’s GCSE results came out at the end of August the British press were quick to report on the... View Article
September 13, 2011 2:53 pm