NCELP – National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy

Our mission is to improve language curriculum design and pedagogy, leading to a higher uptake and greater success at GCSE

ALICE HARRISON, HEAD OF LANGUAGES, REDDISH VALE HIGH SCHOOL

“We have been thrilled to have free access to such a well planned and structured scheme of work. The resources are so well organised and easily adaptable for our classes. It has made a big difference to our workload.”

Lynne Kay, PGCE Course Leader for Modern Languages, Newcastle University

"Just to also say a big thank you for all the excellent resources you have created on the NCELP Portal. Awesome!...What's great is having the research, the underpinning principles and extensive resources all in one place"

Pippa Allenby, Primary MFL Outreach Teacher for KS2, St Bede’s Catholic College

"I think the KS3 SOW is inspirational! Thank you to everyone for all the resources and CPD information and videos. They are fantastic!"

More testimonials

23 Jun

Teacher Testimonial

Craig Papper, Spanish teacher at Reddish Vale High School in Stockport, shares how NCELP resources have helped his students gain confidence using their language skills.

19 May

Educator Testimonial

Former headteacher and primary adviser, Kathryn Wild, shares her experience as an Spanish learner using NCELP

Image with text: Teacher Case Study: Joanna Cairns

15 Mar

Lead School Teacher Case Study

We interviewed Joanna Cairns, NCELP Course Leader, and Head of MFL at Archbishop Temple Church of England High School.

16 Jun

Diversity, inclusion and representation in NCELP resources

In this new resource collection, we present some examples of learning activities in French, German and Spanish that have been developed to support diversity, inclusion and representation in the UK language classroom.

15 Jun

Upcoming events

Discover upcoming NCELP events and presentations by NCELP team members at sector-wide events and conferences.

Image of teacher and students in a classroom with text: Introduction to NCELP for Early Career Teachers of MFL

26 May

Introduction to NCELP for Early Career Teachers of Modern Foreign Languages

Registration is now open for our interactive online sessions for early career teachers providing an introduction to NCELP and a subject-specific interpretation of the Early Career Framework for MFL.

23 May

Department of Education ranks 5th in REF 2021 results

York University's Department of Education has ranked 5th in the Research Excellence Framework 2021, according to Times Higher Education, with the department's research impact rated to the highest degree.

13 May

NCELP interviewed by the Consejería de Educación

Professor Emma Marsden and Dr Rachel Hawkes were recently interviewed for TECLA by José Jiménez Serrano, Technical Adviser to the Consejería de Educación in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

12 May

Survey: Perceptions of Primary Languages in England

A survey has been launched for the Progression in Primary Languages project at the Institute of Education, University of Reading, aiming to explore views on the KS2 Languages Programme of Study, approaches to assessment of primary languages, and...

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