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

CRAIG PEPPER, 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"

Claire Hanmer, Malet Lambert School

"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

27 Jul

Lead School Teacher Case Study

We interviewed Jane Wood, NCELP Course Leader, and Head of MFL at Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

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 of speaker with audience and text: NCELP Subject Leader Briefings

18 Jul

Briefings on the new GCSE subject content

Registration will shortly be open for the Autumn series of Subject Leader and Teacher Briefings on 'Understanding the new subject content for GCSE French, German and Spanish'.

18 Jul

Upcoming events

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

13 Jul

Professor Emma Marsden presents at the Westminster Education Forum

Professor Emma Marsden, NCELP Director, presented the following session at the Westminster Education Forum, Next steps for modern foreign language provision in England’s schools online event - 4 July 2022

12 Jul

Professor Emma Marsden presents for NCELP at the Association for Language Learning Initial Teacher Education and Training online forum

Professor Emma Marsden, NCELP Director, presented the following session at the Association for Language Learning Initial Teacher Education and Training online forum- 5 July 2022