The National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy (NCELP) was set up in December 2018. We work in partnership with university researchers, teacher educators and expert practitioners, and Specialist Teachers in Leading Schools across the country, to improve language curriculum design and pedagogy, leading to a higher take up and greater success at GCSE.
We are funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and co-directed by The University of York and The Cam Academy Trust.
Our substantial package of support includes professional development tools, teaching resources, and workshops, and takes forward the recommendations made in the Teaching Schools Council’s Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Review led by headteacher and linguist Ian Bauckham, and ensures they are achievable and effective in schools. All of our work is in line with the new GCSE’s in French, German and Spanish.
Our work is to:
- Connect classroom practice and research
- Develop pedagogy, with resources to deliver it
- Improve intrinsic motivation and increase GCSE uptake
Meet the Team
Find out more about the roles and biographies of the NCELP team.
Funders and partners
Find out more about our key funders and the partners that we work with.
Background to the Centre
Find out more about the DfE Modern Foreign Language Programme.
What people are saying about us
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