Our partner, QFI, is offering schools the opportunity to apply for the Arabic Afterschool Enrichment Grant programme. This provides support to robust Arabic language programmes for primary and secondary students outside of school hours during the academic year.
Arabic is the most spoken language in Newcastle schools, after English. It is an important world language and understanding Arabic language and culture would bring significant benefits to children and young people. The events we support during the Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages are testament to the interest there is locally (click here to see the short film of the Welcome to the Arab World event 2025).
Arabic Afterschool Enrichment Grant
Applicants can apply for funding to use directly towards the Arabic programme for:
- Arabic teacher salaries
- Arabic specific curricular materials or development
- Classroom materials
- Student scholarships to attend program (if the afterschool program is a tuition-based program)
- Cultural activities linked to Arabic language instruction
- Administrative/Indirect Costs up to 10% of programme costs
Details of the grant and the link to apply are online here and interested schools are encouraged to contact Jillian Lomanno, Senior Programme Officer at QFI to discuss the opportunity: Email: arabic@qfi.org
Further Information and links about support for Arabic language learning and teaching
QFI works with teachers, schools, administrators and universities to help make the teaching and learning of Arabic as accessible and professional as other world languages.
- Click here for free downloadable infographics that can be printed. Topics include Arabic Letters and Sounds, Non Verbal Communication in the Arab World, Arabic in the Soccer Stadium, History of the Arabic Alphabet, Arabic Calligraphy and many more.
- Click here for Tilemaker, introducing the fundamental concepts of Islamic art and architecture through the exploration and creation of mosaic tile art.
- Click here for the All Things Arabic podcast, supporting Arabic language education.
- Click here for more information about the range of support available for Teacher Professional Development.
- Click here to find out about grants available from QFI for teachers, schools, organisations and students.
- Follow QFI on social media: facebook, youtube, instagram, LinkedIn and X
North East Arabic Teaching Council
The North East Arabic Teaching Council (North East ATC) is a network of Arabic teachers based in the North East that is funded and supported by the Qatar Foundation International (QFI). Arabic Teaching Councils are teacher-driven and provide a community for educators to share ideas, resources, and challenges. They also organize professional development events, workshops, and webinars to help teachers improve their skills.
- The North East Arabic Teaching Council is hosted by Success4All, an educational charity based in the North East of England.
- If you are an Arabic language school teacher based in the North East, have an interest in starting your career in Arabic teaching, or would like to introduce Arabic teaching into your school curriculum, please get in touch with Caroline Afolabi Deleu at info@s4a.org.uk
- For more news about North East Arabic Teaching Council follow Success4All on social media: X (twitter), instagram, youtube, linkedin and facebook