We are delighted to be working with our new partners at Futbol Lingo and sharing the opportunities for clubs, schools and educators at all levels to get involved with their app and services. Futbol Lingo is an initiative from professional football coaches and linguists, Pierce Kiembi and Mark Muddyman. We have been working with them to see how we can inspire language learning through the medium of football.
We will be hosting a webinar and in person sessions for schools during our Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages in March 2024, but in the meantime, you can download the flyer about the app and their education services here, follow them on social media or get in touch directly if you are interested in getting involved.
We know young people love football and Newcastle is a city with an inspirational football team. The education offer from Futbol Lingo is very exciting – combining football themed activities with motivation and inspiration for language learning and the practical opportunities that exist for future careers.
Sarah Edgar, Education Consultant, Newcastle City Council
Pierce and Mark are inspirational football coaches and linguists, sharing their app, offers for students and passion with educators. We hope that this will inspire future linguists and open young people’s minds about the wealth of opportunities for people who speak other languages and understand other cultures in the football industry.
Declan Baharini, Director, International Newcastle
