There is still time for North East and UK schools to register to attend any or all the four languages and careers webinars from 4th-18th March, that we have helped organise as part of Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages. To date, over 36,500 young people from 203 schools in the North East and across the UK have signed up to attend these four webinars live, or receive recordings (available for two webinars).
Email info@expressyourselfne.com to register for these three events, providing the name/s of the webinar/s, your school name and address, school contact name and email and the numbers of pupils (and their Key Stage) that will participate live or access the recordings. You will be sent joining information and any additional links to resources. (Registration for recordings continues to the end of March 2025).
Spanish language and careers webinar with Spanish Embassy Education Office 9.30-10.30am on 4th March, online (unlimited) Recording available.
NE & UK Secondary schools/6th forms: Inspire pupils to progress with Spanish and find out about the benefits of learning languages and the future opportunities learning Spanish brings. With pupil worksheet and additional resources.
Modern Languages in the Working World webinar with David Binns (Sanako) 9.30-10.30am on 6th March, online (unlimted)
NE & UK schools Y8-9 pupils: Join David Binns for an inspirational careers talk for students, stressing the importance of a second language skill in any chosen career and at initial interview stage. No recording is available for this webinar.
Languages and careers in football webinar with Pierce Kiembi, Futbol Lingo 9.30-10.30am on 12th March, online (unlimited)
NE & UK schools (KS3-5): Join Futbol Lingo’s motivational webinar, using football to inspire a generation of future linguists and open perspectives on the range of careers in football. With pupil booklet. No recording is available for this webinar.
Click here to register with British Council for this webinar and to receive the recording
Where can languages take me? Y8/9 webinar with British Council and guest speakers 9.00-10.00am on 18th March, online (unlimited) Recording available
NE & UK schools (Y8-9): Webinar to inspire pupils to progress with languages and choose them at GCSE. Introducing speakers from different backgrounds sharing their languages and careers journeys. With pupil booklet.
Other Festival languages and careers events
65 Year 10 pupils from 10 North East schools will compete in a tourism challenge with the Auckland Project, developing a presentation in Spanish about marketing Bishop Auckland as a tourism destination.
Supported by staff and students from Durham University, this is an excellent opportunity for Year 10 pupils learning Spanish to have some real-world language challenges. The presentations will be judged and a winning team awarded a prize.
140 pupils from 8 North East schools will take part in football themed workshops with Futbol Lingo, with a motivational talk, classroom language activity and practical football sessions in different languages.
283 pupils from 9 NE secondary schools took part in the Careers Roadshow at Durham University in January, with talks, exhibits and lots of advice on careers with German.
How languages changed my life: Inspirational stories from people connected to the North East
Personal stories of people of all ages and backgrounds, who are either originally from the North East of England, who may have gone elsewhere, or who came to live, work or study here.
They talk about how learning and speaking other languages influenced their education and career choices and the benefits that languages have brought them personally, socially and in their lives and careers.
Click here to read their stories
Schools can also find more Languages and careers education resources at this page on the Festival website. This includes videos, posters, booklets and printable resources, as well as links to languages and careers websites.
This project is part funded by the North East Combined Authority
