Supporting language teachers: Newcastle Primary MFL Hub and Newcastle and North East Secondary MFL Network
June meetings for our groups for language teachers at primary and secondary levels are scheduled. Primary teachers from Newcastle and secondary teachers from the North East are invited to attend….
Read our 2026 Festival multilingual Mother Tongue Other Tongue digital anthology
We are delighted to share the Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2026 e-book, a digital anthology showcasing North East children and young people’s writing and creativity. 3,960 children and young people…
Watch our short films showing the impact of this year’s Festival of Languages
Five short films have been produced to showcase 2026 Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages. As well as one ‘Festival Highlights’ film, the Festival, the case studies were chosen to…
Newcastle schools’ life-changing international visits in 2026 and applications for 2027
Newcastle schools were successful in accessing around £500,000, with our help, for 15 visits to partner schools abroad this year – and highlights from some of these are included here….
Festival fun for all in Newcastle this summer, celebrating diverse cultures, music and arts
There are some great events for people of all ages to get involved in this summer in Newcastle. July sees the GemArts Masala Festival and Pride celebrations. August brings the…
Erasmus+ international opportunities in education, training, youth and sport – sign up for information sessions in June!
The UK has rejoined the Erasmus+ programme – which is great news for Newcastle and the UK, as it opens new opportunities for children and young people and adults to…
Celebrating ‘A Day of Welcome’ for schools (12 June) and Refugee Week 2026 (15-21 June)
International Newcastle supports A Day of Welcome and encourages schools to get involved. This is an annual day of solidarity and learning in schools that aims to build a culture…
Welcoming Dimitra Boutsioukis as our new Chief Executive Officer
International Newcastle is delighted to announce the appointment of Dimitra Boutsioukis as our new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 July 2026. Dimitra will succeed our current CEO, Declan Baharini,…
Stephen Spender Prize for poetry translated into English from any language open until 31st July
The Stephen Spender Prize 2026 poetry translation competition is open for entries by the deadline of 31st July. This is an annual competition to translate into English any published poem…
Invitation to A-Level Arabic students to attend film screening of ‘Wadjda’ on 16th May
Students who are studying for A-level Arabic are invited to a special Film Viewing and Discussion event organised by the North East Arabic Teachers’ Council on 16th May at Newcastle City Library. Wadjda…