We’ve had another fantastic Express Yourself: North East Festival of languages this year with over 1,000 school registrations and more than 113,000 children and young…
Article written and photography by Denise Kua Sze Min (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Young people from across the North East took to the stage…
British Council (Schools) hosted thousands of young people online today at their “Where can languages take me?” webinar. This is the last in our series…
A series of short videos, teaching resources and classroom activities are available to North East schools to inspire pupils (Key Stages 2-5, ages 7-18) to…
What a treat for the ears and the mind! Schools across the country engaged in a Bilingual Poetry session with teacher, poet and spoken word artist, Michaël…
Written by Siyu Zhang, Festival Intern (Digital content creator) Pupils from St Cuthbert’s School, Kenton, Newcastle learned about traditional Indian culture by making traditional Kathputli…
Local teacher, Rebekah Walker, from St. Paul’s Primary School in Newcastle, attended a glittering national ceremony with other UK teachers at the Houses of Parliament…
Schools and groups are encouraged to sign up for the last remaining places for in-person events during Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages. Many…
International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21 February and highlights the importance of linguistic and cultural diversity, multilingualism and the preservation of all…
Chinese New Year is always a huge celebration in Newcastle and the North East, with a vibrant Chinese community welcoming everyone to join in. The…




