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Scotland’s national centre for languages. Sign up to our weekly email for all our latest news http://bit.ly/SCILTbulletin.

Visit our website: https://scilt.org.uk/
To celebrate #ScottishCareersWeek, why not join our next DYWLive session tomorrow?
Secondary learners will discover the importance of languages and associated skills in the workplace, identify career paths, and hear about people who use languages in their daily work: https://loom.ly/oXIOM8s
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our ECT Signpost Sessions are for recently qualified and student primary teachers who are looking for advice on how to support multilingual pupils, strategies for teaching additional languages and networking opportunities.
The next session takes place 26 Nov.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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👀A cracking programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social #LanguageLearningInMotion bit.ly/SALT2025Prog...
🎯Just ahead of #ScotCareersWeek2025 @sheenascilt.bsky.social & I co-present a #SALT2025 input for secondary & primary teachers abt Making languages work for your learners #DYW in action​
See you there!
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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👌The programme for @saltlangs.bsky.social @scilt.bsky.social Primary Languages Six in Sixty online show & tell is shaping up nicely #Differentiation #TopicBased #SchoolPartnerships #BuildingClusterRelationships & more
💻Join us on 05/02/26 #LangsWeekScot2026
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/salt-scilt...
SALT & SCILT: Primary Languages Six in Sixty
A show & tell event with six short presentations
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November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our final Open Access workshop of 2025 takes place on 11 Nov! Open to primary teachers and primary education students in Scotland, this session will look at giving careers education in primary a languages twist. Sign up for free now: https://loom.ly/GyMAgVg #PrimaryTeaching #DYW #Careers
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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A pleasure to support @ealglasgow.bsky.social’s network day, where @karen-scilt.bsky.social shared the fab Multilingualism through Art resource. The Language Portraits activity generated such interesting conversations!
⬇️Download a🆓 pack of 🔟 multilingual activities
🔗 scilt.org.uk/News/NewsVie...
NEW! Multilingual Approaches through Art activity pack
We are excited to announce that the new Multilingual Approaches through Art (MtA) activity pack is now published!! Funded by the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund and created by those involved in the M...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Registration is open for our Moving Forward with Languages online conference on Wednesday 19 November!

Designed for Higher and Advanced Higher learners, teachers can find the full programme and register their class here: https://loom.ly/42qIULk
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Booking is open for our DYWLive session exploring languages and careers for #ScottishCareersWeek!
Secondary learners will discover the importance of languages and associated skills in the workplace, identify career paths, and hear about people who use languages in their work.
https://loom.ly/oXIOM8s
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What do chickens, grapes and a composite heap have in common? LANGUAGES!

Work has begun on our headline-grabbing project “Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning”. Find out how the team embarked on its Permaculture journey this summer and follow the project on the blog - https://loom.ly/sXiidwY
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In May 2025, seven schools achieved Scottish Languages Employability Awards!🏅Discover their success stories and learn how to get your school ready for the next SLEA verification on 21 Nov 👉 https://loom.ly/Hlr29as
#languages #employability #DYW
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our final Open Access workshop of 2025 takes place on 11 Nov! Open to primary teachers and primary education students in Scotland, this session will look at giving careers education in primary a languages twist. Sign up for free now: https://loom.ly/GyMAgVg #PrimaryTeaching #DYW #Careers
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
⌛LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
Our next Language Ambassadors session is on Thursday! Join us online with your secondary learners to hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose languages as part of their learning! https://loom.ly/D7AaB1M
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Last chance to register for the next open access workshop for primary teachers & education students! Increase your confidence integrating languages and outdoor learning. Share experiences. Make new connections. We would love to see you: https://loom.ly/MsAaU2o
#PrimaryTeaching #MultilingualClassroom
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Our Mother Tongue Other Tongue (#MTOT) poetry competition is back! This year's focus is on the written word (BSL entries can still be videos). Open to pupils P1-S6 who speak another language at home or are learning one! Find out more and register by 28 Nov: https://loom.ly/SVsNS_U #poetry #languages
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our 2025/26 CISS scholars are studying #Mandarin in Tianjin and sharing their experiences through blogs & vlogs. Share with pupils and show how #languagelearning can open new worlds! Applications for the 2026/27 scholarship are open until 31 Oct 2025. https://loom.ly/h2AwaMY
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In May 2025, seven schools achieved Scottish Languages Employability Awards!🏅Discover their success stories and learn how to get your school ready for the next SLEA verification on 21 Nov 👉 https://loom.ly/Hlr29as
#languages #employability #DYW
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What do chickens, grapes and a composite heap have in common? LANGUAGES!

Work has begun on our headline-grabbing project “Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning”. Find out how the team embarked on its Permaculture journey this summer and follow the project on the blog - https://loom.ly/sXiidwY
October 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Our third open access workshop for primary teachers and education students is fast approaching!

Come along and increase your confidence integrating languages and outdoor learning. Share experiences. Make new connections. We would love to see you: https://loom.ly/MsAaU2o

#Languages #OutdoorLearning
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our next Language Ambassadors session is next week! Join us online for your secondary learners to hear from near-peer role models and be inspired to choose languages as part of their learning! Sign up for 29 October: https://loom.ly/D7AaB1M
October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'Growing Italian in Your School' will be of interest to teachers in Scotland at all stages of their journey in #Italian. Register now for the Teachers of Italian in Scotland (TOIIS) network webinar on 30 October! More info and registration: https://loom.ly/Idl3iyY
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our Digital Interns (@Lingololz on TikTok & IG) show how a university Open Day is great for exploring #languages study post-secondary. Visit our Beyond School site for courses, UCAS info, study abroad & more! https://loom.ly/i4wXLDU @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our Digital Interns (@Lingololz on TikTok) show how a Strathclyde Open Day is great for exploring #languages study post-secondary. Visit our Beyond School site for courses, UCAS info, study abroad & more! https://loom.ly/i4wXLDU @strathclydehass.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) our multilingual poetry competition is back! All P1-S6 pupils in Scotland can enter either in a language spoken with families at home (Mother Tongue) or a language they are learning (Other Tongue). More info: https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U #languages #poetry
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
📣LAST CHANCE‼️
Do you have a story to share with the languages community? The deadline for submissions for our winter 2025 newsletter is today! Don't miss this opportunity to promote what has been happening in your school or local authority.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/Id8tCkY
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM