How can school leaders drive sustainable and inclusive language education?
In a time of educational reform and shifting policy landscapes, school leaders are uniquely placed to shape and secure the future of languages education.
Developed by ASCL and the National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE), this timely and thought-provoking conference invites school and system leaders to explore how to lead languages strategically, ensuring they thrive within inclusive, sustainable, and globally-minded curricula.
Through expert keynotes, policy insight and real-world leadership discussions, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to embed languages at the heart of your school or trust strategy - driving equity, oracy and global citizenship for every learner.
Join us to discover how language learning can be a powerful driver of equity, diversity, and student belonging.
Key themes
- Navigating policy change
Stay ahead of evolving government reforms affecting languages in both primary and secondary education.
- Strategic leadership of languages
Learn how leadership teams can embed languages into whole-school improvement strategies aligning with values of inclusion, sustainability, and global citizenship.
- Building sustainable provision
Understand the financial and logistical implications of different curriculum models across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.
- Line managing language departments when you’re not a linguist
Gain practical insights into line management and quality assurance for language departments when you're not a subject specialist.
- Ensuring continuity and progression
Discover strategies to address learner motivation and build learner confidence and progression across key stages.
- Strengthen pupils’ oracy through language learning
Examine how language education supports and enhances a school's work on oracy and communication.
- Creating a culture of language learning
Inspire all students to learn languages, including home, heritage, and community languages, regardless of background or ability.