THE ITALIAN TEACHERS NETWORK
This site is a collaborative effort by and for teachers of Italian in the UK. If you like what we do or use any of these resources, then the best way to say thank you is to send in some of your own materials to share with the community. Original material only to [email protected]
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Translation Competitions There are two translation competitions which you could consider entering your students for. Check websites for details.
Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators.
Run by The Queen's College, Oxford, it aims to promote language learning across the UK and to inspire creativity in the classroom. By providing teachers with the tools they need to bring translation to life, we hope to motivate more pupils to study modern foreign languages throughout their time at school and beyond. The Prize is free to enter and open to pupils aged 11-18 at all schools across the UK. The Prize currently offers French (into Welsh and English), German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish. See here for more details. You will need to collate your school’s entries and submit them by Friday 28th March. Stephen Spender Prize
"The prize is the leading annual prize for poetry in translation, with categories for pupils, teachers and individual young people in the UK and Ireland, as well as an Open category for adults from all over the world." Italian Teaching in the UK Below you will see a link to a map we are working on of where Italian is taught in secondary schools and universities in the UK.
Is your school or university not listed? Any notes you would like to add your school or department? Email all suggestions to [email protected]
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Corso di Formazione in London Sunday 27th April You might be interested in this training day fronted by Enrico Cecconi of Bath University and Sara Giovinazzo of SIAL. Full details and how to book, follow this link https://sial.charity/it/sial-events/ornimi-editions-formazione-2025/
URGENT! Italian Government Grants for Schools DEADLINE 2IST MARCH The Italian Government has launched its annual programme of grants for schools towards a teacher or study trips to Italy. Follow these links for the the relative applications forms: HOW TO APPLY
For teaching positions, fill in Form A . For study trips to Italy, please fill in form B . The forms must be submitted in editable PDF format. The forms must be accompanied by a letter from the school, written in Italian, outlining the reason for the application. It must include the signature of the head of school (which must be legible and in JPEG format) as well as the name, address and contact details of the school. Applications must be sent to [email protected], copying in [email protected] (for schools in England or Wales) or [email protected] (for schools in Scotland or Ireland) by 21 March 2025. Italian Language Assistants 2025-6 Applications are now open for Italian Language Assistants through the British Council. Do consider employing a language assistant for next year. For full details and for the link to apply, go to this page on the British Council site.
Costs Post Brexit there are two ways of employing an assistant, on a short (November – April) or a long term basis (1 September / October - 31 May). See here for more details. Sharing an assistant Your department may not be large enough to justify an assistant, but have you considered sharing one with (a) nearby school(s)? Ofqual Subject Matter Specialists OFQUAL are looking for Subject Matter Specialists in Italian. This could be an important role in representing the Italian teaching community, so do consider applying. All the relevant information can be found here.
Fancy Examining for GCSE? AQA are looking for examiners for GCSE Italian Writing. The link to apply is HERE.
Estorick collection
This wonderful collection of Modern Italian Art in North London offers learning programmes designed for students from Key Stages 1-5, including exclusive self-guided visits, workshops, resources, CPD events for teachers and Teachers' Private Views.
School visits happen on Mondays and Tuesdays when the Collection is closed to the public and students will have exclusive access to the collection. |
Sites to explore
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Il Libraio Scuola
Reading material for young adults. Obviously for 'madrelingua' pupils but useable or adaptable. Has a free monthly newsletter with lots of texts (www.illibraio.it/scuola - www.illibraio.it/scuola.
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A site with lots of vocabulary and grammar material mainly for A1 / A2 level students.
See their Christmas material including a free LIBRO DELL'AVVENTO MATERIALI DIDATTICI
Materiali didattici produced by Adalgisa Serio and Anna Maria Sheikh at CDLCI in Manchester contains a wealth of teaching and revision materials for Primary, GCSE and AS level. Suitable links have been put on individual thematic pages. |
LINGCOOKIES
Have a look at this site - lingcookies.com - where there is a whole host of interesting looking material for students (and teachers)
ONLINE ITALIAN CLUB
Huge site with masses of materials
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Promote Italian
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