About us

The ‘Our Languages’ project began in September 2007 in response to the need to raise the status of community languages in the curriculum as well as the need to recognise the work of the complementary (or supplementary) education sector in England.

Our Languages supports regional partnerships between schools teaching community languages. The project currently involves 90 schools across England. Amongst other activities, participating schools are dedicated to the accredition of pupils' community language skills. To find out more about what these schools are doing visit the Partner schools section of the website.

We hope to raise awareness of the benefits that learning a community language brings to children's education and to UK society. The website provides information on best practice in teaching and learning. Our Languages supports a national conference and runs regional seminars and academic symposia. See our News and Events to keep up to date on what's happening in the world of community languages.

Our Languages is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The DCSF is the government department responsible for children’s health, safety and education. The DCSF languages website was created to support the National Languages Strategy and is dedicated to language teaching and learning.

‘Bilingual and Bright’

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