Our Languages is a consortium of four organisations: CILT, the National Centre for Languages, the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and the School Development Support Agency. An advisory group made up of representatives from the DCSF, higher education institutions, the local authority and other stakeholders provides guidance and support for the project.
CILT, the National Centre for Languages
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, is the Government’s recognised centre of expertise on languages. Its mission is to promote a greater capability in languages amongst all sectors of the UK population. Its website has information about training, events and publications that are essential to all language teachers, with a separate section for Community Languages that includes information on Curriculum Guides.
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
The National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRC) is a national programme based within ContinYou, with more than 10 years experience working with supplementary schools. It is the first national agency ever to campaign on behalf of supplementary education and works to raise the standards and profile of and to build support for supplementary schools across England.
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) works to give practical support to the transformation of secondary education in England by building and enabling a world-class network of innovative, high-performing secondary schools in partnership with business and the wider community. The SSAT's way of working is based on the principle 'by schools for schools.'
School Development Support Agency
The School Development Support Agency (SDSA) is a not for profit company that provides leadership and coordination for a range of partnerships and projects that improve outcomes for children and young people. Based in Leicester, SDSA employs a small core team and growing number of associate consultants, on both local and national projects.
Our Languages Advisory Group
The Our Languages Advisory Group is currently made up of the following members:
Dr Jim Anderson, Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University London
Pura Ariza, Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
Kelly Badwal, Director, National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
Debra Dance, Team Leader, Languages & Geography Team, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Prof Becky Francis, Professor of Education, Roehampton University
Pam Haezewindt, Specialist Adviser - Modern Languages, Ofsted
Carol Homer, Head of Practitioner Strategy and Expertise, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
John Hopper, Languages & Geography Team, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Dr Charmian Kenner, Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University London
Dr Lid King, National Director of Languages, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Dr Terry Lamb, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
Vivienne May, Asset OCR Integration Manager, Asset Languages
Joanna McPake, Scottish CILT/University of Stirling
Dr Akin Oyètádé, Lecturer in Yorùbá, Head of Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Cathy Pomphrey, Academic Leader for Initial Teacher Education, London Metropolitan University
Prakash Ross, Education Consultant, Ramaeducation
Prof Itesh Sachdev, SOAS-UCL CETL ‘Languages of the Wider World’, University of London
Dr Raymonde Sneddon, Research Fellow, Cass School of Education, University of East London
Geoff Swinn, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education and Skills, CILT, the National Centre for Languages
Teresa Tinsley, Head of Communications, CILT, the National Centre for Languages
Robert Vincent, NRF Project Officer, School Development Support Agency
Kathy Wicksteed, National Subject Lead for Languages, Association for Language Learning
Farhana Zaman, Nottingham Trent University
