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Innovative language learning schemes recognised by European Commission

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ICT lessons in German, sending students abroad to work as teaching assistants, and appointing student modern foreign language leadership teams. These are just some of the pioneering education projects that have been awarded the European Language Label thi

These are just some of the pioneering education projects that have been awarded the European Language Label this week.

In total, 10 UK schemes spanning primary, secondary and higher education and have been praised for their innovative and effective practice in language teaching and learning.

Of those, seven are secondary projects including a Cornish initiative which has received the Outstanding Language Contribution Award for its work placing 6th-formers in French primary schools.

Run by Cornwall Learning, the scheme places students studying AS French from 31 schools and two colleges across the county in primary schools in the Finistère region of Brittany for one to two weeks.

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