About NCLE
The National Consortium for Language Education (NCLE) is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and is delivered by the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society (UCL IOE) in partnership with the British Council and the Goethe-Institut.
NCLE believe that knowledge of languages and intercultural agility can help to foster universal understanding and contribute to building a peaceful and harmonious world future. In order to take our place in a globalised economy, we need more and better language skills, adding value to and widening opportunities for our students, our community and our society.
Managed by the NCLE, our Language Networks will seek to:
- increase the number of pupils studying languages,
- improve the transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3,
- widen uptake of language learning for disadvantaged pupils,
- increase access to home, heritage, and community languages.
NCLE’s 14 regional Language Networks bring together languages education professionals to help schools lead improvement in languages education in England. They are harnessing expertise within their region to develop and spread excellent practice for the benefit of all pupils and teachers.
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