The ALL London June Event 2025
Saturday June 21st 2025 09:30 –14:00
at the Instituto Español Cañada Blanch
317 Portobello Road, London, W10 5SZ https://vicentecanadablanch.educacion.es/
Tube: Ladbroke Grove - approx. 5 minute walk; Buses: Bus services 23, 52, 70, 228, 295, 452 stop near the school at Chesterton Road (stop C and D).
See our ALL London webpage dedicated to this event for a download of this programme and more practical information + details of speakers and sessions.
PROGRAMME
9.30 |
CORRIDORS: Registration & Exhibition. Tea/coffee and biscuits – the committee and exhibitors are here to welcome you! [If possible, please bring own mug to save environment! Thanks!] |
10.00- 10.10 |
MAIN HALL: Welcome and ALL up-dates from Helen Myers, Chair of ALL London , and from a representative from the Spanish Embassy Education Office |
10.10 – 11.00 |
MAIN HALL: 'A Lesson with Digressions' Vincent Everett HOD Northgate School, author, local ALL leader and blogging as ‘the nice man who teaches languages’. Vincent will present a lesson he often uses as a taster lesson for Year 6 pupils. In the digressions, he will look at how it exemplifies important issues such as dual coding, the use of "sentence builders", story telling, and the balance between grammar and communication. We are delighted that he is now available to speak in London! |
11.05 – 11.30 |
MAIN HALL: 'Portsmouth City of Languages’ Liz Lord,Independent Consultant, local leader of ALL on Portsmouth shares her positive experience of helping to build a successful ‘City of Languages’. Could London meet this challenge? We hope so! Join the chat at lunchtime to discuss! |
11.30 – 12.00 |
CORRIDORS: EXHIBITION Comfort break / top-up of coffee / chance to ‘network’ / view info sent from corporate members, ALL, Language Institutes and our sponsors. |
12.05 – 13.00 |
THE CLASSROOMS: 5 parallel workshops: For secondary, each language with a new GCSE will have a separate room to focus on how to resource lessons, led by an experienced curriculum manager who will contribute and encourage others to share.
David Blow, Helen Myers + Exam Board representatives will visit each room to give a brief input on support available and guidance on assessing the new cohort taking a new exam. Primary colleagues will be led by Liz Lord, Steven Fawkes and our superb hub coordinators to share good practice. Please bring your ideas and your enthusiasm to listen and/or contribute. HHCL colleagues will be led by Dr Fatima Khaled. She will talk about project-based language learning for heritage learners and invite ideas about how to promote creativity and motivation. |
13.05-14.00 |
EXHIBITION PICNIC IN THE CLOISTER Bring your own picnic and something to sit on, We will provide the squash! Just socialise there OR Join us to brainstorm ideas for a London City of Languages in a session chaired by Vicky Gough (British Council) and including Bernadette Clinton and Steven Fawkes |
& later |
Why not visit the famous Portobello Road, shop for vintage clothing, kitchen wear, fresh fruit, posters or antiques, imagine running into Hugh Grant and go to a film at the Electric Cinema. |
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 120. BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
EARLY BIRD BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 20TH JUNE ‘25 (Thereafter, £10 extra)
This event is open to everyone, but it's cheaper if you are a member of ALL. Click here to join!
- £1 [Pay £11 and get a £10 refund if you attend]– Students, and 'first-timer' Primary teachers and Community languages teachers [We will refund your registration fee if you attend - you only pay the admin fee]
- £10 ALL individual members (incl. retired) or people who join on the day.
- £20 – group members
- £35 – non-members.
PLEASE NOTE: To cut down costs and administration time, we won’t send confirmation unless you particularly ask for it... if you have paid, assume you have a place unless you hear otherwise! The cost of the ticket includes the processing fee charged by the platform.
If you need any more information, please contact us.
Our Exhibitors
We are very grateful to our Corporate Members who provide a useful and informative exhibition at our events, and welcome the chance to speak with us. Thank you to Angela Murphy who organises this. Through visiting their stands, you will be able to learn more about the new GCSE specifications, how language institutes can support you, online language learning and organising travel abroad.
Please contact us if you are a corporate member of ALL and would like a stand. Thank you!
We will store supplementary information, photos and documents on this page.
Location
Instituto Español Canada Blanch, W10 5SZ