About us

The Languages Gateway is brought to you by a group of leading organisations in the field of languages, skills and education. The need for this portal was identified by 'Towards a National Languages Strategy', produced by five organisations:

• The British Academy
• The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
• The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
• The British Council
• Universities UK

The Languages Gateway has been funded in the first phase of its development by the British Academy. It is now being developed in consultation with lead organisations comprising the five organisations listed above, and:

• The Association for Language Learning (ALL)
• The Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland (AULC)
• The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)
• Education Scotland
• The Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS)
• The Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA)
• The National Association of Language Advisers (NALA)
• The Northern Ireland Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (NICILT)
• The National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) with the YPF Trust
• Routes Into Languages Cymru
• Scotland’s National Centre for Languages (SCILT)
• The University Council for Languages (UCFL)

But The Languages Gateway does not represent the views of any single organisation. It is intended as an inclusive and collaborative space. Find out about our mission and ambition here.

The Languages Gateway Editorial Group

Organisations:

The Editorial Group includes representatives from these stakeholder groups, with capacity to co-opt representatives of other groups or other relevant individuals:

• Association for Language Learning
• British Academy
• British Council
• Chartered Institute of Linguists
• Coalition for Language Education
• Higher Education Institutions
• Independent Schools Modern Languages Association
• Initial Teacher Education providers
• Languages For All National
• Association of Language Advisers
• NICILT
• Routes into Languages Cymru
• SCILT, Scotland's National Centre for Languages
• Supplementary schools
• University Council for Languages
• YPF Trust (with remit to support supplementary schools)

Current invididual members of the Editorial Group include:

• Zsuzsanna Barkanyi, The Open University
• Sheena Bell, SCILT, Scotland's National Centre for Languages
• Kerry Bevan, Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Stewart Dearsley, National Association of Language Advisers (NALA)
• Ana Maria Sousa Aguiar de Medeiros, Association of University Language Communities (AULC)
• Steven Fawkes, Association for Language Learning
• Simon Gilson, The British Academy
• Vicky Gough, British Council
• Philip Harding-Esch, Languages Consultant
• Max Hartle, Independent Schools Modern Languages Association
• Emma Humphries, Queen's University Belfast
• Yvonne Kennedy, National Association of Language Advisers (NALA)
• Neil Kenny, The British Academy
• Robert Ley, University Council for Languages
• Fhiona Mackay, SCILT, Scotland's National Centre for Languages
• Lisa Panford, St Mary's University Twickenham
• Mon Partovi, YPF Trust
• Ben Rampton, Coalition for Language Education
• Suzanne Ritchie, SCILT, Scotland's National Centre for Languages
• Charlotte Ryland, Queen's College Oxford (Editorial Group chair)
• Michael Slavinsky, Languages for All
• Adele Venter, Independent Schools Modern Languages Association
• John Worne, Chartered Institute of Linguists