In April and May, two teacher training events were held at UCL IOE CI, focussed on speaking and listening skills development. Designed and delivered by Philippa Vallely, UCL IOE CI […]

Key themes at this year’s conference are the ideas of collaboration and creativy, as we focus on the development of Mandarin Chinese in the UK. This collaboration can come from […]

Recently the UCL IOE CI held a day to support teachers who are teaching, or about to teach Pre U Mandarin Chinese. Discussion workshops were led by Ruairí Garvey, Oundle […]

Formerly an IOE Mandarin Chinese PGCE student, Chris Webster currently teaches Chinese at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, London. Chris has started to write a blog to document his successes and challenges while teaching […]

This year’s conference features a primary strand with workshops from experts in Primary Mandarin Chinese Teaching. Rhoda Pennington from Highgate Primary School is delivering a workshop called ‘Designing a culturally […]

One of the strands of this year’s conference reflects a growing trend in teaching: use of technology in the classroom. We asked two of our workshop presenters, Leng Xuenian and […]

Last night our Teacher Training Coordinator, Philippa Vallely, enjoyed Red Dragonfly’s production of “Diao Chan- The Rise of the Courtesan” at the Arts Theatre, London. The play takes its story […]

Formerly an IOE Mandarin Chinese PGCE student, Chris Webster currently teaches Chinese at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, London. Chris has started to write a blog to document his successes and challenges while teaching […]

The IOE Confucius Institute’s Primary Network Co-ordinator, James Trapp, has recently finished a complete reworking of his original Programme of Study for Primary Mandarin Chinese. The core language content of […]