MEP Independent Evaluation Launch
The IOE Confucius Institute for Schools has been delivering the Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) since 2016, in partnership with the British Council. It is an intensive language programme, funded by […]
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2021 Newman Prize for English Jueju – Poetry competition now open to UK students!
After our online poetry “teach-in” last term, where Dr Jonathan Stalling presented the Jueju session How and Why to Write Classical Chinese Poetry in English we are pleased to announce […]
Jueju Poetry- workshop summary and competition details
On Tuesday 8th December, Dr Jonathan Stalling from the University of Oklahoma presented a Jueju session on ‘How and Why to Write Classical Chinese Poetry in English’. In his own […]
Jueju (绝句) Poetry Teach-In
Jueju (绝句) Poetry Teach-In with Professor Jonathan Stalling, University of Oklahoma Tuesday 8th December, 3.30pm-5pm Dr Stalling was due to speak at our Annual Chinese Teaching Conference in June, so […]
AQA GCSE Mandarin Chinese Event
Following the success of our GCSE Mandarin Day that took place in December 2019, we are thrilled to let you know about our upcoming AQA GCSE Mandarin Chinese Event. On […]
Pre U Twilight Sessions with former Chief Examiner
The UCL IOE CI is pleased to announce two free twilight sessions for teachers of the Pre U examination, to be delivered in November and December. These are participatory discussion […]
My first weeks as an NQT – Andrew Zhang
Andrew Zhang was a former PGCE student last year, who has completed his first half term as an NQT. We caught up with Andrew to see how he was getting […]
2020 Young Photographers’ Competition
The UCL IOE Confucius Institute Young Photographers Competition for 2020 is now open. The competition has been running for six years and has seen some excellent photography from young people […]
MARS – Mandarin Resources for Schools
We are very excited to announce that our Mandarin Resources for Schools (MARS) page is officially up and running! About MARS MARS, the abbreviation for Mandarin Resources for Schools, is […]
Summer Showcase 2020 Highlights
As we settle into the start of a new academic year, we want to remind you once more of the brilliant work that was submitted as part of our Mandarin […]
MEP Summer Showcase
Students on the Mandarin Excellence Programme (11-15 years old) all begin in Year 7 and study Mandarin for 8 hours per week (4 taught hours and 4 hours of self-study). […]
HANBAN TEACHER CPD TRAINING SUMMER TERM – JUNE 2020
Our Summer Hanban Teacher CPD training took place online, during May and June 2020. A series of three online CPD training events over the past couple of months were a […]
Online Annual Conference interview with Simone Haughey
The final workshop of this year’s Online Annual Conference will be delivered by Simone Haughey, Confucius Classroom Manager at Robin Hood Primary School. The workshop is called “The creative classroom – […]
In Memoriam: Dr Jane Orton
Earlier this year we received the very sad news that Dr Jane Orton had passed away. As we approach the anniversary of her unforgettable plenary session at the IOE CI […]
Online Annual Conference interview with Yadi Luo
Yadi Luo, Head of Mandarin at St Mary Magdalene Academy will be presenting her workshop ‘How to prepare students to stand out from the crowd and score high in the […]
Upskilling Course 2020-2021: Apply now!
Are you a qualified primary or secondary school teacher interested in learning Mandarin Chinese? Then you should consider our Mandarin Upskilling Course: the ideal opportunity for teachers who would like […]
ONLINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE INTERVIEW WITH FINLAY DAVIDSON
In the run up to our Online Annual Conference we took the chance to interview Finlay Davidson, Leader of Teaching & Learning for Mandarin at North Gosforth Academy. Finlay will […]
‘Chinese History for Teachers’ – A new online resource
We are pleased to share with you a new online resource that has been created by Dr. Toby Lincoln and Dr. Lauren Walden from the University of Leicester, and designed […]
Online Annual Conference interview with Paul Edwards
As part of this year’s Online Annual Conference we are pleased to announce the workshop ‘The Mandarin classroom. Combining student engagement and parent power’. The workshop is presented by Paul […]
Annual Conference 2020: Plenary
To launch our “Online Annual Conference” we would like to introduce Professor Zhao Xia, an expert in Contemporary Chinese Children’s Literature from Zhejiang Normal University. Professor Zhao kindly took the […]
Annual Chinese Teaching Conference 2020 – Online Series
As we recently confirmed, due to the current global situation, we are unable to hold our Annual Conference as planned this year. However, we still want to share some of […]
Online courses and webinars from the British Council
We are pleased to share with you a collection of practical resources and professional development opportunities developed by the British Council in partnership with the BBC: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/support-teachers-teacher-educators Please have a […]
Case Study: Teaching Mandarin remotely in Spain
Many of you will know Elliot from his workshops at our Annual Conference. He is currently working in Spain and has kindly shared us with the steps he has taken […]
Online Teaching Resources for Teachers
Teaching Resources from the CI (including from our CC and MEP schools): https://mandarinexcellence.edublogs.org/ A vast amount of resources here, including character booklets for Jinbu 1 and 2, Jinbu 1 and […]
Technology-based Teaching
CI Teacher Training This webpage contains teacher training materials have been used or created as part of teacher training workshops delivered by the IOE Confucius Institute. Dynamic Classrooms: Technology and Online Classrooms Teacher […]
Annual Conference 2020 – Cancelled
Please find below a message from the IOE Confucius Institute for Schools team, as posted in our e-forum on 30th March: The Annual Chinese Teaching conference scheduled to take place […]
Upskilling Course 2019-2020
In Autumn 2018 we launched a new teacher training initiative: the 3-year Mandarin Upskilling Course. Unique in focus, the course aims to “upskill” QTS primary and secondary schools teachers who […]
Gaining Excellence: has the MEP achieved its goals?
Has the Mandarin Excellence Programme achieved its goal of having 5,000 pupils on track to fluency by 2020? Jody Gee, Co-Headteacher of the Anglo European School and Chair of the […]
EARLY LEADERS’ COURSE 2019-2020
In the academic year 2018-2019 we launched the Early Leaders’ Course, with the aim of supporting new and aspiring leaders within the Chinese teaching community in their first leadership role […]
Hanban Teacher CPD training 2020
Our annual Hanban Teacher Continuous Professional Development training took place in London, at the IOE main building on 16 and 17 January 2020. Our 66 Hanban teachers have either worked […]
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES DAY 2020
Friday 31st January 2020 saw us host our fifth “Schools and Universities Day” at the UCL Institute of Education. We now run this event every two years and it always […]
MEP schools compete in regional Mandarin Speaking Competition
The final of the British Council’s annual Mandarin Speaking Competition took place in London last week. The competition offers a fun opportunity for secondary school students to practice and improve […]
MEP schools celebrate the Chinese New Year
新春快乐！ The Chinese New Year began at the end of January, and this year is the Year of the Rat (鼠). Celebrations took place across the country, and many schools […]
Year 9 Mandarin Excellence Intensive Study 2019
At the end of June 2019, over 400 Year 9 Mandarin Excellence Programme students and teachers travelled to Nottingham University for the very first Year 9 Intensive Study. The residential […]
Year 8 MEP Intensive Study 2019
In the first two weeks of July, the Mandarin Excellence Programme Year 8 students from across the country travelled to China for a two week intensive learning experience. 37 different […]
MEP Student Projects
After the success of the Year 7 and Year 8 Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) student projects, the IOE CI has teamed up with experienced Mandarin teacher Dr. Theresa Munford, formerly […]
2019 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference Roundup
Our Annual Chinese Teaching Conference took place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. The conference was attended by over 400 people, including delegates, speakers and workshop presenters. There were […]
2019 MEP Intensive Learning in Nottingham
From Monday 24th to Thursday 27th July, almost 400 Year 9 students from fifteen different schools will take part in an intensive Mandarin residential at Nottingham University as part of […]
2019 Conference: Philippa Vallely
The 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place this week on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. IOE CI Teacher Training Coordinator Philippa Vallely is […]
2019 Conference: MFL Pedagogy and the Position of Chinese
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. IOE CI Director, Katharine Carruthers will be chairing the final plenary […]
2019 Conference: Mixed Ability Workshop
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. There will be over 30 different workshops at the Conference, focusing […]
2019 Conference: Language Builds Character Plenary
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. The final plenary of the Conference this year is ‘Learning languages […]
2019 Conference Plenary and Workshop: Kay McLeod
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. Our Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) Coordinator, Kay McLeod, will be leading […]
2019 Conference: Looking Back, Thinking Forwards
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forwards,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. The opening Conference plenary will introduce the theme of the Conference, […]
2019 Conference: Chinese Development Plenary
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. On Saturday 15th, there will be a plenary titled ‘Expanding Knowledge: […]
2019 Conference: Chinese Curriculum Workshop
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. James Stagg, Mandarin Consultant and Specialist Leader of Education at the […]
2019 Annual Conference Plenary: Chinese – the Learner’s Perspective
Our 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, ‘Looking Back, Thinking Forward,’ will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. In the run up to the conference, the IOE CI […]
Master of Teaching (MTeach)
Master of Teaching (MTeach) at the Institute of Education The MTeach is a 180 credit Masters course with flexible mode of study (up to 5 years). Each module of the […]
Student Scholarships in China – Chris Webster
Chris Webster, former IOE PGCE student and current Programme Director of the Swire Chinese Language Centre in Oxford, was awarded a scholarship to a Chinese university in 2011. The IOE […]
Chinese History Lecture for Pre-U Chinese
We recently published a blogpost featuring Dr. Toby Lincoln, Associate Professor in Chinese Urban History at the University of Leicester. The post features information about the bilingual Pre-U website Dr. […]
