2018 Conference – The Benefits of Bilingualism
The 2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference will take place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June. The Conference will host a range of teaching workshops as well as plenaries on […]
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IOE CI Job Vacancy: Mandarin Excellence Programme Project Officer
The IOE Confucius Institute is now recruiting a new Project Officer to join our team.
Experience China Programme: interview with Astrid Fiess
Astrid Fiess, head of German at Handsworth Grammar School, joined the 2016 Experience China course in Shanghai. She told us about her experience before and after the trip, and how […]
IOE CI Job Vacancy: Mandarin Excellence Programme Coordinator
IOE CI is now recruiting to the post of Mandarin Excellence Programme Coordinator . There is a huge variety in the role of MEP Programme Coordinator. Whoever is appointed will work […]
2018 Conference – Kensington Wade Plenary
The 2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference will take place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June. The Conference will host a range of teaching workshops as well as plenaries on […]
2018 Conference – Authentic Materials Workshop
We are very happy to talk to Annabel Hurley from Oundle School about her workshop at this year’s Annual Chinese Conference. The 2018 Annual Teaching Conference; ‘Thinking globally, acting locally: motivating Mandarin […]
Experience China: Interview with Lars Kabel
Lars Kabel, head of classics and teacher of MFL at Old Swinford Hospital School, joined the Experience China teachers training course in Shanghai, back in 2016. Two years have passed […]
2018 Conference Workshop – Interview with Yadi Luo
The 2018 Annual Teaching Conference; ‘Thinking globally, acting locally: motivating Mandarin learners around the globe’ will take place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June. There will be 30 workshops over the […]
Book Now! Annual Chinese Teaching Conference 2018
Annual Chinese Teaching Conference The IOE Confucius Institute Annual Chinese Conference is the largest CPD opportunity of its kind in the UK for teaching professionals in the subject area of […]
Annual Conference Programme
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June 2018 We are excited to announce that the programme for our 15th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference is now live. The theme of the 2018 […]
Mandarin Excellence Programme feature on Sky News
Yesterday morning (April 11 2018) Sky News ran a feature on the Mandarin Excellence Programme, in light of newly published YouGov research.
British business leaders believe speaking Mandarin Chinese will give students a career boost
More than three in four British business leaders believe speaking Mandarin will give school leavers a career advantage. Of over 1,000 senior business decision makers questioned by YouGov for the […]
New TES article on the Mandarin Excellence Programme
As the Mandarin Excellence Programme enters its second year, TES caught up with two teachers who have been delivering the programme in a feature article that has been published online.
Primary Creative Dog Competition
Earlier this month, the IOE Confucius Institute ran a creative dog-making competition in partnership with the Embassy of China, to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Ten selected primary school across the […]
MVC Students react to learning Chinese
We have recently featured two blogposts about Mandarin Chinese at Melbourn Village College (MVC). Chinese was highlighted in the school’s 2017 Ofsted Report in which Oftsed stated that through the introduction of […]
Ground-breaking book examines how to teach Mandarin in English-speaking schools
A cutting-edge book by UCL Institute of Education (IOE) academics has been released investigating the approaches to teaching Mandarin in English-speaking schools. The book is the first to draw on […]
Five benefits of introducing tablets to the Mandarin classroom
Creating an interactive and dynamic teaching environment in the classroom can be a challenge that all teachers face from time to time. Whilst there are many strategies, teachers are now […]
Mandarin at MVC; Insights from the Chinese Teacher
Last week, we posted Chinese leads to good Ofsted Reports; Top tips from the Principal involved, which was the first blogpost in a three-part series about Mandarin at Melbourn Village College (MVC). […]
2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June, 2018 The UCL online store is open and ready to accept bookings for the 2018 IOE CI Annual Chinese Teaching Conference. This year’s Conference […]
St Mary Magdalene Academy welcomes the Year of The Dog
St Mary Magdalene Academy, one of IOE Confucius Classrooms, welcomed the year of the Dog in style! The annual Chinatown Trip marked the beginning of celebrations as pupils participated in […]
Chinese leads to good Ofsted reports; Top tips from the Principal involved
Melbourn Village College (MVC), a 500 strong 11-16 state-funded secondary school in the picturesque village of Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, is in its second year of teaching Chinese as part of the standard curriculum. […]
We wish you a Happy Year of the Dog
The Chinese New Year of the Dog will begin on this Friday 16th February. It is also commonly known as Spring Festival ( ‘Chun Jie’ 春节）and it is the biggest festival […]
Technology and Online Classrooms Teacher Training
A workshop on Technology and Online Classrooms was held last Thursday as part of our Dynamic Classroom series of teacher training workshops. The day was led by IOE CI Teacher […]
LanguageTech Podcast
Last month UCL IOE Confucius Institute Director Katharine Carruthers was interviewed by the LanguageTech Podcast team. In the interview she details more about her passion for developing Chinese in schools across England, the Mandarin Excellence Programme and more.
Mandarin Excellence Programme: Expression of Interest Form
Expressions of interest are now being accepted from schools that wish to become part of the Mandarin Excellence Programme from September 2018. To find out more about the Mandarin Excellence […]
The year of the dog: primary education pack
To help primary schools celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dog, James Trapp (UCL IOE Primary Network Coordinator) worked with the British Council to develop some creative […]
Hanban Teacher Training – January 2018
Last week on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th January, we welcomed 70 Hanban teachers from our 45 Confucius Classrooms to come to London for a series of teacher training workshops […]
Schools and Universities Day 2018
The fourth annual Schools and Universities Day took place last Friday, with students from 20 schools across England taking part and representatives from 22 universities in attendance. Similar to previous years, […]
Students Share Their Thoughts on the Mandarin Excellence Programme
The Mandarin Excellence Programme is now in its second year, with more than 1,000 new students joining the programme this year. The intensive language learning programme aims to improve proficiency […]
Katharine Carruthers OBE – recognised in 2018 New Year Honours
We are delighted to report that Katharine Carruthers UCL IOE Confucius Institute Director and Pro Vice Provost for East Asia has received an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours […]
12th Global Confucius Institute Conference
The 12th Global Confucius Institute Conference took place last week in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The event welcomed over 2,000 delegates from across the world, including […]
Minister Nick Gibb visits Mandarin Excellence Programme school
Earlier this month Mandarin Excellence Programme school Alexandra Park School welcomed a visit from Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb MP. Mr Gibb spent the morning observing a […]
Mandarin Excellence Programme Celebration Event
Over 100 pupils were last week praised by Education Secretary Justine Greening and Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb on their high levels of achievements studying under UCL Institute of Education’s […]
China Early Years Trade Mission to UK : delegates’ visit to the UCL IOE CI
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) organised ‘Education is GREAT’ Early-Years Campaign for 2017. As part of supporting the campaign, UCL IOE Confucius Institute welcomed a delegation of […]
UCL in China
In November an academic delegation, led by UCL President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur, visited China to strengthen the deep strategic partnership with Peking University (PKU) and deepen the connection […]
Pre-U Support Event in Manchester
Following successful Pre-U support events over the past four years, UCL IOE Confucius Institute and Manchester Grammar School for Boys partnered together to deliver workshops for teachers based in the north, […]
Global Chinese teaching network: Japanese Professors’ visit to UCL IOE CI
Recently we received Professors Yoshikawa and Yamashita from Keio University in Japan at the UCL IOE Confucius Institute. Prof Yoshikawa specialises in Chinese film and literature, and Prof Yamashita is a […]
Young Photographers’ Exhibition at China Exchange
Over the weekend of 17th November, the winning photographs from the 2017 Young Photographers’ Competition were exhibited at China Exchange in Chinatown, London. Many of the winning students came with […]
Global Times Praises IOE PGCE Mandarin Programme
UCL IOE Confucius Institute was recently described as an “incubator” for producing Chinese teachers in the UK, according to the Global Times. Below is the extract and the link to […]
2017 Young Photographers Competition – Winners
We are very happy to announce the winners of this year’s IOE Confucius Institute Young Photographers Competition. The winning photographs will be exhibited at China Exchange in London’s Chinatown this […]
British Council CLA Training 2017
The British Council Chinese Language Assistant (CLA) training was held between 8th – 10th November. Over 70 enthusiastic Chinese Language Assistants (CLA), who has been working in primary or secondary schools […]
5 free resources for studying Mandarin outside of the classroom
This post takes a quick look at 5 different resources that can be used to study Mandarin outside of the classroom.
Newcastle University Confucius Institute Teacher training event
UCL IOE Confucius Institute’s National Network Coordinator, Xiaoming Zhu was recently invited to speak at a Chinese teacher training event organised by Newcastle University Confucius Institute. The event was held […]
2018 Schools and Universities Day
Friday 5th January 2018 The fourth annual Schools and Universities Day will take place at the UCL Institute of Education early next year. The event is free and is a unique […]
Teaching Chinese Characters Training Event
The Teaching Chinese Characters training took place on Thursday 19th October at the IOE Confucius Institute teacher training centre. Teachers from four different schools, as well the IOE CI’s Philippa […]
Hundreds of pupils in England ‘on track towards fluency’ in Mandarin as second year of Mandarin Excellence Programme Begins
Hundreds of school pupils in England are on track towards fluency in Mandarin Chinese as part of a national language learning initiative which starts its second year this term. Progress […]
Photography Exhibition at China Exchange
Our Annual Young Photographers’ Competition aims to encourage young people to share their photos and experiences of China with the world. Over the last three years, the competition photos have […]
The growth of Mandarin in England’s Schools
As the first Chinese national who gained qualified teacher status in the UK, Xiaoming Zhu, our National Network Coordinator, has witnessed the amazing development of Mandarin Chinese as part of […]
PGCE Tutors’ Beijing Blog
UCL IOE tutors Colin Christie and Caroline Conlon tell us about their time studying beginner’s Mandarin Chinese at Peking University in Beijing… The UCL Institute of Education PGCE Languages course […]
Schools and Universities Day 2018
The UCL IOE Confucius Institute 4th Annual Schools and Universities Day is now open for bookings. The event will take place at UCL Institute of Education on Friday 5th January […]