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 […]
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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 KS3 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. […]
Pre-U Chinese: New website for Chinese history teaching
Dr. Toby Lincoln, Associate Professor in Chinese Urban History at the University of Leicester, has been developing a bilingual Pre-U website in English and Chinese composed of lesson plans, source […]
Learning Chinese: Increased Prospects for a Future Career
Peking University, regarded as an important strategic partner by University College London, recently set up the Peking University Oxford Campus in Boar’s Hill, Oxfordshire. IOE CI Director, Katharine Carruthers was […]
CNY at Highdown School and Tytherington School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. For […]
CNY at UCL Academy and Durham Johnston School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. For […]
CNY at Millfield School and Calday Grange Grammar School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. For […]
CNY at Bay House School and Simon Langton School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. For […]
KS3 Mandarin Study Day at the British Film Institute
Last month, on 18th January, the British Film Institute (BFI) at Southbank hosted their annual study day for KS3 Mandarin students. The event entitled “Myths Culture and Modernity in Chinese […]
CNY at Benenden School and Gumley House School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. For […]
CNY at Oundle School and Sir Roger Manwood’s School
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) schools. […]
Chinese New Year at St. Catherine’s College
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, we are featuring a series of blogposts on our website to highlight the Chinese New Year celebrations of Confucius Classroom and Mandarin […]
Young Photographers’ Competition – Winners
The IOE CI is very excited to announce the winners of the 2018 Young Photographers Competition. The winning photographs were exhibited at UCL North Cloisters over December 2018 and January 2019. […]
Chinese Language Assistants Teacher Training
The well-established Chinese Language Assistant programme run by the British Council provides Chinese language assistants (CLAs) to UK schools. The CLAs are experienced teachers, or graduates in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, […]
THE 2018 YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS’ COMPETITION
The IOE Confucius Institute 2018 Young Photographers’ Competition is accepting entries from anyone under the age of 18 years old. The competition has been running for five years and during […]
Pearson Teaching Award Winner – Jane Woo
Jane Woo, Mandarin teacher at Christ’s College Finchley and former IOE PGCE student, has been awarded a Pearson Silver Teaching Award. The Pearson Teaching Awards is an annual award honoured by […]
UCL IOE Mandarin PGCE experience
The UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Mandarin Chinese PGCE course offers dedicated Mandarin-specific subject tuition for trainee teachers of languages. Tuition draws on the best current Mandarin teaching practice in UK schools through an […]
UCL IOE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE CHINA STUDY CAMPS
The UCL IOE Confucius Institute/Hanban Annual China Study Camps took place in the last two weeks of July 2018. The camps were a great success with 220 students from 17 […]
Teacher Training Review 2017-2018
In this last academic year the UCL IOE CI team have once again delivered a varied programme of teacher training from standalone workshops to year-long courses and, of course, our […]
Intensive Learning in China: 2 weeks in tweets
Mandarin Excellence Programme students from across the country spent the first two weeks of July taking part in the first ever Intensive Learning in China study trip, which saw the […]
CBI ‘Winning Worldwide’ report welcomes Mandarin Excellence Programme
A new report published by the CBI has highlighted the role that the Mandarin Excellence Programme can have in helping UK businesses grow their trade internationally. The “Winning Worldwide” Export […]
The 2018 Young Photographers’ Competition is now open
The IOE Confucius Institute 2018 Young Photographers’ Competition is open and accepting entries from anyone under the age of 18 years old. The competition has been running for five years […]
2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference
The successful 15th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference took place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June this year. Over the two day event, there were a wide range of activities […]
The IOE CI team on the 2018 Annual Conference
The 2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference will take place in two days (Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June) and what better way to learn more about the conference than asking […]
IOE CI Young Photographers’ Exhibition at UCL
In September 2014, we launched our Young Photographers’ Competition, to celebrate National Confucius Institute Day. The competition which has grown in popularity ever since and is now in its fifth year, […]
2018 Conference themes with Philippa Vallely
The 2018 Annual Chinese Teaching Conference will take place next Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June. Philippa Vallely, the IOE CI Teacher Training Coordinator, speaks in this blogpost about the […]
2018 Conference – Why Chinese?
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 – Motivating Learners of Chinese in UK schools
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 […]
