Katharine Carruthers, now Honorary Professor at UCL Institute of Education recently wrote the blog ‘Global connectivity: Introducing Mandarin Chinese in your school’ for SSAT – The Schools, Students and Teachers network.

Katharine’s blog outlines the rise of Mandarin Chinese teaching in UK secondary schools in the past few decades and features a chat with Michelle Tate, Teacher Training and Professional Development Coordinator at the IOE Centre for Chinese Language Education, reflecting on the wider benefits for students studying Mandarin from her time teaching at Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School.

Crucially, this blog serves both as a useful reminder to current Mandarin teachers of the support available through our Centre for Chinese Language Education and a conversation starter for schools planning to introduce Mandarin Chinese on their school curriculum.

Click here or on the link above to read Katharine’s blog post.