We are delighted to share the film of the region’s children and young people singing this year’s Festival song. 5,694 children and young people from…
One of the key aims of the Festival is to celebrate diverse languages and cultures and our connections to the world. International Mother Language Day…
City Library and West End Library invite families to celebrate their mother languages at free drop in sessions on 16th and 21st February. Families can…
By Natali Lekka, Festival Communications volunteer International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21 February and highlights the importance of linguistic and cultural…
Join British Council’s International School Award Team and the Coordinator of our 2026 Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages for this webinar on 27th…
Love Your Language Party – Celebrate your Mother Language at West End Library (Benwell): 11.00-12:30 on Monday 16th February Love Your Language Day comes to…
Back for the sixth year running, Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages will engage, empower and enlighten children and young people. With free activities…
Together we fly! World Friendship art project: Create multilingual messages on paper butterflies celebrating global friendship and unity Children and young people from the North…
Be inspired by the children and young people of the North East singing, playing and signing the timeless classic, ‘What A Wonderful World’, as part…
It’s National Careers Week across the UK! We are supporting a range of events in March for secondary schools on languages and careers, as part…