Five short films have been produced to showcase 2026 Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages. As well as one ‘Festival Highlights’ film, the Festival,…
Photos by Suki Zhang and Amar Sasidharan Pillai (Festival Interns – Digital Content Creators) Back by popular demand, Pierce Kiembi, Futbol Lingo’s inspirational co-founder was…
Schools and groups can register to access Festival resources for use in the classroom beyond March – but you need to be quick! There are…
British Council (Schools) hosted thousands of young people online today at their “Where can languages take me?” webinar. This is the last in our series…
The Festival’s language and careers events and activities have been incredibly popular this year, with around 20,000 pupils from across the North East and UK…
Written by Katarina Trajković, Festival Intern (Digital Content Creator) On Wednesday 4 March, the Spanish Apprentice returned to the beautiful Spanish Gallery at the Auckland…
Chinese New Year is always a huge celebration in the North East, with a vibrant Chinese community welcoming everyone to join in. The Chinese lunar…
The biggest event of its type in the UK, the Festival encourages children and young people from 3-18 years-old in schools, community schools and groups…
How languages changed my life: I first started learning French when we had our two taster classes in year 5. I was hooked. I loved…
How languages changed my life: I first spoke French when I was three years old, ordering croissants in a small boulangerie during a family holiday…