ISMLA and the British Council
Italian Teachers Day 2024
A brighter future for Italian
9.15am – 3.30pm on Saturday, 2nd March 2024
Francis Holland School, Ivor Place, London, NW1 6XR

The next Italian Teachers Day is to be held in London on Saturday 2nd March. University teachers are warmly invited to attend this free event and in particular to take part in discussions of how schools and universities can work together to promote Italian.

This event is for teachers in Secondary Schools, PGCE students who teach or would like to teach Italian as well as teachers in university Italian Departments. It is free thanks to the generous support of ISMLA, The British Council, The Society for Italian Studies and the Scuola Italiana a Londra.
If you wish to attend, register via www.teachitalian.co.uk

Programme

PROGRAMME

9.15 –  9.45 Registration and coffee

9.45 –  10.00 Welcome. Peter Langdale and Vicky Gough (British Council)

10.00 – 10.35 Keynote speech, Bernardette Holmes MBE (National Director, National Consortium for Languages Education)

10.35 – 11.10 Being an Italian Champion – how to introduce (or grow) Italian

Peter Langdale (Chair)

  1. Martina Zucca (Harris Academy Falconwood)
  2. Bernadette Girolami (Cheadle Hulme School)
  3. Fiammetta Fabbrini (Putney High School)
  4. Beatrice Parolin (Rugby School)
  5. Dafina Prela (STAHS)

11.10 – 11.20 Notices (10 minutes in total – please be brief!)

  1. Update on Language Assistants (British Council)
  2. Italian Consulate re funding for schools (Valeria Agostini)
  3. Semi di Lampedusa (Ernestina Meloni)

11.20 – 11.55 Motivating Students (total 35 minutes)

  1. Trips and exchanges (20-25 minutes?)
  1. Update from British Council
  2. Sharon Mangion (St Joan of Arc) + contributions from the floor
  1. Working with the arts (10-15 minutes)
  1. Tate Exchange Project – Carlotta Paltrinieri, RHUL 
  2. Claudia Zanardi, Estorick Collection 

11.55 – 12.30  Ideas for teaching Key Stage 3 and 4  –  Emma Obertelli, The Broxbourne School (or informal meet up for 6th Form colleges and others)

12.30 – 1.20 Lunch and networking

1.20 – 1.55 A Level – Teaching ‘The North-South Divide’ (Prof. Ruth Glynn, + Peter Langdale)

1.55 – 2.30 A level – Teaching ‘Dalla dittatura alla democrazia’  (Dr Selena Daly, UCL)

2.30 – 3.20 Universities and Schools working together 

Lucy Evenden, Presdales School (chair)

  • Prof. Ruth Glynn, Bristol University
  • Dr. Carlotta Paltrinieri, RHUL 
  • Dr. Chiara Ciarlo, Reading University
  • Marina Alessandro, UCL 
  • Emanuela Patti, Edinburgh University (remotely)

3.20 Concluding remarks and thanks.

3.30 Finish