Competition and Events
Language Fest North West will be the home of amazing events and competitions, all taking place over the festival month.
While Competitions and Events aren't open yet, we want to give you and your classes as much opportunity as possible to discuss what you would like to take part in.
We have more events and competitions being added all the time and will share further details on these closer to the festival.
Competitions
Win a restaurant experience for your class!
Get ready to design your dream menu and put your language skills to the test in a delicious new competition from JLH Languages as part of Language Fest North West!
Routes into Languages: Words into Languages
What is your favourite word or phrase in a foreign language (any language)? Write 50 words in English to explain why it is your favourite. You are encouraged to be creative and add an illustration.
Sing to Speak: Win a Suno Subscription
Get your classroom singing and win a year's subscription to Suno. Across February, we want as many classrooms as possible to design creative and catchy songs using the free Suno platform.
EXCLUSIVE FOR 5th FEBRUARY
Secure a spot at Pearson's 2026 More than Words: Languages for the Future Student Event.
The day will be filled with culture, connections and careers in languages.
This competition is exclusively for teachers attending our Transforming the Future of Language Teaching event on 5th February.
More competitions coming soon!
Events
School Language Lab
10th February - In Person
Hosted by Instituto Cervantes
Workshop celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, based on the documentary "Andresa Casamayor: la mujer que soñaba con números.”
Where can Languages take me?
12th February - Online Webinar
Hosted by the British Council
Developed to inspire pupils to progress with languages and choose them at GCSE, with different speakers from the North West.
School Language Lab
17th February - In Person
Hosted by Instituto Cervantes
Session celebrating the diversity of languages as part of Language Fest North West, dedicated to the film "Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados."
Roundtable
24th February - In Person
Hosted by Instituto Cervantes
Celebrating International Mother Language Day with the round table "Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United Kingdom", featuring specialists in the educational and linguistic fields.
Start your German Club
25th February - Online Webinar
Hosted by the Goethe Institut
Meet Caroline and Sally, two of the Goethe Institut's GEMs (German Expert Mentors), who will be hosting a webinar to tell you all about the GEM program and their secondary school German Club.
Travel Bursaries for the Career Roadshow in Keele
26th February - Career Roadshow
Hosted by the Goethe Institut
In collaboration with Language Fest North West, the Goethe Institut is offering travel bursaries to all North West state schools that would like to attend their Career Roadshow in Keele.
Business Lunch
27th February - Online
Hosted by the Goethe Institut
Speakers from various industries, career stages, and backgrounds, sharing how they learned German and use the language in their professional lives.
Why take languages?
Webinar
Hosted by Routes into Languages
Language Ambassadors lead a Q&A session on the benefits of taking a language.
More events coming soon!