In The Language World | Language Fest North West

Events for teachers
Date / Time	Event	Location	Booking Link	Target Audience
7th January 2026 16:30	Teaching Creative Translation from Mandarin - Part of the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators	Online	Register here	All teachers of Mandarin.
21st January 2026 16:00 - 17:00	NCLE CPD Webinar: Languages for all	Online	Register here	Language Learning Professionals
22nd January 2026 16:30	Meet the Judges of the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators	Online	Register here	All Modern Foreign Languages teachers
3rd February 2026 16:30	Anthea Bell Prize Competition Information Evening	Online	Register here	All Modern Foreign Languages teachers
5th February 2026 13:15 - 17:00	Language Fest North West: Transforming the Future of Language Teaching	Etihad Stadium, Manchester	Register here	Secondary School Language Teachers
11th February 2026 16:00 - 17:00	NCLE CPD Webinar: Talking Classrooms	Online	Register here	Language Learning Professionals
13th - 14th March 2026	Language World 2026	Hinckley	Find more information about this event here	Languages Teachers and Languages Leaders
1st May 2026	The Stephen Spender Prize	Online	Find out more and register for the Prize	The prize has categories for schools, teachers, and individual young people, which welcome translations from all languages, as well as a special 'Spotlight' strand that each year focuses on a different widely spoken language.

Opportunities for Pupils
Date / Time	Event	Location	Booking Link	Target Audience
6th January - 31st March 2026	Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages	In person and Online	Find the full festival offer here	Children and young people aged 3 to 18 years old
14th January 2026 10:45 - 16:00	Goethe-Institut: German Day with King's College London	Goethe-Institut, London	Register for this German day here	Aimed Key Stage 5 learners / pupils with at least 2 years of German
19th - 24th January 2026	German Week 2026 with the Goethe-Institut	Nationwide	Explore the German Week offer here	Primary and secondary pupils
19th - 27th January 2026	Goethe-Institut: Theatre Festival in cooperation with St Paul's School London	Goethe-Institut London/St Paul's School London	Register for the theatre festival	Aimed at students from Year 9 to Year 13 with prior German knowledge
20th January 2026	Goethe-Institut: KS4 German Study Day Delivered in partnership with BFI	BFI Southbank, London	Register for this study day here	Key Stage 4 pupils
22nd January 2026 09:30 - 10:15	Goethe-Institut: German Club online: Live Taster Session	Online (Zoom)	Register here for this virtual session here	Primary pupils
29th January / 19th March 2026 10:15 - 15:30	Goethe-Institut: German Day - Culture and Society in Germany	Goethe-Institut London	Register for this study day here	Aimed key stages 3-4 learners / pupils who have had at least one year of German lessons.
1st - 28th February 2026	British Council: Celebrate Speaking	Online	Find out more here	For primary and secondary pupils to show their language skills using a language they learn in school or speak in their community.
2nd February - 27th March 2026	Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators	Online	Find out more and register for the Prize	Pupils aged 11-18 at all schools across the UK. The Prize is currently offers French (into Welsh and English), German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish.
5th - 27th February 2026	Language Fest North West	Online and In-person	Find out more here	A series of competitions and events aimed at Secondary School students
1st - 11th March 2026	Goethe-Institut: Exchange2Change - Creative Horizons (Registration deadline 14th December 2025)	Virtual + stays in Berlin and London	Apply for this exchange programme here	Young people aged 14-17 years old at the time of the exchange phase. No German language skills are required.
5th March 2026 10:15 - 15:15	Goethe-Institut: German Day - Careers with German	Goethe-Institut London	Register for this study day here	Aimed at key stages 4-5 learners/pupils who have had at least two years of German lessons.
19th March 2026	Goethe-Institut: German Day - Culture and Society in Germany	Goethe-Institut London	Register for this study day here	Aimed at key stages 3-4 learners/pupils who have had at least one year of German lessons.
23rd - 27th March 2026	Goethe-Institut: Work Experience Week in the Language Department	Goethe-Institut London	Learn more about this opportunity	For secondary school pupils and university students.
1st May 2026	The Stephen Spender Prize	Online	Find out more and register for the Prize	The prize has categories for schools, teachers, and individual young people, which welcome translations from all languages, as well as a special 'Spotlight' strand that each year focuses on a different widely spoken language.