Useful links and contacts
MFL enquiries
Nick Thornber
National Subject Manager – MFL
07501 682 102
nick.thornber@nordanglia.com
Nick Thornber has been a teacher and head teacher for over 20 years. He started his career as a secondary school French teacher and has also taught both French and IT to adults in evening classes. In more recent times Nick has worked in special needs education and then consultancy. Nick joined Nord Anglia Education Ltd in October 2008 as National Subject Manager for Modern Foreign Languages on the Subject Learning Coach Programme. He now has additional responsibilities for coordinatingthe team of regional advisers in delivering the regional engagement strategies,and for leading on the development of new resources for the programme.
Subject Learning Coach community site
http://online.subjectlearningcoach.net/
This site is for existing and future Subject Learning Coaches (SLCs) and for Advanced Learning Coaches (ALCs). It is also a valuable tool for managers and leaders who want to get involved in the programme.
This area is for you to engage in professional dialogue to explore and research new approaches and challenge thinking. You can also seek support from your colleagues throughout the communities
Excellence Gateway
http://excellencegateway.org.uk/
Welcome to the leading online service for everyone who works in the post-16 learning and skills sector in England. With quality improvement at its core, the Excellence Gateway offers you an unrivalled breadth of resources, support and advice, and opportunities to participate and share good practice.
Links into Languages
www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk
Our vision is to build on and extend the existing learning community of language teachers, educators and all those working in the world of languages across primary, secondary and further education institutions. We will develop increased access to support services, including information, advice, networking, project funding and professional development opportunities.