Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 139
Goal 3 - Moving Forward
Partnerships, collaborations, and presence at events will continue to be important elements
of the awareness-raising effort. As the team grows, capacity for hosting and attending a large
variety of stakeholder events has become possible. Connections established through
attendance and participation in a variety of events will continue to develop and be leveraged
to build awareness of the wide range of supports and resources available. The Languages
Connect name and strong branding has become well established now and will continue to
have impact online, on social media, in schools and at the many events that PPLI organises
and attends.
The growing bank of resources and promotional materials will continue to be developed
based on feedback and research into the various target audiences. Presence and engagement
at face-to-face meetings, events, and conferences will continue to be a key part of the
awareness-raising effort. Many stakeholder collaborations have been developed and nurtured
and will continue to grow, develop, and create impact for the awareness-raising effort. All
communications will continue to promote the benefits of foreign language learning across
all education sectors, for increased career opportunities, for the development of transversal
skills and for social cohesion and integration.
#ThinkLanguages will evolve further with a wider offering available to schools as partnerships
develop with HEIs, primary schools, other government departments and stakeholders who
will be further integrated into the successfully extended week-long national celebration of
languages. An integrated approach to encouraging the uptake of languages will encompass
engagement with Senior Management Teams, Guidance Counsellors and teachers of foreign
languages, ensuring they have appropriate resources to share with students. The growing
collaboration with HEIs nationwide will give greater access to student language ambassadors
to support awareness raising of language courses and careers.
Significant opportunities are also available for awareness raising amongst primary pupils and
their families through the growth of the Say Yes to Languages Primary Module, and the
language upskilling opportunities for primary teachers that are becoming available. The
Languages Connect Open Night Toolkit and other resources will also be developed and
disseminated further to support uptake of foreign languages at post-primary level. At this
stage a significant body of guidance resources aimed at increasing appreciation of the value
of keeping up a foreign language have been produced.
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