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The choice of language from the participating schools is
illustrated here*:
Feedback:
Feedback from school management, teachers, and tutors
was collected via surveys and school visits to ofer
support, gather data, and help inform planning. The
Number of schools by language
Languages Chosen
No. of Schools
French
630
German
105
Irish Sign Language (ISL)
76
Italian
25
Japanese
10
Mandarin Chinese
7
Polish
2
Portuguese
6
Romanian
1
Spanish
513
Ukrainian
3
Total
1344*
format of a school visit typically includes class
observation, discussion with pupils, hosting teachers and
tutors (if relevant), and representatives of school
management. In 2025, four school visits were carried out.
Some of the most recurring comments are outlined
below:
•
Teachers consider participation in Say Yes to
Languages as being instrumental in facilitating crosscurricular links .
•
Pupils show enthusiasm for languages.
•
Teachers and tutors ond that participation in Say Yes
*Some schools chose more than one language.
to Languages enhances inclusion within schools.
•
Teachers note that some of the children who do not usually engage in school activities participate with
enthusiasm to Say Yes to Languages.
Publications and Presentations
•
In 2025, a series of articles were published in the InTouch magazine, renecting the orst-hand experiences
of pupils, teachers, tutors and schools involved in Say Yes to Languages
•
A series of regular entries regarding Say Yes to Languages appeared in the Bluestar newsletter
•
A paper on the impact of Say Yes to Languages was presented at IRAAL conference
Impact:
•
1,025 teachers, tutors and school managers attended training.
•
More than 60,000 children participated in the module across the year.
•
Pupils show improved literacy across English and Irish, as well as increased language awareness among
pupils participating in the module.
•
Both host teachers and external tutors beneot from collaboration, enhancing professional learning and
practice.
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