The online training and consultancy event Supporting the Language(s) of Schooling – The ROADMAP has provided an inspiring professional experience for educators and school leaders committed to fostering inclusive and language-aware education. Grounded in a whole-school approach, the programme highlighted the essential role of language in learning across all subjects and encouraged participants to explore the multiple dimensions of language-sensitive teaching.

Beyond theoretical insights, the ROADMAP experience offered practical tools and strategies to support students’ academic and linguistic development. Participants reflected on their own school contexts, collaborated in breakout sessions and explored ways to design effective development plans promoting equity and plurilingual education.

Through the expertise of Nermina WIKSTRÖM (Sweden) and Selin ÖNDÜL (Switzerland), the event deepened understanding of how language can become a bridge for knowledge, participation, and success for every learner.

What the ECML offers through initiatives like this – complemented by its rich collection of publications, self-assessment instruments and training workshops – represents a significant step towards integrating language as a key component of quality and inclusive education in today’s ever-evolving school landscape.

Ana-Maria VLĂDĂU, Inspector for Modern Languages, Brașov County School Inspectorate, Romania
Delia CHIVĂREAN, Director, Teachers’ Training Centre – Brașov, Romania

• “Supporting the language(s) of schooling – ROADMAP” is one of eleven ECML Training and consultancy activities for ECML member states
• Find out more about ECML Training workshops on offer in 2026
   

Romanian version

Sprijinirea limbii (limbilor) de școlarizare – ROADMAP

Evenimentul online de formare și consultanță „Sprijinirea limbii (limbilor) de școlarizare – ROADMAP” a oferit o experiență profesională remarcabilă pentru cadrele didactice și conducătorii de instituții educaționale angajați în promovarea unei educații incluzive și conștiente de rolul limbilor în procesul de învățare. Bazat pe o abordare la nivelul întregii școli, programul a evidențiat importanța fundamentală a limbii în procesul de învățare în toate disciplinele și a încurajat participanții să exploreze multiplele dimensiuni ale predării sensibile la limbă.

Dincolo de perspectivele teoretice, experiența ROADMAP a oferit instrumente și strategii practice menite să sprijine dezvoltarea academică și lingvistică a elevilor. Participanții au reflectat asupra propriului context instituțional, au colaborat în sesiuni interactive și au explorat modalități de elaborare a unor planuri de dezvoltare menite să promoveze echitatea și educația plurilingvă.

Prin expertiza Nerminei Wikström (Suedia) și a lui Selin Öndül (Elveția), evenimentul a aprofundat înțelegerea modului în care limba poate deveni o punte pentru cunoaștere, participare și reușită pentru fiecare elev.

Oferta ECML, prin inițiative precum aceasta – completată de publicațiile, instrumentele de autoevaluare și atelierele de formare puse la dispoziție – reprezintă un pas semnificativ în direcția integrării limbii ca element esențial al unei educații de calitate și incluzive, adaptată provocărilor societății aflate în continuă transformare.

On 8–9 October 2025, educators from Stockholm gathered for an inspiring ECML Training and consultancy event focused on supporting the language(s) of schooling. Hosted by Loviselundsskolan and led by expert moderators from the ECML, the workshop introduced participants to the ROADMAP tool – a practical framework for developing language and knowledge across all school subjects. 

The event brought together 26 participants, including teachers, school leaders, and professionals working with multilingual learners. Through interactive sessions, group work, and engaging discussions, attendees explored strategies for second language development and multilingual teaching across the curriculum. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive: 100% found the theme relevant, and 83% were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall experience.

Participants left with concrete ideas and a strong motivation to implement the ROADMAP tool in their schools. Loviselundsskolan will continue the work by involving all teachers in similar workshops, and Stockholm City Council plans to connect ECML resources with local networks.

This event exemplifies how ECML support can empower educators and promote inclusive, language-aware education. Schools and municipalities across Europe are encouraged to explore ECML’s Training and consultancy offers to strengthen language education and democratic participation.

Ida Ängvard, Loviselundsskolan

• “Supporting the language(s) of schooling – ROADMAP” is one of eleven ECML Training and consultancy activities for ECML member states
• Find out more about ECML Training workshops on offer in 2026

Swedish version:

Att stödja språk i skolundervisningen – FÄRDPLANEN

Den 8–9 oktober 2025 samlades pedagoger från Stockholm för en inspirerande utbildning och konsultation från ECML med fokus på språkutveckling i skolans alla ämnen. Loviselundsskolan stod värd för evenemanget, som leddes av erfarna moderatorer från ECML. Deltagarna fick en introduktion till ROADMAP – ett praktiskt verktyg för att utveckla språk- och kunskapsutveckling i undervisningen.

Totalt deltog 26 personer, däribland lärare, skolledare och andra som arbetar med flerspråkiga elever. Genom interaktiva övningar, grupparbete och engagerande diskussioner fick deltagarna verktyg och strategier för att stärka undervisningen i svenska som andraspråk och flerspråkighet i alla ämnen. Responsen var mycket positiv: 100 % ansåg att temat var relevant, och 83 % var nöjda eller mycket nöjda med helhetsupplevelsen.

Deltagarna lämnade workshopen med konkreta idéer och motivation att börja använda ROADMAP i sina skolor. Loviselundsskolan kommer att inleda arbetet genom att låta alla lärare ta del av verktyget i liknande workshops, och Stockholms stad planerar att koppla ECML:s resurser till lokala nätverk.

Evenemanget visar hur ECML:s stöd kan stärka språkundervisningen och främja inkluderande utbildning. Skolor och kommuner i hela Europa uppmuntras att ta del av ECML:s erbjudanden för att utveckla språkpedagogik och demokratiskt deltagande.

Ida Ängvard, Loviselundsskolan

Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning

On 15–16 October, 2025, our training centre had the pleasure of hosting the ECML–EC training workshop, which proved to be an outstanding experience for all participants. It successfully combined theoretical insights with practical applications, providing educators with valuable tools to integrate ICT and AI into their teaching practices. The interactive format, including group work, discussions, and an insight into the ICT-REV Inventory, kept participants motivated and involved throughout.

The trio of trainers: Aline Germain-Rutherford, Martina Emke and Joseph Hopkins demonstrated excellent subject matter expertise, ensuring the content was both accurate and highly relevant. The training was carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of teachers in our country and aligned closely with current educational policy guidelines, making it particularly beneficial for professional development.

A key focus of the workshop was the safe and effective use of AI in education, combined with sound pedagogical principles. This approach addressed current challenges and opened up new possibilities for creative learning design.

Participants appreciated the collaborative atmosphere, where they had an opportunity to  design and present new learning activities incorporating technology and gaining constructive feedback.

Overall, this training highlighted the relevance and potential of digital tools in modern education, equipping the participants with skills to plan their lessons with the help of AI tools and sound pedagogical criteria.

As a local coordinator I highly encourage others to apply for future ECML training opportunities. These workshops offer an inspiring environment for professional growth, idea exchange, and classroom innovation.

Local coordinator: Elżbieta Witkowska

Polish version:

Warsztaty z ekspertami ECML w Sulejówku

W dniach 15–16 października 2025 roku w naszym Centrum Szkoleniowym odbyło się szkolenie ECML – EC „Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning”, które okazało się wyjątkowym doświadczeniem dla wszystkich uczestników.

Szkolenie łączyło solidne podstawy teoretyczne z praktycznymi zastosowaniami, dostarczając nauczycielom cennych narzędzi do wykorzystania technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnych oraz sztucznej inteligencji w pracy dydaktycznej. Interaktywny charakter wydarzenia, obejmujący pracę w grupach, dyskusje oraz prezentację zasobów z katalogu ICT-REV Inventory, angażował uczestników przez cały czas trwania szkolenia, sprzyjając aktywnemu uczestnictwu.

Trenerzy: Aline Germain-Rutherford, Martina Emke oraz Joseph Hopkins wykazali się doskonałą wiedzą merytoryczną, dzięki czemu prezentowane treści były nie tylko rzetelne, ale również aktualne i dostosowane do realiów edukacyjnych w Polsce. Program szkolenia został starannie dopasowany do potrzeb nauczycieli oraz zgodny z obowiązującymi wytycznymi polityki oświatowej, co czyniło je szczególnie wartościowym z perspektywy rozwoju zawodowego.

Szczególną uwagę poświęcono bezpiecznemu i skutecznemu wykorzystaniu sztucznej inteligencji w edukacji, opartego na kryteriach pedagogicznych. Podejście to odpowiadało na współczesne wyzwania edukacyjne i otwierało nowe możliwości kreatywnego projektowania zajęć.

Uczestnicy docenili atmosferę współpracy, w której mogli projektować, dzielić się pomysłami oraz prezentować nowe działania edukacyjne z wykorzystaniem technologii, otrzymując przy tym wartościowe informacje zwrotne.

Podsumowując, szkolenie podkreśliło znaczenie i potencjał narzędzi cyfrowych we współczesnej edukacji. Wyposażyło nauczycieli w kompetencje umożliwiające sprawne poruszanie się w dynamicznie zmieniającym się środowisku nauczania.

Jako lokalna koordynatorka serdecznie zachęcam do aplikowania na kolejne szkolenia ECML, które oferują inspirujące środowisko do rozwoju zawodowego, wymiany doświadczeń oraz wdrażania innowacyjnych rozwiązań w edukacji.

Elżbieta Witkowska
Ośrodek Rozwoju Edukacji
Warszawa, Polska

• ECML project website: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning, ECML-EC cooperation agreement 2025 "Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning"

The ECML offers its member states European expertise in language education adapted to the concrete needs and specific contexts within individual countries. This bilateral support in a range of key areas helps strengthen the cooperation between member states and the ECML by taking the expertise gained from ECML projects directly into member states. ECML experts work with national authorities and local experts to devise and implement in-country activities, tailored to the particular context and target audience.  Please note that activities offered in cooperation with the European Commission are subject to a separate Call for requests which will be issued in December.

The  following  ECML training and consultancy activities are on offer for 2026:

• Action research communities for language teachers
• Beyond CLIL – Pluriliteracies teaching for deeper learning
• The CEFR Companion Volume: Mediation and other key concepts – Focus: teacher and learner competences  
• The CEFR Companion Volume: Mediation and other key concepts – Focus: curriculum and evaluation
• Fostering digital citizenship through language education
• Language for work – Work-related second language learning for adult migrants and ethnic minorities
• Learning environments where languages flourish – Focus: Early language learning
• Learning environments where languages flourish – Focus: Plurilingual and intercultural education
• A roadmap for schools to support the language(s) of schooling
• Plurilingual and intercultural education in early language learning
• Plurilingual and intercultural education: teacher and learner competences
• Steps towards implementing plurilingual and intercultural education

Details of the proposed activities, practical information and the application form can be found here: www.ecml.at/Trainingandconsultancy.

Requests for a Training and consultancy activity must be submitted via the national ECML representative in the Governing Board. Educational professionals interested in a particular activity should therefore contact their national representative.

The application deadline for 2026 is 14 November 2025.

The National Language Working Group, in cooperation with the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) in Graz, organised a two-day workshop on October 8 and 9, 2025, aimed at members of the Subject Curriculum Commissions for Languages. The workshop was led by two ECML experts, Maria Stathopoulou (Hellenic Open University, Greece) and Laurent Rouveyrol (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France), and was conducted online due to objective circumstances.
A total of 32 participants attended the workshop, including university professors, consultants from the National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, and primary and secondary school teachers.

The training provided participants with insight into current trends in language teaching, based on the CEFR Companion Volume. It introduced an action-oriented and learner-centred approach to language learning, with particular emphasis on the role of mediation in both oral and written communication - within a single language and across languages. Additionally, the importance of plurilingualism, multilingualism, and interculturality in the modern learning environment was highlighted.

Participants explored ways to meaningfully integrate these approaches into planning and everyday pedagogical practice. The knowledge and materials acquired during the workshop will be adapted and used by participants for teacher training activities related to the implementation of the new curricula and knowledge catalogues.

Barbara Lesničar, Zavod za šolstvo (National Education Institute), OE Maribor

More information about the training and consultancy offer of the ECML for member states: "The CEFR Companion Volume: Mediation and other key concepts"

News in Slovenian

Izvedena dvodnevna delavnica o sodobnih pristopih k poučevanju jezikov - Zavod RS za šolstvo

Dvodnevna delavnica o sodobnih pristopih k poučevanju jezikov – Training and Consultancy: MEDVitBoX 2025 Slovenija
Področna skupina za jezike je v sodelovanju s Centrom za moderne jezike iz Gradca (ECMJ) 8. in 9. oktobra 2025 organizirala dvodnevno delavnico, namenjeno članom Predmetno kurikularnih komisij za jezike. Delavnico sta vodila člana ekspertne skupine pri ECMJ, Maria Stathopoulou (Hellenic Open University, Grčija) in Laurent Rouveyrol (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Francija) in je bila zaradi objektivnih razlogov izpeljana na daljavo. Delavnice se je udeležilo 32 udeležencev (univerzitetni profesorji, svetovalci Zavoda RS za šolstvo in učitelji osnovnih ter srednjih šol).

Izobraževanje je udeležencem ponudilo vpogled v sodobne smernice poučevanja jezikov, ki temeljijo na dokumentu CEFR Companion Volume. Predstavljen je bil dejavnostno naravnan in za učence osmišljen pristop k učenju jezikov angl. action approach), poseben poudarek pa je bil namenjen vlogi posredovanja v ustni in pisni komunikaciji, tako v enem jeziku kot med jeziki ter pomenu večjezičnosti, raznojezičnosti in medkulturnosti v sodobnem učnem okolju.

Udeleženci so raziskovali možnosti smiselnega vključevanja teh pristopov v načrtovanje in vsakodnevno pedagoško prakso. Znanje in gradivo pridobljeno v delavnici, bodo udeleženci prilagodili in uporabili za usposabljanje učiteljev pri uvajanju novih učnih načrtov in katalogov znanj. 

Barbara Lesničar, Barbara Lesničar, Zavod za šolstvo, OE Maribor
 

On 15 and 16 September 2025, a special workshop organised by the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML – Council of Europe) took place at the Kiel Event Centre. Participants from all sectors of education involved in teacher training and further education in modern foreign languages in Schleswig-Holstein assembled to develop their skills further. Representatives from the federal state's two universities, the Europa-Universität Flensburg and the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, along with their affiliated teacher training centres, were also present. This diversity of perspectives fostered a lively working environment where current knowledge and experiences could be shared across institutional and foreign language boundaries.

The workshop centred on the ECML inventory of digital tools (ecml.at/Resources/ICT). Together, the 25 participants explored how these resources can be utilised in specific teaching scenarios.

Besides technical input, the workshop offered a chance for exchange and inspiration. Many participants stressed how valuable it was to learn from one another and to incorporate new ideas directly into their practice.

The ECML thus significantly contributes to quality assurance in foreign language teaching. Teachers throughout Europe are invited to take advantage of these opportunities and become part of this strong network.

Melanie Borchers, local organiser

German version:

Am 15. und 16. September 2025 fand im Veranstaltungszentrum Kiel ein besonderer Workshop des European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML – Council of Europe) statt. Teilnehmer*innen aus allen Bildungsbereichen, die in Schleswig-Holstein an der Lehrerinnenaus- und -fortbildung in den modernen Fremdsprachen beteiligt sind, kamen hier zusammen, um ihre Kompetenzen weiterzuentwickeln. Mit dabei waren auch Vertreter*innen der beiden Universitäten des Landes, der Europa-Universität Flensburg und der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, sowie deren angegliederter Zentren für Lehrerbildung. Diese Vielfalt an Perspektiven schuf eine lebendige Arbeitsatmosphäre, in der aktuelles Wissen und Erfahrungen über Instituts- und Fremdsprachengrenzen hinweg geteilt werden konnten.

Im Mittelpunkt des Workshops stand das ECML-Inventar digitaler Werkzeuge (ecml.at/Resources/ICT). Gemeinsam erprobten die 25 Teilnehmer*innen, wie sich diese Ressourcen gezielt in konkreten Unterrichtsszenarien einsetzen lassen.

Neben fachlichem Input bot der Workshop vor allem Raum für Austausch und Inspiration. Viele Teilnehmer*innen betonten, wie wertvoll es sei, voneinander zu lernen und neue Impulse direkt in ihre Praxis mitzunehmen.

Das ECML leistet damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Qualitätssicherung im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Lehrkräfte in ganz Europa sind eingeladen, diese Angebote zu nutzen und Teil dieses starken Netzwerks zu werden.

ECML project website: Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning, ECML-EC cooperation agreement 2025 "Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning"