On June 26-27, 2025, the Agency organised its annual end-of-school-year seminar for LVA teacher trainers. For the second year in a row, a group of trainers participated in a workshop by the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML), led by experts Katri Kuukka (Finland) and Nermina Wikström (Sweden). The workshop continued the topic introduced in 2024, focusing on language as a key transversal skill in the learning process. This year, particular attention was given to the ECML-developed ROADMAP for schools to support the language(s) of schooling.
The ROADMAP helps schools assess their needs using an electronic self-assessment tool. It emphasises the importance of involving the entire school community—from the principal to the technical staff. By surveying all stakeholders—school administration, teachers, students, parents, and support staff—the school can gain a well-rounded overview of its strengths and areas for improvement in the field of language awareness.
Over two days, teams from six schools used the ROADMAP to analyse the situation in Latvian schools by stepping into the perspectives of different stakeholder roles.
Participating schools:
- Ventspils Secondary School No. 6
- Liepaja Rainis Secondary School
- Riga State Classical Gymnasium
- Daugavpils Secondary School of Sciences
- Salaspils Primary School
- Riga Secondary School No. 72
We encourage other schools to explore this valuable resource, which also includes a good practices database!
Indra Lapinska, Head of the Department of Language Development, Latvian Language Agency (LLA)
Latvian version
Soli pa solim uz visas skolas kopienas iesaisti mācību valodas stiprināšanai.
Eiropas Moderno valodu centra ceļvedis skolām
Tālākizglītotāju seminārs, 2025. gada 26.–27. jūnijs, Jūrmala
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2025. gada 26.–27. jūnijā aģentūra rīkoja ikgadējo mācību gada noslēguma semināru LVA tālākizglītotājiem, kurā daļa tālākizglītotāju jau otro gadu piedalījās Eiropas Moderno valodu centra (ECML) darbnīcā, ko vadīja ekspertes Katri Kūka (Somija) un Nermina Vikstrēma (Zviedrija). Tā turpināja 2024. gadā iesākto tēmu par valodu kā svarīgu caurviju prasmi mācību procesā, šoreiz uzmanību veltot ECML izstrādātajam ceļvedim skolām mācību valodas (-u) stiprināšanai. Ceļvedis palīdz skolai novērtēt savas vajadzības, izmantojot elektronisku pašnovērtēšanas anketu. Tas uzsver visas skolas iesaistes nozīmi – no direktora līdz tehniskajam personālam. Veicot visu ieinteresēto pušu – skolas adminstrācijas, skolotāju, skolēnu, vecāku un skolas atbalsta personāla – aptauju, skola var iegūt daudzpusīgu pārskatu par tās stiprajām pusēm, kā arī vēl pilnveidojamajiem aspektiem valodas jomā.
Divu dienu laikā sešu Latvijas skolu komandas, izmantojot ceļvedi, analizēja Latvijas skolu situāciju, iejūtoties dažādu lomu perspektīvās.
Dalībskolas
- Ventspils 6. vidusskola
- Liepājas Raiņa vidusskola
- Rīgas Valsts klasiskā ģimnāzija
- Daugavpils Zinātņu vidusskola
- Salaspils pamatskola
- Rīgas 72. vidusskola
Aicinām arī citas skolas iepazīties ar šo vērtīgo resursu, kurā pieejama arī labās prakses piemēru datubāze!
Indra Lapinska, Latviešu valodas aģentūras Valodas attistibas daļas vadītāja
Language acquisition is the most relevant aspect of school-based learning. It is the task of every school with diverse language backgrounds to get the most from their educational setting for their students. Not only the individual teachers' efforts but also a systemic, well-planned whole-school strategy is necessary. During the event, school-teams (head teacher and one or two teachers) from the provinces of Oberösterreich, Salzburg and Burgenland with the help of professional support reflected on the possibilities to further develop their schools. They were introduced to the data-based school development tool, Roadmap. They planned the next steps and could network with each other and also with school consultants from their region.
Selin Öndül, team member of the ECML Training and consultancy activity “A roadmap for schools to support the language(s) of schooling“
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. For 2025 a number of new areas are on offer which build on the results of projects run within the Inspiring innovation in language education programme (2020-23). Please note that activities offered in cooperation with the European Commission are subject to a separate Call for requests which will be issued in late November.
The following ECML training and consultancy activities are on offer for 2025:
- Plurilingual and intercultural education: teacher and learner competences
- Steps towards implementing plurilingual and intercultural education
- Plurilingual and intercultural education in early language 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
- Learning environments where languages flourish – Focus: Plurilingual and intercultural education
- Learning environments where languages flourish – Focus: Early language learning
- Action research communities for language teachers
- Fostering digital citizenship through language education
- Language for work – Work-related second language learning for adult migrants and ethnic minorities
- Beyond CLIL – Pluriliteracies teaching for deeper learning
- A roadmap for schools to support the language(s) of schooling
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 2025 is 15 November 2024.