Reading of the poem New Beginnings by Tony Walsh on YouTube

A collection of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, for bringing poetry to life in the classroom.

Multilingual bank of poems to inspire pupils which can be searched by language or year group.

Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho's Poetry Prompts videos.

Learn a festive greeting each day of December. Each lesson includes a video episode, a list of the words and phrases used and background information about the language, where it's spoken, the number of speakers and more. This course is available to all schools for free.

A collection of poems from world poets which have been displayed on the London Underground

A collection of teaching resources on poetic devices, assemblies, metaphors, poems and celebrated poets, some are free, some incur a small charge.

Opportunities and examples for introducing poetry in the languages class

From 2020, this multilingual video advent calendar provides a new festive phrase each day.

Classroom resource with activities to help introduce poetry to P4-7 pupils.

Links to a host of tools and resources to inspire poetry writing

Christmas traditions around the world including China, Ethiopia, Italy and Mexico.

Learn French with Emma and Mathilde. Aimed at primary learners. The resources in this playlist are samples from the full Radio Lingua course.

Learn about some of the weird and wonderful traditions for the festive season in different countries.

In the UK, many of us enjoy turkey, mince pies and presents on 25 December, but Christmas can be celebrated in different ways in other countries.

Read some fun facts about Christmas around the world and get some interesting insights about Christmas traditions and celebrations.

Website contains features, news, events and poems.

European Council for Modern Languages website with advice and information to support work-related second language development, particularly the linguistic integration of adult migrants.

A comprehensive guide on poetry, including how to analyse poetry, different poetic forms and tips for writing poems

Online and in person language tuition delivered by highly skilled refugees from academic, professional, and industrial backgrounds.

Interactive advent calendar where you can learn about Christmas around the world.

Find out how Christmas Traditions and how Christmas is celebrated in lots of different countries and cultures around the world!

Choose one theme and act out a scene – children’s poet Kate Williams shares her techniques for helping young students discover their inner Wordsworth

Children’s books site member Safah has just discovered the fantastically varied, powerful and engaging world of written and performance poetry. Here are four reasons why you should give it a chance