About Us
NCELP| National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy now Language-Driven Pedagogy
The Language-Driven Pedagogy (LDP) initiative involves university researchers, teacher educators, and expert practitioners in England, with the aim of better understanding, supporting, and improving curriculum design and pedagogy for learning second (‘foreign’) languages in this context. We have developed illustrative language-led and practice-based curricula, in which three core strands of language knowledge (phonics, vocabulary, and grammar) are carefully woven together to underpin the development of confident communication, cultural understanding, and creative use of language. Our fully editable resources and Professional Development courses particularly support teaching that aligns with subject content for GCSE in England in French, German, and Spanish.
Our work draws on strong, dynamic partnerships between teaching practice and academic research, and is led by an active collaboration between The University of York and The Cam Academy Trust.
