Meeting Of The Languages Think Tank
Thursday 2 March 2017, 13.00 - 15.30 pm (sandwiches provided)
The Confucius Institute for Scotland, Abden House, Marchhall Crescent
Edinburgh EH16 5HP Tel. 0131 662 2180
Map: http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/contact/
Present
SCEN
Dr Judith McClure, Chair of SCEN Chair
Simon Macaulay, University of Aberdeen, Deputy Chair of SCEN, Chair of National Languages WG
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES
Dr Meryl James, Senior Professional Development Officer, Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools at the University of Strathclyde
Judith McKerrecher, Professional Development Officer, Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools at the University of Strathclyde
EDUCATION SCOTLAND
Jane Renton HMI, Assistant Director, Education Scotland
Local Authorities and Schools
Jill Wareham, Head Teacher, Law Primary School, North Berwick, East Lothian
Tingyu Li, Chinese Language Assistant, East Lothian
HIGHER EDUCATION
Zhang Hao, Doctoral Student, University of Edinburgh
Richard Easton, Programme Director. MSc Education: Language; Academic Coordinator of International Development; Senior Personal Tutor for PG Students; Lecturer Education, Teaching and Leadership (ETL)
Jackie Baker, Corporate Development Manager, Open University Scotland
Dr Alan Huang, Lecturer in Languages, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGES FOR EDUCATION
Ann Robertson, Languages Advisor
Fiona Pate HMI, Independent Educational Consultant
Crystal Pan Balish, China Dream Mandarin School
ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOR SCOTLAND
Suzanne Scott, Head of Discovery and Learning
APOLOGIES
Sandie Robb, Senior Education Officer, Royal Zoological Society Scotland
AGENDA
1 Welcome and Introductions around the table
2 The Learning of Chinese Programme 2017 - Simon Macaulay and Collaborators
3 Update on the work of the Scottish Government's Strategic Implementation Group of the 1+2 Languages Policy - Jane Renton HMI
4 SCEN Programme 2017
5 The Languages Live Event in Glasgow 2017
6 Updates from Members
(a) Update on Beyond the Panda Paper from Sandie Robb
(b) (Learning Chinese online and by audio course Crystal Pan Balish
7 Any Other Business
8 Date of Next Meeting
