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We started to see results in the dissemination of support for the Polish language with the number of schools
providing Polish increasing to 35. The blended learning for Polish project grew from initial participation of four
CMETB schools,1 teacher, and 16 students to 6 CMETB schools, 2 teachers, and 46 students. With the lifting of
regulations school visits became possible again, Japanese Foreign Language Assistants returned, and we met
some of our teachers without masks for the first time. The number of Saturday classes provided by PPLI for
those students who cannot access the languages provision in their schools increased from 19 to 29.
MFL advisory sessions were introduced to support schools in enhancing, expanding, and diversifying their
provision. ILAOS, a toolkit for self-evaluation and support for intercultural and linguistic diversity in schools was
disseminated with the creation of a video showcasing a school’s experience of using it, and a new Community
of Practice. The library scheme was boosted by the arrival and presence of the newly arrived Ukrainians, and we
had Ukrainian lunchtime classes, and Ukrainian classes on Culture Night. We sent out 9,331 language mats to
support Ukrainian students in accessing the language of the classroom and we also received queries in relation
to these from as far afield as Iceland, Denmark, the US, and Canada.
The team have continued to demonstrate huge resilience during this time. We couldn’t do this without our
wider team also which includes our associates, teachers and you, the stakeholders. Your support and
collaboration are invaluable to each one of us. We look forward to meeting and working with many of you in
the context of the interim review of Languages Connect – Ireland's Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education
and its consultation, focussing again on the importance of our connections and collaboration.
Thank you for reading our annual report.
Karen Ruddock
Director PPLI
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