Language Angels started back in the early 2000s, when foreign language teaching first
came to prominence at primary school level. We soon realised that schools and
teachers had little or no support. There were piecemeal solutions, but nothing that
covered all aspects of the curriculum.
We set out to create a platform of ready-to-go classroom resources that would make
life easier and found there were two major problems in primary schools:
- Firstly, teachers were (understandably) wary of foreign language teaching.
Perhaps they struggled with a certain language at school and felt they couldn’t
develop the skills to teach the subject with confidence. Or they simply couldn’t
contend with the stress of further training, on top of a workload that keeps on
increasing
- Secondly - head teachers struggled to fill the skills gap. There’s a shortage of
qualified language teachers and assistants – either for full time or visiting
roles. On top of which – I don’t have to tell you – budgets are stretched to the
limit.
Both problems seemed insurmountable, so we created Language Angels as a ready-made
solution.
Written by teachers and for teachers, it’s a new breed of classroom resource –
without the usual price tag of high-end digital learning.
- It uses games, songs and interactive whiteboard materials – including digital
audio files to help with pronunciation.
- There's no lesson preparation – every lesson comes pre-planned.
- Any teacher can use it - whether they have language skills or not.
- And it's fully compliant with Curriculum for Wales and the Languages, Literacy and Communication Area of Learning.
Each lesson is built around specific goals and subject themes so that pupils can develop
their language skills as a series of building blocks. Teachers are equipped with answers
to questions that might emerge during the lesson – and with 24/7 support, they can
escalate any questions that present more of a challenge.
That makes it ideal for teachers. And heads find it invaluable too:
- Reporting is easy. It comes with an all-encompassing tracking and progression
tool, so you can measure the progress of each pupil, each class, and the school
as a whole.
- Prices start at just £99.00 (exc. VAT) for 12-month access to our EYFS & KS1 resources in a single
language. Our most popular subscription package is our 12-month single language KS2 subscription
which gives you and all of your colleagues unlimited access to our brilliant KS2 resources for just
£239.00 (exc. VAT). You can also upgrade your subscription to cover the whole of primary phase or
include multiple languages - the choice is entirely yours!
- Plus, it’s future-proof - continually updated and improved, as the curriculum
evolves.
We believe that Language Angels is the complete answer to the challenges of teaching
foreign languages in primary school. Not just a low-cost alternative to finding language
specialists, but also a more reliable – and more enjoyable – solution.
