Available now – the report of this year’s Festival of Languages. Celebrating the North East’s diverse languages and cultures and our connections to the world for children and young people aged 3-18, it was our biggest and best Festival yet! internationalnewcastle.org.u…

We are delighted to announce the winners of the German Karneval Mask Competition, which took place between January and March as part of this year’s Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

We are delighted to share the Festival multilingual recipe book. In these recipes, pupils from North East schools share their favourite family recipes and why they are important to them, using a language other than English: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Celebrate European Day of Languages with the UK schools writing competition and and other resources and activities. Full competition details and links: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

It is important that Newcastle schools get involved now in planning for the international opportunities available through the Erasmus+ programme. Find out more and complete our Expression of Interest form so we can provide support and keep you up to date: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Pupils and staff from five Newcastle schools attended the Critical Connections film premiere in London this month, featuring a film they had made with NEST student volunteers and taking part in workshops with Michael Rosen and others: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

We are delighted to share the film of the region’s children and young people singing this year’s Festival song. 5,694 children and young people in 56 schools took part, celebrating the region’s diverse languages and culture together. internationalnewcastle.org.u…

We loved celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with staff and students from the Confucius Institute and Newcastle University. Find out more: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

We are seeking for up to 3 new Directors to join our Board. We're keen to hear from people who can bring perspectives from Newcastle’s diverse language, faith and cultural communities and young people's voices and experiences (18+). internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Brighten your day! Read our 2026 Mother Tongue Other Tongue digital anthology - a joyous celebration of North East children's writing in 46 different languages. 3,960 took part this year and we are delighted to showcase examples from across the region: expressyourselfne.com/2026/0…

We are delighted to share five short films about this year's Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages, sharing the experiences of children and young people, teachers and partners and showcasing the impact of our record-breaking, flagship event: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Newcastle schools accessed £500,000 Turing Scheme funding for 15 visits abroad this year – highlights from some of these visits are included in this article. We also supported schools with £570,000 applications in March (results in June) for 2027 visits: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

There are some great events for people of all ages to get involved in this summer in Newcastle. July sees the GemArts Masala Festival and Pride celebrations. August brings the Novum Summer Festival and the annual Newcastle Mela: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Erasmus+ funds international placements and partnerships for organisations working in education, training, youth and sport. Find out about UK-wide info sessions in June to support involvement and our in-person session on 11 June for Newcastle schools: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Join in and celebrate A Day of Welcome in schools (12th June) and Refugee Week 2026 (15-21 June). Find out more about events, activities and resources available to support your participation: internationalnewcastle.org.u… #courage #RefugeeWeek #DayofWelcome

Welcoming Dimitra Boutsioukis as our new Chief Executive Officer from 1st July. Over the coming months, our current CEO, Declan Baharini, will work closely with Dimitra, our Board, partners and supporters to ensure a smooth transition: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

The Stephen Spender Prize 2026 poetry translation competition is open for entries (deadline 31 July). Pupils and teachers can translate into English any published poem from any language (including BSL), with a chance to win cash prizes and publication. internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Invitation to A-Level Arabic students to attend film screening and discussion of 'Wadjda' on 16th May organised by the North East Arabic Teaching Council. Find out more and how to register: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

During our Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages we launched a series of short videos and teaching resources for North East schools to inspire pupils (KS 2-5) to progress with languages and understand the wealth of opportunities available: internationalnewcastle.org.u…

Five Festival interns from Northumbria and Newcastle Universities have been producing articles and digital content for our Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages this year. Find out more about them and what they have been doing here: internationalnewcastle.org.u…