by laacademia-author | Sep 6, 2016 | GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, Language classes, Spanish classes
It’s a nail-biting time of year for everyone who’s been waiting for A level and GCSE results recently. University places, career choices, Sixth Form choices all depend on that slip of paper. La Academia has been working with a number of local students in Stockport and...
by laacademia-author | Sep 4, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, Languages, Latest News
As A level results came out on 18th August the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) was expressing concern about a fall in the number of A level language entries. They suggested that a fall in funding was the cause. Entries to A-levels in French dropped by...
by laacademia-author | Aug 18, 2016 | English for footballers, Language classes, Languages
Here at la Academia we have provided language services for a number of years to professional football clubs. Football is an international business – clubs may have owners, management teams, coaching and backroom staff as well as players whose first language is...
by laacademia-author | Aug 13, 2016 | Language classes, Languages, Latest News
Interesting research from the University of Washington, who wired up 19 volunteers to check out what their brains did while resting, and whether their brain patterns predicted language learning. OK, so 19 people is not a big sample, but the research is interesting. It...
by laacademia-author | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s not long till the entrance exams for independent schools in Stockport, Manchester and the surrounding areas – applications have to be in by mid-December, and the exams are in January. You have to act even sooner for the state-funded grammar schools in...
