• Friday 16 May 2025 Sanako UK collaborates with a leading language and cultural tours tours company We are pleased to announce that Sanako UK Ltd has formed a strategic partnership with a premier language and cultural tours company to enhance linguistic and cultural education. This collaboration aims to provide immersive learning experiences that are crucial for mastering new languages and understanding diverse cultures.
• Wednesday 14 May 2025 Dudley Academies Trust - Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) Event As part of its ongoing support for busy MFL teachers, Sanako UK warmly invites you to this free event in association with Dudley Academies Trust
• Tuesday 13 May 2025 Our UK Director speaks openly in a podcast interview about MFL and doesn't pull any punches Our UK Director Speaks Openly in a podcast interview about MFL and doesn't pull any punches! For over 45 year our UK Director has worked within the MFL industry and has been a strong advocate of the hard work and challenges which MFL teachers have to endure, today he speaks out!
• Tuesday 6 May 2025 Ever Wondered About The Real Cost of MFL Speaking Assessments? We all know that speaking a target language confidently is a key skill required to pass GCSE exams. All schools therefore run practice speaking assessments throughout the year, often on multiple occasions.
• Wednesday 30 April 2025 Can modern MFL technology really have a positive impact on outcomes? Webinar recording The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
• Tuesday 25 March 2025 Webinar - Proven impact on implementing modern MFL technology in the languages classroom. TUESDAY 29th APRIL 2O25 @ 17.00 UK Time This webinar will look at how AI-powered tools can really make a difference to students’ learning, helping teachers to teach mixed ability classes effectively, reduce teacher workload through automated marking of assessments which include diagnostic questions and improve students’ pronunciation of the language.
• Tuesday 25 March 2025 Technology in Language Teaching at Stockport Grammar School a great success Stockport Grammar School kindly hosted our fourth Tilt (Technology in Languages conference) on 20 March 2025.
• Tuesday 4 March 2025 Using Sanako AI with live speaking classes at Monmouth Comprehensive School Teachers never have as much time as they would like to speak with each individual student during a short languages lesson. Sanako AI for languages can free up so much more time for this important activity by using Sanako Connect. All students can speak simultaneously and the technology differentiates and does the rest.
• Wednesday 19 February 2025 The MFL Rebel ! Doing what it takes to boost student numbers As our UK Director continues to deliver his vibrant MFL careers talk around the UK and abroad we are receiving more and more feedback from MFL teachers and students alike, many MFL teachers are starting to refer to him as the MFL rebel.
• Thursday 13 February 2025 How can I use AI to ave time creating exercises? You can create up to 6 different types of exercise using the auto create feature in your Sanako Connect language centre
• Friday 7 February 2025 The Reluctant Linguist Following a keynote talk, by David Binns, to a large group of students from several schools in the North West of England. We were delighted to receive the below email from the head of Languages at one of these schools.
• Saturday 1 February 2025 Sanako Connect Product Update - Jan 2025 Sanako is pleased to announce the latest update in its very popular MF & Interpreting system. Saving the busy MFL & Interpreting professional more time. Please see below for more information
• Tuesday 28 January 2025 Supporting School MFL Departments with Inspiring Careers Talks With well over 500 MFL career talks now delivered throughout the UK, their positive impact on students numbers is now evident
• Monday 13 January 2025 Sanako MFL Career Talks continue to inspire students to opt for a language at GCSE and beyond ! Sanako MFL Career Talks continue to inspire students to opt for a language at GCSE and beyond ! Caerleon Comprehensive School is a vibrant and successful school, offering a wide range of courses to students from the age of 11 to 18. We opened our doors in 1964 as Caerleon County Secondary Modern School, and since then have worked hard to provide our students with the best possible educational experience.
• Friday 22 November 2024 Experienced MFL Teachers talk about how Sanako Connect enhances their language lessons Experienced MFL Teachers talk about how Sanako Connect enhances their language lessons, from engaging reluctant students to using AI activities
• Friday 8 November 2024 Who wants to opt for a language at GCSE? Our Sanako UK Director, David Binns, continues to deliver his extremely popular MFL student career talks around the country and even as far afield as Hong Kong & Malaysia. But much closer to home, after a career talk this week in the UK, students were asked were asked for feedback.
• Wednesday 16 October 2024 New Version Sanako Connect launched with exciting new MFL activities Watch this short video to learn how to take advantage of the latest features in your Sanako Connect system
• Monday 16 September 2024 CERCLEs Conference University of Durham - Practise your interpreting and oral skills with Sanako Connect Following and extremely successful CERCLEs conference last week, where we showcased the latest version of Sanako Connect online language & interpreting centre, many delegates asked if we would post some exercises online so that they could practise their interpreting and language skills.
• Friday 6 September 2024 Sanako MFL Newsletter - Autumn 2024
• Thursday 5 September 2024 State of the art MFL technology comes to South Yorkshire Trinity Academy St Edward’s is an exciting and inspirational place to be. We believe that there are many factors that contribute to this unique environment – from our distinct Christian ethos, to our innovative curriculum and approach to rewarding students
• Thursday 5 September 2024 State of the art MFL technology comes to South Yorkshire Trinity Academy St Edward’s is an exciting and inspirational place to be. We believe that there are many factors that contribute to this unique environment – from our distinct Christian ethos, to our innovative curriculum and approach to rewarding students
• Wednesday 4 September 2024 Technology in Language Teaching - TiLT Events - Number 3 Sanako UK are really pleased to announce the date of our next TiLT event at Upton-by-Chester High School, Cheshire on 23rd October 2024
• Wednesday 21 August 2024 Technology in Language Teaching ( TiLT) Events, hosted by Monmouth Comprehensive School. Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Welcome to Sanako UK Ltd, where we are excited to announce the return ofour Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) days. These free to attend events are face to face and designed to showcase how technology can enhance language learning for primary age children all the way up to A-Level students. Technology for technology's sake looks good but isn't always practical in a busy school. We explore ways to make technology work for you, the busy MFL teacher.
• Wednesday 7 August 2024 How Sanako Connect is enhancing Foreign Language Learning Through BYOD Programmes in Schools Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programmes have become increasingly popular, particularly in independent schools, allowing students to use their personal devices such as tablets and laptops to facilitate learning. The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
• Monday 5 August 2024 How quickly do MFL students forget? It was about 10 years ago when I first saw the Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve . Ebbinghaus, a psychologist, conducted experiments on himself to explore the nature of memory retention and forgetting. He did this by memorising lists of nonsense syllables and measuring his ability to recall them over time.
• Thursday 18 July 2024 Technology in Language Teaching - TiLT - A resounding success ! On the 10th July 2024 Sanako UK re-introduced our very popular Technology in Language Teaching (TiLT) days after the COVID lockdowns. This Free To Attend event was, needless to say, a resounding success with language teachers and was well oversubscribed.
• Wednesday 3 July 2024 A language is a language! Sanako Connect for MFL and English oracy & literacy The Sanako Connect online system has proven a huge success in MFL & Welsh departments across the UK. However, the same system is now being shared with English departments for oracy & literacy, along with alternative placement, primary MFL and also Online A-Level MFL delivery
• Wednesday 26 June 2024 Welsh schools & university work together to promote languages From our own research its fairly obvious that if Year 8 & Year 9 students dont recognise that advantage of second a language skill at school, then its highly unlikely they will recognise this at university in whatever career or subject area they choose to pursue. This is why Sanako UK teamed up with Routes into Languages Cymru, GwE Consortium and Bangor University to deliver fantastic results
• Friday 21 June 2024 GwE Consortia, North Wales Good MFL & Welsh Oracy Skills International Languages practitioners all agree that good oracy skills are the key to success in languages but these are often not secure and even feared by learners. This is why, in April 2023, our Global Futures team in GwE * started to collaborate with Sanako UK and provide Sanako Connect Online technology to pilot schools for fully funded for a year.
• Tuesday 18 June 2024 International languages and Welsh in English medium - The Sanako UK Group Talk Project As Sanako UK has been delivering language technology solutions to educational establishments around the UK since 1961, we were more than happy to work with the Education Achievement Service (EAS) on their International and welsh language learning journey.

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