2024
The inaugural Future of French en Écosse conference took place in June 2024 at a time when French, as a subject of study, was struggling to keep its position as one the major foreign languages studied at secondary school and university levels in Scotland.
The one-day event, co-organised by SCILT and the University of Strathclyde, offered attendees the opportunity to:
- Take stock of the situation in Scotland across the secondary education and higher education sectors;
- Offer a platform for initiatives looking to promote language learning in general and French in particular, including potential partnership with French counterparts;
- Share experiences and good practice amongst secondary school and university teachers.
The aim of The Future of French en Écosse conference was to be the first national forum to provide a forum for all stakeholders, a place and time for assessing the situation and for building a positive future for French in Scotland.
You can find some of the resources from the conference here
2025
June 2025 marked the second edition of the Future of French en Écosse Forum. Drawing on the success of the first edition held at the University of Strathclyde in June 2024, a second edition of the forum took place on 23 June 2025 at the University of Edinburgh in partnership with SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, the Institut français d’Écosse and the Franco-Scottish Society.
You can find presentations and speakers list here
2026
The third edition of the forum will be hosted by the University of Aberdeen.