Thursday 31st March

UK Language Policy from 2015 to 2022 and Beyond

09.00-09.15 Welcome and Introductions (Wendy Ayres-Bennett)

09.15-10.30 Language Policy in Whitehall from 2015 to 2022 and beyond

Presentations from:

• GCHQ

• Cabinet Office (Hugo Griffin)

• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Fred Le Prevost)

• Department for International Trade (Kate Thornley)

• UK Health Security Agency (Shona Arora and Fatima Wurie)

• Ministry of Justice (Hywel Hughes)

• Department for Education (Laura Church)

10.30-11.00 Questions and Discussion

11.00-11.15 Break

11.15-12.00 Language Policy in the Devolved Administrations from 2015 to 2022 and beyond

Presentations from:

• Department of Education, Northern Ireland (Linsey Farrell)

• Education Scotland: Languages (Louise Glen)

• Education Scotland: Gaelic (Maeve MacKinnon)

• Education and Public Services Group, Welsh Government (Bethan Webb)

12.00-12.30 Questions and Discussion

12.30-12.45 Closing Remarks (Wendy Ayres-Bennett)