Pobl Communications is the culmination of years of intensive research conducted by Cardiff University. This research has shaped and informed the development of Pobl Communications, who are uniquely placed to support you to understand and develop your language confidence and culture.
Pobl leads the way for enhancing understanding and attitudes towards the value of language as a key part of our personal and professional skillsets.
History
Developing our practice since 2015.
2015-ongoing, MFL Mentoring.
Since 2015, MFL Mentoring has supported the Welsh Government’s Global Futures strategy to increase the number of young learners opting to study languages in Wales. Using mentoring methodologies, MFL Mentoring improves motivation and resilience for language learning at GCSE and beyond. Our work has been extended to include the creation of learning and teaching resources and developing and delivering teacher professional development.
2018-ongoing, Physics Mentoring begins.
The methods and practices established for the Physics Mentoring Project were informed by those developed by MFL Mentoring. This project is now funded by a consortium of Welsh Universities and aims to increase the number of girls studying Physics at A Level. The project has since evolved and now pioneers an approach based on the Science Capital Teaching framework.
2018-2020, a bilingual Spain.
From 2018 to 2020, MFL Mentoring partnered with the regional government of Castilla y León to deliver online and face-to-face mentoring with primary and secondary school learners in Valladolid, Spain. Mentors from Cardiff University supported learners to consider their own language profiles and the benefits of pursuing a bilingual Spanish-English education pathway.
2018-2020, England is calling.
Core members of the MFL Mentoring team developed Language Horizons, a project funded by the Department for Education, England following successful bidding in two competitive tender rounds (2018 and 2019). With the core aim of increasing the number of learners taking languages for GCSE in England, the project was tasked with designing, implementing, and evaluating the role of mentoring in raising language aspiration.
Pobl Communications has worked with a number of prestigious partners including the Department for Education and Welsh Government.
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Become part of the future of Pobl Communications byfinding out how our services can support you.