Case Studies at
Pobl Communications
Pobl Communications is the culmination of years of intensive research conducted by Cardiff University since 2015. This research is now available as training and toolkits to support language awareness in your organisation.
Our training, toolkits and consultancy will be of interest to many organisations including:
• UK Universities
• International Universities
• Corporate Organisations
• Government Bodies
• Charities and Foundations
Find out more about projects we’ve delivered below.
These projects will be of interest to many organisations including:
• UK and International Universities
• UK and International Primary and Secondary Schools
• Local and Regional Councils
• Large Corporate Organisations
• Government Bodies
• Charities and Foundations
and many more.
Find out more about the work we’ve done so far.
MFL Mentoring
2015-present, bespoke project for Welsh Government
MFL Mentoring has played the greatest role in the shaping of Pobl Communications. Funded by the Welsh Government since 2015, MFL Mentoring has worked with 10 Welsh and UK universities, over 170 secondary schools across Wales, trained over 1000 university students and worked with over 20,000 secondary school learners. MFL Mentoring is our largest bespoke project and the foundation of our evidence base.
MFL Mentoring represents just one of the ways we can work with organisations to deliver whole-scale solutions to tackle specific challenges – in this case, appetite to learn languages amongst secondary school learners.
Love Reading Mentoring & Professional Learning
2023-2025, bespoke project funded by the Welsh Government
In 2023, the Love Reading Mentoring project empowered and upskilled university students to deliver 6 original, engaging and fun mentoring sessions in 12 partner primary schools. Data from the project’s external evaluation highlighted the success of the project.
In 2024, the Love Reading project delivered a Professional Learning Programme to empower primary school teaching staff and practitioners to foster and stimulate a love of reading amongst their learners, with a particular focus on learners in years 4-6.
This project is another example of the bespoke service that can be delivered by Pobl Communications.
Physics Mentoring
Our approaches also work to support other disciplines
MFL Mentoring methodologies and approaches helped to establish Physics Mentoring in 2018. Physics Mentoring works with learners, aged 13-16, to increase the profile and uptake of physics at A-level, particularly among young women. The success of Physics Mentoring demonstrates how effective a mentoring approach, focused on motivation and inspiration rather than attainment, is across different disciplines and age groups.
This project was supported via our consultancy services, benefitting from strategic support and advice on mentoring methodologies and practices.
Language Horizons
2018-2020, bespoke project for Department for Education, England
The success of MFL Mentoring led to the development of a sister project, Language Horizons. This project was delivered from 2018 to 2020 and worked with secondary schools in two regions of England. Language Horizons secured funding from the Department for Education, England, to partner with four Universities: The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Warwick, and Coventry University. The project saw huge success in its two years with over 50% of mentees opting to take languages at GCSE.
Language Horizons is another example of a bespoke project designed, delivered and evaluated for a specific context.
MFL Mentoring
2015-present, bespoke project for Welsh Government
MFL Mentoring has played the greatest role in the shaping of Pobl Communications. Funded by Welsh Government since 2015, MFL Mentoring has worked with five Welsh universities, over 130 secondary schools across Wales, trained over 400 university students and worked with over 10,000 secondary school learners. MFL Mentoring is our largest bespoke project and the foundation of our evidence base, with some seven years of research behind it.
MFL Mentoring represents just one of the ways we can work with organisations to deliver whole-scale solutions to intercultural and global communication challenges.
Language Horizons
2018-2020, bespoke project for Department for Education, England
The success of MFL Mentoring led to the development of a sister project, Language Horizons. This project was delivered 2018 to 2020 and was aimed at schools in England. Language Horizons secured funding from the Department for Education, England, to partner with four Universities: The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Warwick, and Coventry University. The project saw huge success in its two years with over 50% of mentees opting to take languages at GCSE.
Language Horizons is another example of a bespoke project designed, delivered and evaluated for a specific context.
Castilla y León
2018-2020, bespoke project for Cardiff University, School of Modern Languages, and the Junta de Castilla y León
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 Wales supported learners to consider a bilingual Spanish-English education pathway. The project was a collaboration with students engaged in a final year undergraduate module on teaching and learning at Cardiff University.
This project is another example of a bespoke project with an emphasis on integration into accredited university courses.
Physics Mentoring
Our approaches also work to support other disciplines
MFL Mentoring methodologies and approaches helped to establish Physics Mentoring in 2018. Physics Mentoring works with learners, aged 13-16, to increase the profile and uptake of physics at A-level, particularly among young women. The success of Physics Mentoring demonstrates how effective a mentoring approach, focused on motivation and inspiration rather than attainment, is across different disciplines and age groups.
This project was supported via our consultancy services, benefitting from strategic support and advice on mentoring methodologies and practices.