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Disunited Canada?

Stories about Canadian independence have been focused for the last couple of years on Donald Trump's threats to absorb the country as the 51st U.S. state. But on 19 October, the western Canadian province of Alberta is holding a referendum on various questions about its relationship, including one about a future declaration of independence.

08 Octobre 2026

politics

elections

Trump

Sélection culturelle

2026 Dinard British and Irish Film Festival

The Dinard British and Irish Film Festival takes place from 7 to 11 October. There are five films in competition as well as a young talent competition, a short-film section, and a whole variety of films, mixed between fiction and documentaries, in four categories.

06 Octobre 2026

video

film

Dinard

The Coen Brothers Honoured at Lyon's Lumière Festival

The Lumière Festival in Lyon from 10 to 18 October will be giving the prestigious Prix Lumière to American fraternal directing and screenwriting team the Coen Brothers for their body of quirky films such as Fargo and The Big Lebowski.

06 Octobre 2026

animation

Tim Burton

storytelling

Sélection culturelle

Digger: a new Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise plays a wealthy oil businessman facing an environmental crisis in Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film, in cinemas on September 30.

28 Septembre 2026

Cinéma

climate change

American culture

Exhibition: First Nations of the Pacific Northwest

A new exhibition opening at the Musée du Quai Branly till January highlights the vibrant art and culture of the First Nations people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. For more than a thousand years, over 20 nations have inhabited these coastal areas and expressed their beliefs through masks and totem poles made from giant cedar trees.

23 Septembre 2026

USA

exhibition

Canada

Festival America in Vincennes

Festival America, the bi-annual celebration of the literature of the Americas is back in Vincennes (94) from 24-27 September. This year's edition is of course celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. The festival attracts large numbers of authors: 60 this year, including historians and journalists as well as fiction authors, mainly from the U.S. As well as many discussion panels with on themes such as history, society, writing and family, there are five photo exhibitions . Several bestselling authors will share their vision of America in individual events: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Louise Erdrich, John Grisham, Laura Kasischke, Barbara Kingsolver, Colum McCann, Jay McInerney and Joyce Carol Oates, covering between them novels, poetry, legal thrillers, tales of immigration, Native American and African American experiences. Those authors join many others in "American Scenes" discussions on topics as varied as the American Dream, justice, democracy, the memory of slavery, book bans, American presidents or the pursuit of happiness, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence being commemorated this year. That’s just a taster, check out all the events on the festival site! There are also a number of events around the country and abroad , from Lyon to Rennes, Geneva to London. You'll find focuses on thrillers and three graphic novelists, Emil Ferris, Noah Van Sciver and Alison Bechdel (who is also the subject of one of the exhibitions.) There are even a couple of film showings, Gus Van Sant's To Die For, based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, and the wonderful History of Sound from earlier this year, based on a short story by Ben Shattuck. Festival America Vincennes (94) 24 to 27 September 2026

23 Septembre 2026

politics

literature

Cinéma

Sélection culturelle

Heart of the Beast: survival in the wild

Brad Pitt stars in Heart of the Beast, David Ayer’s survival thriller about a former Special Forces officer and his military dog stranded in Alaska.

23 Septembre 2026

Cinéma

films

American cinema

Sense and Sensibility Trailer

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22 Septembre 2026

film

Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibilty

Meet the Author: Plan de travail et ceintures de compétences Replay

Vous avez été très nombreux à participer à notre webinaire le 16 septembre sur les ceintures de compétence et les plans de travail, et à poser plein de questions à Julie Plouvier, l'autrice de notre guide Personnaliser les apprentissages. Vous pouvez désormais visionner le replay du webinaire.

22 Septembre 2026

compréhension orale

compréhension écrite

expression écrite

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Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen was born on 16 December, 1775. In honour of the 250th anniversary of her birth, why not explore her life with your pupils? You can use our B1 biobox quiz and B2 resource about the the TV series Miss Austen together or independently. The series focuses on Jane’s beloved sister Cassandra, and tries to understand why she burned almost all of Jane’s letters after the author’s death. If your LLCER students are studying Pride and Prejudice, this will accompany their reading.

22 Septembre 2026

film

biography

marriage

5

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Midterm elections in the U.S.A.

What is at stake with the 2026 midterms? Let’s find out thanks to an article, an infographic and a video explaining how the election works and what may happen in November. These activities are a great opportunity for your B2 students to understand how American politics work.

22 Septembre 2026

elections

voting

U.S. culture

Rendez-vous

Heading into the U.S. Midterm Elections 2026

The midterm elections will take place in the U.S. on 3 November. What are these elections held half-way through a presidential term, and what is at stake this year?

22 Septembre 2026

elections

voting

U.S. culture

Save the Date: Short Films Festival All Around France

Would you like to study a programme of British and Irish short films with your class? Do you have access to a local cinema anywhere in the country? At any time in the school year, you can arrange to view one of the schools selections provided by the SHORT UP festival in Rouen.

22 Septembre 2026

Ireland

film

festival

Poetry Day in the Classroom

1 October is National Poetry Day in the UK and there are loads of resources for teachers. We were delighted to see that poet Michael Rosen is presenting this year’s edition. (Check out our Fairytale resource for more on him.) And amongst the featured poems this year is one by Abby Oliviera from Northern Ireland, who features in Shine Brighter 1re. This year's theme is "Wonder".

22 Septembre 2026

literature

poetry

play

Rendez-vous

Britain Goes Tapestry Mad

Britain has gone “Bayeux crazy”, with record crowds flocking to see the Bayeux Tapestry, on an exceptional loan from France. Tickets to the exhibition sold out faster than tickets to Glastonbury and disappointed history lovers are feverishly waiting for further dates to be put on sale. Back in England for the first time in almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the Norman Conquest through a remarkable sequence of images.

21 Septembre 2026

British history

Normans

William the Conqueror

European Day of Languages 2026

26 September is the day the EU celebrates all the many languages spoken in Europe and around the world. They have lots of resources for multilingual fun in schools.

18 Septembre 2026

September

video

europe

Sélection culturelle

The Weight: a Father’s Fight for Survival

Ethan Hawke stars in The Weight, a survival thriller set in 1933 Oregon, during the Great Depression, where a father takes on a dangerous gold-smuggling mission to save his daughter.

10 Septembre 2026

Cinéma

western

Oregon

9/11 25th Anniversary

On 11 September 2001, the most deadly foreign attack on American soil took place when two planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the NYC’s World Trade Center, a third into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed en route to another target. Twenty-five years on, the 9/11 Memorial and charity 9/11 Day are trying to reach the 100 million Americans born since 2001, who have no lived memory of the tragedy.

08 Septembre 2026

conflict

war

commemoration

Sélection culturelle

Pressure: when the weather became a matter of war

Pressure, Anthony Maras’s historical thriller, explores how weather forecasts influenced the Allied decision to launch D-Day, with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser.

08 Septembre 2026

d-day

World War II

history DNL

Rendez-vous

Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Road to Redemption

Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger follows Liam and Noel Gallagher’s reunion, their return to the stage and the Oasis Live ’25 tour

08 Septembre 2026

Manchester

Disney

Britpop

Sélection culturelle

Deauville 2026: Celebrating 250 Years of American Stories

Discover the 2026 Deauville American Film Festival, its juries, films, retrospectives, tributes and educational opportunities for exploring American culture.

04 Septembre 2026

Cinéma

American history

teaching resources

Erin Brockovich Wants to Know about Data Centers

Erin Brockovich became famous for successfully suing a company polluting a California town's water, which was adapted as the eponymous film starring Julia Roberts in 2000. Brockovich has continued campaigning on environmental and public-health issues and her latest battle is for transparency over thousands of data centres being built around the U.S.A.

18 Août 2026

U.S.A.

California

ecology

Lubaina Himid: The Place We Call Home

The artist invited to take over the British Pavillion at this year's Venice Biennale is Lubaina Himid, who for most of her career fought for visibility as part of the British Black Arts Movement. Her installation, Presenting History: Testing Translation, meditates on the nature of belonging and the place we call home.

16 Août 2026

art

Africa

British artists

New Reading Guide Coming Soon

Thank you to our many readers who answered our questionnaire on the works you plan to study with your students in LLCER Terminale. The favourite was the film Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. Watch this space for a new Reading Guide on the film, to be published in November.

10 Août 2026

Cinéma

Native Americans

western

Paul McCartney, Photographer, in Aix

An exhibition in Aix-en-Provence gives visitors an inside experience of the tumultuous years 1963-1964, when The Beatles rose to unprecedented fame. More than 200 photos taken by Paul McCartney as the group toured the world take us behind the scenes of Beatlemania.

10 Août 2026

New York

exhibition

Aix en Provence

3

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Fairytales

Fairytales are a great way to approach fiction in class, whether it's reading or writing. This A2 unit of work starts with a British Library video featuring British children's author Michael Rosen talking about the making of a fairytale. Your pupils will easily recognise most of the tales mentioned here, although they may be more familiar with the Disney versions than the originals.

04 Août 2026

video

children's books

creative writing

West Indian London: The Notting Hill Carnival

The last weekend in August every year is a bank holiday in England, and London's streets are filled with the sounds of steelpan, calypso and soca music. The Notting Hill Carnival, a celebration of Caribbean culture started by the Windrush Generation, attracts 2 million people to listen, dance, party and eat West Indian food.

04 Août 2026

video

immigration

UK culture

Meet the Author: Plan de travail et ceintures de compétences

Notre récent guide pratique Mission Prof' : Personnaliser les apprentissages propose des explications et des activités clé-en-main pour les classes d'anglais. Son autrice continue de recevoir beaucoup de questions sur ses pratiques au collège et elle partagera ses expériences et propose d'échanger avec les enseignants lors d'un webinaire le 16 septembre à 16h.

03 Août 2026

compréhension orale

compréhension écrite

expression écrite

5

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Glasgow Welcomes the Commonwealth

The Scottish city of Glasgow is hosting the Commonwealth Games from 23 July to 2 August, welcoming 3,000 athletes representing 74 countries and territories across 10 sports.

24 Juillet 2026

sport

Scotland

unicorn

Rendez-vous

All Change in Downing Street

Britain has a new Prime Minister, the sixth in ten years. And like most of those, he has taken over from a Prime Minister from his own party without an election. So who is Andy Burnham and how did he get here?

23 Juillet 2026

citizenship

politics

Prime Minister