Wendy Cobb is a passionate advocate of holistic language teaching, developed through her experiences of leading a primary-languages teacher-training programme, cross-phase languages initiatives, international partnerships and a research and knowledge exchange project focusing on emotional health in schools.

Virginia Bower has a very strong interest in literacy and language, particularly in relation to pupils learning English as an additional language. She has published books on early literacy, poetry and supporting pupils with EAL, and in 2020 her publication with Routledge, Debates in Primary Education, brought together a range of current and key issues relating to teaching and learning in the primary school.

Foreword Introduction 1 Language Awareness 2 Inclusive Approaches to Language Learning 3 Language, Culture and Identity 4 Language and Wellbeing 5 Language and Gender 6 Languages Across the Curriculum 7 Progression in Language Learning 8 Assessing Progress in Language Learning 9 Leadership of Languages - a whole-school approach to planning and implementing a language-focused curriculum 10 Concluding Thoughts