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Welcome to the SALT website


SALT is the Scottish Association for Language Teaching.

Our aims are:

  • To promote effective learning and teaching of all languages in Scotland
  • To provide opportunities to exchange information, experience and good practice for everyone concerned with language teaching and learning
  • To organise events promoting professional development
  • To give teachers a voice in expressing their concerns, both at Scottish and UK level
  • To respond on behalf of members to official reports and planning documents issued by the Scottish Government Education Department, SQA, Learning and Teaching Scotland, et al.
  • To liaise with UK-national and international agencies involved in language teaching and learning

Follow the navigation buttons above or below to find out more about us, how to join, what's happening, etc...

Latest News & Events
SALT on Facebook. We invite you all to follow this link and find the SALT Facebook page. Click on the "Like" button there to follow our activities.
Link to 'Unlocking the Potential' conference website
Poster Competition 2010. Regrettably, owing to circumstances outside our control, SALT is not able to run the competition this year. Please feel free to judge your own entries.
CfE FE Meeting June 2010 - There is a PowerPoint presentation which is well worth looking at ! Follow the link >>
COALA Meeting Jan 2010 - There are a series of PowerPoint presentations that deal with CfE, Foreign Language Assistants. etc. Well worth looking at ! Follow the link >>
Spanish, 8th May 2010 - St George's Edinburgh details and application here>>
FE Day, 18th June 2010 - Forth Valley College - Raploch Community Campus details here>>
2010 Poster Competition - The theme for this year is "My Hero / My Heroine"
Poster Competition Winners 2009 Results available now>>
SALT Conference 2009 Conference Report available now>>
2009 Annual Conference - link to content from the sessions available now SALT Conference 2009>>
2009 Annual Conference- Conference programme available here Sat Nov 7th - University of Stirling>>

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