November 2025

Goethe-Institut UK
Educational Services Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

November brings fresh momentum with two standout initiatives: the preparations for German Week 2026, featuring cultural highlights such as the Theatre Festival and a virtual live German Club session; and the continued success of the Gimagine Award, officially recognised as an Approved Activity Provider with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE).
Take a look at our updated project portfolio and get inspired for the months ahead.

Your Educational Services team

For School Classes

19.01.-24.01.2026

German Week 2026

#ShoutOutForGerman

Building on the success of its inaugural edition, German Week returns with a renewed focus on promoting German language and culture in schools nationwide. Organised by the Goethe-Institut UK, the programme will feature engaging activities such as a virtual live German Club session and a theatre festival, offering pupils meaningful opportunities to explore German in creative and educational ways.

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@Goethe-Institut/Olad Aden

19.01.26 & 27.01.26 | Goethe-Institut London & St Paul´ s School London

Theatre Festival

As part of our vibrant German Week, the Goethe-Institut and St. Paul’s School are thrilled to invite you to participate in our German Theatre Festival! Teachers can sign up with a group of maximum 8 students to perform an extract from an existing play or a self-devised piece in German, with a maximum running time of 10 minutes.

@Goethe-Institut

26.11.2025 | St Andrews

Career Roadshows in St Andrews

Our next career roadshow will take place in Scotland, in St Andrews! Come along for a day of workshops, activities and exhibition stands all about ‘Careers and Study opportunities with German’ !

@BFI

10.12.2025 & 20.01.2026 | BFI

KS5 & KS4 German study days
delivered in partnership with the BFI

Conducted primarily in German, these study days focus on the legacy of East Germany for KS5 and themes of identity and culture for KS4. They are designed to help German students build cultural capital, broaden their vocabulary, and enhance their critical film analysis skills by exploring key themes and stylistic features in contemporary German cinema.

26.11.2025 |Goethe-Institut London

Into Film Festival: Hannah Arendt

As part of the Into Film Festival, the Goethe-Institut London is delighted to present a screening of Hannah Arendt, directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
This free event is open to everyoneaged 12 and above.

Apply by 18 January 2026

IDO 2026: The International Deutscholympiade is back!

This international German language-learning competition brings together participants from around the world. We invite enthusiastic teenage learners of German in Great Britain to take part in the national preliminary round. The motto for IDO 2026 in Mannheim is ZusammenWachsen (Growing Together). The winners who will represent Great Britain in the finals in Mannheim will be announced on 13 February.

For teachers of German

Gimagine Award - take German as your DofE skill!

©BISMUTO/Goethe-Institut London

Gimagine Award – Now an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE!

Great news: The Friends of the Goethe-Institut UK have become an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE, offering German as a skill via the Gimagine Award. Since September, participants have been able to register directly with FGI UK and complete their entire skills section (including the assessment) in one go!

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Virtueller Fachtag Künstliche Intelligenz

@Goethe-Institut Paris/Colourbox VisualGeneration

05.12.25 | online

Virtual symposium on artificial intelligence

Following the great success of previous years, the Goethe-Institutes in the Region Europe II: Northwestern and Southwestern Europe, in cooperation with the DAAD France, warmly invite all German teachers to the 3rd Virtual Expert Day on Artificial Intelligence onFriday, December 5, 2025.
More information and registration coming soon.

For German learners

@Goethe-Institut

23.-27.03.2026 | Goethe-Institut London

Work Experience Week for School and University Students

Are you a school or university student, at least in Year 10, and interested in the exciting activities of the Goethe-Institut, especially the language department? Then apply now for our internship week!

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