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GIMAGINE promotes and supports the learning of German as a foreign language in the UK. The project centres around students, teachers and schools. Apart from offering initiatives for professional advancement to German teachers, the project can fund learning German through scholarships and provides schools with classroom materials and teaching resources.

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German Week 2026

After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural edition, German Week returns in 2026 with renewed energy and fresh inspiration. Take a look at what’s already on the programme!
From 19 to 24 January 2026

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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.

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Our German Clubs with interactive starter-kits for teachers

German Club Starter Kits include a German Club Handbook (digital or hardcopy) for club leaders, gamified learning challenges, badges, and awards for students, with different learning routes according to students' ages. Previous knowledge of German is neither necessary for students nor teachers. 

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Professional development directly at your school

Our German Expert Mentors (GEMs) Network delivers support to German departments and professional upskilling to German teachers in schools across the UK. Part of a nationwide network, our GEMs will coach and mentor language-teaching professionals, supply updated teaching resources and materials, and re-energise language learning free of charge, directly at your school. If you partner with a second school, GEMs can also provide a professional development course at your school or in your area.

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We form part of NCLE

The National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) is a nationwide programme funded by the DfE up to £14.9 million over three years to re-energise language learning in state-maintained primary and secondary schools in England. The NCLE is led by UCL's Institute of Education, together with the Goethe-Institut and the British Council. 

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Teachers and Learners

GIMAGINE provides resources and materials to teaching professionals, institutions and students. Below, you can find some of our latest initiatives:

  • Scholarships for community organisers

    Bake sale, game night, or book club: organise a community project in German and win a scholarship for a German course at the Goethe-Institut.

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  • Vorsprung Deutsch

    Is your German Department facing a short-term HR shortage? With Vorsprung Deutsch, the Goethe-Institut can step in until your department has got back on its feet again.

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  • Career Roadshow UK

    Our UK-wide career roadshows offer students a multi-faceted programme that provides insight into the relevance of German in professional life.

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  • The GIMAGINE Award for young German learners

    The Gimagine Award is a highly engaging, innovative self-learning platform for young learners (14 – 18 years of age), equipping them with beginner German skills and current global knowledge about a broad range of topics. Learners will collect points that lead to the “GIMAGINE Award Certificate” – an official certificate stating their achievements.

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Fit for GCSE

Here you will find a wide range of teaching materials and free German exercises, compiled in accordance with subject areas of the British GSCE for German as a foreign language. The focus is on promoting the use of the German language in action-oriented lessons, communicative speaking and writing.

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Grants & Scholarships for Teachers

Learn about our current grants and scholarships, both for teachers of the German language, be it for professional development or to increase your level of German, as well as for pupils, students, and learners of German. Get set, German! 

Available funding and support

Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL)

With our regional DLL courses you will have the opportunity to share and refresh your specialist knowledge with German teachers from the Northwestern Europe region (Ireland, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands). You will gradually develop your professional skills by trying out new things and reflecting on your own teaching.

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Initiative Partners

GIMAGINE is a project by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with its partners of the National Consortium for Languages Education. The National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) is a partnership of UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (IOE), the British Council and the Goethe-Institut.  In accordance with GIMAGINE, the NCLE promotes the quality of language teaching throughout England and aims to increase the uptake of language qualifications in English state schools.

Funded by

GIMAGINE is funded by England's Department for Education and Germany's Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt).

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