GIMAGINE

Get set, German!

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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Teachers

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Pupils and German learners

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Schools

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Press and partners

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Teachers

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Pupils and German learners

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Schools

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We form part of NCLE

The National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) is a nationwide hubs 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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Latest on Gimagine

Berlin – Capital of Women Scientists

The Goethe-Institut is bringing the exhibition ‘Berlin - Capital of Female Scientists’, developed by the Institute of Health @Charité Berlin with the support of the Berlin Senate Chancellery, to schools in the UK! We offer teaching and learning materials at levels A1 to A2 on the topic of ‘Women in Science’ that help pupils learn to introduce themselves and others. 22 worksheets with grammar and language exercises on various female scientists accompany the poster exhibition, which you can conveniently order to your school. A lesson plan in English and the solutions to the exercises are also provided.

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Our German Clubs with interactive starter-kits for teachers

German Club Starter Kits will 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. We further offer comprehensive professional training and incentive trips for teachers and heads who start up a club. We can also help set up a club directly at your school!

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Get free professional coaching at your school

Our German Expert Mentors (GEMs) Network delivers support to German departments and professional upskilling to German teachers in schools across England. 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 with free-of-charge, bespoke offers that can be tailored to individual needs upon request.

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Komplett Kafka

To mark the centenary of Franz Kafka's death, we are presenting a comprehensive exhibition programme with accompanying learning materials (A2-C1) to pay tribute to the author and his work. You can see the full exhibition now in our London library!

Kafka(esque) Season

In London, the literary icon Franz Kafka will be honoured with a series of events, performances, exhibitions, workshops, literary encounters and film screenings.

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Poster Exhibition: “Komplett Kafka”

German learners may discover the most important protagonists of Kafka's life and literature in a poster exhibition, based on the comic-biography by Nicolas Mahler. Easily accessible classroom materials are available from A2 to C1, the physical poster exhibition can be ordered online from the Goethe-Institut.

© Profil Mahler: M. Werner | © Buchcover: Mahler / Suhrkamp

In-Person Professional Development in Germany

The Goethe-Institut UK awards scholarships for participation in language courses and professional development seminars (e.g. cultural studies; German as a foreign language theory and practice) in Germany. You can apply for a scholarship from the Goethe-Institut if you are a teacher of German as a foreign language or are involved in the teacher training of such teachers; this also applies if you work at a PASCH school. Applications have now closed. Below you'll find further scholarship opportunities.

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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

Featured initiatives

for Teachers, Schools, and Students

GIMAGINE provides resources and materials to teaching professionals, institutions and students. Here, you will find 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 program 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.

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.

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.

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, NCLE Language Hubs are being set up to promote the quality of language teaching throughout England. NCLE 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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