About

Sabine is a Senior Lecturer in Languages Education at the University of Sheffield. Originally a secondary school teacher of German and French, her work now focuses on the links between multilingualism, identity, and belonging. Her creation of a multilingual children's library in collaboration with Sheffield Libraries won the international Brenda Eastwood Award for Diversity and Inclusion, and her research on Rivers of Multilingual Reading formed the basis of an activity for World Book Day 2025. Her Lost Wor(l)ds  project supports teachers with integrating multilingualism in the classroom, and she is regularly called upon as a speaker and consultant, both nationally and internationally. 

Contact: s.little@sheffield.ac.uk 

Clare is the lead for Home Heritage Community Languages (HHCL) for the National Consortium of Languages Education (NCLE), working across England to raise awareness of the value of home and heritage languages, supporting multilingual approaches in schools and the accreditation of HHCL. Previously, Clare worked at King Edward VII School where she co-developed the award-winning Home Language Accreditation Project (HoLA), which included a strand to support heritage language schools. Clare has an MA in Education with her research focussing on multilingual approaches in mainstream schools. Clare has spoken at national events for the NCLE and to disseminate the work of the HoLA Project.

Contact: clare.allison@ucl.ac.uk