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Lingotot at the North East Business Awards 2013

8/3/2013

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We were delighted to be finalists in the North East Business Awards 2013 #northeastbusinessawards. We were finalists in a massive TWO categories: Newcomer of the Year and Small Business of the Year. We had an awesome night and we'd like to thank the organisers and congratulate the winners. You can read more about the night and the winners here. We're particularly proud of Derwentside Homes, a fellow Stanley-based company.

The Newcomer of the Year award was judged on the following criteria so we are delighted to have made it through to the final!
  • The company’s business plan and indications of how it has been pursued so far.
  • What differentiates the company’s products/services from their competitors?
  • Managerial and financial performance, with evidence.
  • The background of the directors.
  • Notable achievements to date.
  • Potential for growth.
  • Evidence of commitment and imagination in the product or service.

The Small Business of the Year category was also very challenging and the judges loved Lingotot and how far we'd come so quickly.
  • What has made the difference between success and failure for the company?
  • What differentiates the company’s products/services from their competitors?
  • Managerial and financial performance.
  • Potential for growth.
  • Evidence of commitment and imagination in the product or service.
We've all got huge grins here at Lingotot HQ this morning!


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Lingotot shortlisted for Small Business & New Business of the Year 2013

30/1/2013

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Lingotot has been shortlisted in an impressive TWO categories for the Durham & Wearside heat of the North East Business Awards 2013, the biggest business awards in the North East of England! We are delighted to be finalists Small Business of The Year AND Newcomer of the Year categories.

The shortlist for each category consists of 3 companies, of which Lingotot is one. The winner will be crowned at the Durham & Wearside Business Awards on Thursday 7 March 2013 at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

The awards are organised by the Evening Gazette and The Journal in association with the North East Chamber of Commerce. NECC chief executive, James Ramsbotham, said: “We have an enormously successful business community that has achieved so much this year. The North-east Business Awards provide the perfect stage on which to recognise the ground-breaking work by companies across the region."

We are incredibly proud to have been shortlisted and are very much looking forward to the ceremony. Wish us luck!
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End of Year Review 2012

31/12/2012

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2012 was an eventful year for all of us! We’ve witnessed a man jumping from the edge of space, athletes from across the world descend on London for the Olympics, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, more shootings in America, the death of Whitney Houston, yet more mental weather and we all survived the predicted end of the world!

It’s also been a fantastic year here at Lingotot, so good in fact I had to have a cup of coffee  and a little sit down when I wrote a list of everything we’ve done, it’s absolutely loads. I've written a little bit about our achievements under the photos below.

We know that our success is thanks to wonderful and enthusiastic parents, delightful little Lingotots, nurseries and schools. We couldn’t do the job we love so much without you! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you soooo much for your continued support and wish you all the best for a fantastic 2013.

Angela
Lingotot Founder

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Expansion
This time last year I was running Lingotot as a one-woman band and to be honest I was struggling keeping up with the demand. Caroline, David and Susanna joined the Lingotot family in January 2012 as franchisees and so we started to grow. Over the next few months, they established new classes across Newcastle, Tyneside and Northumberland.

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Hola!
In April, I took on the delightful Helen to lead my classes locally and to teach Spanish. She’s done an excellent job and everyone loves her. She’ll be gradually withdrawing from teaching for me to build up her own franchise area and I’m sure all the mums will secretly be cursing when they see me come back!

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September Growth

September was a super busy time for us with the schools starting a new academic year, especially after we were endorsed by some local LEAs and recommended to their primary schools. This was the month we expanded further and welcomed Katherine and Abigail on board as franchisees. They’re both doing a fantastic job, especially as neither of came from a teaching background, but they do share an absolute passion for languages for young children. In September we also took on a mini army of tutors to help deliver our classes.

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New Languages
During the course of the year we also introduced two new languages; Mandarin and Spanish. I fell in love with the sound of Mandarin and have enjoyed playing peekaboo with my little girls. Peekaboo in Mandarin is 躲貓貓 or duǒ māo māo. I think it's super cute as it translates into ‘hiding kitten’ Awwww!

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Bring on 2013!
Now at the end of 2012 we’re about to take on some new franchisees both in the North East and in other parts of England. I’m delighted we’ll be introducing language to children and their families across the UK and I’m very much looking forward to an awesome 2013!

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FREE Online Kids Summer Craft Club in French

12/8/2012

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Keeping the kids entertained over the summer holidays can be difficult. Many parents also like to make sure they do some educational activities too. Many more worry about the cost of such activities. Well, here at Lingotot we've devised a FREE week-long online craft club for kids. Each and every day of week beginning 13th August we will be posting a new French video online which demos a simple craft activity 100% in French for the children to watch, understand and copy - imagine Blue Peter in French! We will also sneak in some songs ;)

We really hope you enjoy doing the simple crafts together and please please send us your photographs of your finished masterpieces, or even short videos of you completing the lovely little tasks. You can email them to us or upload them to our Facebook page.

To access the videos, simply click here or find the link on our homepage. Please share with all of your friends!

Happy crafting!

PS Don't forget to sign up for your new term of classes now to secure your place

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North East Language Expert Backs Compulsory Lessons

21/6/2012

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Our very own Angela Sterling, Lingotot founder, was in the press this week talking about Michael Gove's plans to make languages compulsory in English primary schools. Speaking to The Journal this week she did of course welcome the plans, but here at Lingotot we think that languages should be made compulsory at an earlier age than the proposed 7 years old.....our little children pick up the language effortlessly and much like they learn their own mother tongue.

Angela also worries about the lack of funding for the scheme, "Primary school teachers do a fantastic job. However, the majority of them are not language specialists and cannot speak the language fluently. “Schools will need extra funding to train their own teachers or bring in specialist providers, like Lingotot, to fill the skills gap."
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