The Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Course (LCCR) in UK schools for 2025/2026 school year

The LCCR course is a project by the Romanian Language Institute in UK schools, being a joy to discover the enthusiasm of the students learning Romanian language, traditions and many other cultural elements of our country. We are grateful to the teachers involved in the project until now, as well as to the schools which agreed to host this course.

The procedure for identifying UK schools willing to host this free course in the 2025/2026 school year has started. In this regard, we relaunch the appeal to the Romanian community in the UK.

If you are interested in having the Romanian language courses in the school that your children attend, we encourage you to communicate this interest to the respective school. If the school agrees to host the course, it must send this availability to the Embassy, at the email address londra@mae.ro, by 10 May 2025. Another option is for you to send us the contact details of the school and the Embassy will contact it directly.

Below there are some relevant information related to Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Course:

• the course is structured on several levels of education (nursery, primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges) and it addresses children within the age of 3 to 18 years old;

• the course is held within the premises provided by the UK educational institutions, with the approval of their management.

• for forming the groups, the minimum is 7 children for the age category 3-6 years old and 15 pupils for the age category 7-18 years old;

• the format of the course is of two hours per week;

• the course is optional, and its curriculum is approved by order of the Romanian Minister of Education;

• the syllabus is provided by the Romanian Language Institute.

As for the personnel teaching this course:

• the course is taught by personnel selected after a contest, Romanian citizens residing within the UK;

• the selection contest is organised by the Selection Commission appointed by order of the Romanian Minister of Education;

• the personnel teaching the course is appointed by order of the Romanian Minister of Education and signs a collaboration contract with the Romanian Language Institute, being reimbursed by the Romanian Language Institute, hourly paid, in accordance with the legal implementations in force;

• within the teaching process, there are organised groups containing on average 20 pupils, but not less than 15 and not more than 25; for children aged 3 to 6 years old, groups of up to 15 preschool children, but not less than 7 are organised;

• the maximum number of groups that may be constituted by the personnel teaching the course is 9, regardless of the level of study;

• forming the groups is an attribution of to the teaching personnel, in agreement with the assignment;

• the teacher, with the consent of the school management, decides in which of the days and times the course will be organised, in conformity with the UK school year.

Text credit: Embassy of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland