1. Language issues in school curriculum: an overview
(September 1998, University of Luton)
Speaker: Dick Hudson (University College London)

 2. The National Curriculum for English: a place for linguists?
(April 1999, The University of Manchester)
Speakers:
Christopher Brumfit (Centre for Language in Education, University of Southampton)
Alastair West (the English Team, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority)

 3. English language A-levels
(September 1999, University of York)
Speakers:
Tony Tinkel (OCR)
Michael Hoey (University of Liverpool)

 4. The National Literacy Strategy
(April 2000, UCL)
Chair: Richard Hudson (UCL & LAGB Education Committee)
Speakers:
Paul Higgins (DfEE)
Molly Sayer (University of Manchester) 

5. Grammar teaching and the development of writing skills
(September 2000, University of Durham)
Chair: Anthea Fraser Gupta (University Leeds & LAGB Education Committee)
Speakers:
Geoff Barton (Thurston Community College, Suffolk): A view from a secondary school
Jim Crinson (Collingwood Primary School, North Shields): A view from a primary school
Raphael Salkie (School of Languages, University of Brighton): A view from teacher training 

6. Phonics and accents of English
(April 2001, University of Leeds)
Chair: Sue Barry (University of Manchester & LAGB Education Committee)
Speakers:
John Wells (University College London): A view from phonetics
Rhona Stainthorp (Institute of Education): A view from psychology
Chris Jolly (Educational publisher, Jolly phonics): A view from phonics
See also the paper Sounds and letters in English - a resource for phonics teachers and other professionals. 

7. Why are the British such poor language learners?
(5 September 2001, University of Reading)
Chair: Richard Hudson (UCL & LAGB Education Committee)
Speakers:
Mike Reynolds (University of Sheffield): Sociolinguistic issues (view abstract)
Rosamond Mitchell (University of Southampton): Pedagogic issues (view abstract)
Peter Downes (Nuffield Languages Inquiry): Institutional issues (view abstract)