MFL Insights - Beyond the ordinary
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26 February 2026
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy take an active part in promoting MFL to students
Today, we proudly welcomed over 200 students and teachers from various schools across the North West to our Motivational Careers Event, part of the #LanguageFestNorthWest.
As a highlight, students were inspired by a keynote address from @David_Sanako, who delivered an engaging speech on the importance of language skills in the professional world. His insights clearly resonated, as evidenced by the thoughtful questions from our students.
Following the keynote, students had the opportunity to network with 12 remarkable organisations, discovering how language proficiency can significantly enhance their future career prospects. David kindly stayed to answer numerous individual questions, providing valuable guidance on how language skills can shape their professional journeys.
03 February 2026
Parents of students at Jarrow School are hearing the MFL message
Thank you so much for your talk - I've had lots of positive feedback from the students and staff who attended.
Clearly you had an impact as several of the parents I spoke to last night said that their child had come home talking about the talk, and you know how rarely teenagers actually share anything about what they've done in a school day! Also, I had a number of students saying they are going to choose Spanish as they know it will give them a better chance to earn more money so clearly the message sank in.
We won't know the full impact until the students have chosen their options but I really do sense that some that were on the fence about choosing to a language next year have now made a firm decision based on your talk so that's great news.
26 January 2026
Students at Stanwell School in Wales warm to a very entertaining yet important MFL message.
Y8 pupils were inspired by the very entertaining David Binns, retired CEO of the tech company, Sanako UK, about how vital foreign languages are for their futures. Some excellent questions asked. Merci, Danke, Diolch!
David explained that now he has retired from Sanako UK he can spend more time delivering valuable MFL Career talks, which can only be a good thing for languages in general
22 January 2026
We’ve got more awesome feedback from MFL teachers! This time it’s from Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School, Gloucestershire!
I wanted to email to express our deep gratitude to you for delivering such an inspirational and motivational presentation to our year 9 students yesterday. I sadly was not there as I was at a conference, but on my return to the office I was bombarded with positive feedback about how well the talk had landed with our students, and how brilliantly you delivered the key messages we need them to hear as they embark on their GCSE options process.
I am sure that we will see the enthusiasm they left with yesterday transpire into good take-up of languages for GCSE next year, and hopefully a few of those students will be inspired to continue their language studies beyond GCSE when the time comes. I would also like to get an early booking request in for next year if possible?
20 January 2026
MFL Insights continues to inspire the MFL students, @ Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
THANK YOU to @David_Sanako
for another inspirational and engaging talk to Year 9 students today about the importance of learning languages and languages in careers!
Year 9 were given lots to think about before options evening next week!
We are looking forward to your next visit so we can ensure that our MFL student numbers continue to grow
19 January 2026
Following an MFL career talk to a year group, one class of 30 students were asked to offer feedback
As these very impactful MFL Career talks continue around the UK, one school decided to gauge the impact on one class after a talk to a full year year group. The results of the feedback were amazing and some fantastic student comments. If this one class is replicated across the whole year group then its a great success
31 December 2025
David Binns Retires as Director of Sanako UK Ltd
Sanako UK Ltd today announces the retirement of David Binns, owner and director of Sanako UK Ltd, marking the conclusion of an extraordinary 46-year career dedicated to supporting modern language teaching in the UK.
David will now be focussing 100% of his time boosting the uptake of MFL at Schools through his activities at MFL Insights and other activities
05 December 2025
Two new MFL boosting services launched
To enhance our dynamic range of services, we've introduced two exciting additions: "The MFL Apprentice" and "Mock Job Interviews." Learn more on our homepage!
22 October 2025
Not yet live but already fully booked
Although our business officially launches on January 1, 2026, the overwhelming demand for our services has already filled all January 2026 slots, with February 2026 bookings quickly nearing capacity.
01 September 2025
MFL Insights goes live as an independent company
This is where our journey begins. Get to know our business and what we do, and how we're committed to quality and great service. Join us as we grow and succeed together. We're glad you're here to be a part of our story.
"I had been waiting a long time for this, but David did not disappoint. Thank you for encouraging Year 9 to take a language at GCSE, a big thumbs up from me.
I have already had a few conversations with students about which language they might choose moving forward "
Ivana Stanley, Melbourn Village College