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THE NEW PRIMARY CURRICULUM - Languages proposals confirmed PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 09:00

Schools Minister Vernon Coaker has confirmed plans to introduce a new primary curriculum, in which languages will for the first time be a compulsory element.

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Primary Languages - Upskilling Specification Published PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 09:00
A major new resource is now available to support the language competence of primary teachers - The Language Upskilling Specification. 
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GCSE and A Level - Latest Figures Confirm Positive Trend PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 09:30

The first statistics have been released from the 2009 School Achievement and Attainment tables.

These are still provisional as they are being checked by schools but they confirm our earlier conclusions that A level entries in schools have increased this year, while for the first time since  2000 the percentage  of pupils in schools acheiveing a GCSE or equivalent has remained unchanged (at 44%) At both GCSE and A level the numbers achieving higher grades continues to increase.
 
Major Review Of Languages In Higher Education PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 09:00

Professor Michael Worton’s review of languages provision in higher education  was published yesterday by HEFCE.

In it Profesor Worton argues that there needs to be continued investment in languages from Government, but that Universities themselves must also take action – taking advantage of their autonomy – to secure the place of languages and the contribution that they make to the strategic objectives of universoities and to society more widely.

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GCSE Languages Holding Steady PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 09:30

Despite some reports to the contrary – including on the BBC – the GCSE results for languages show little real change from last year.

This – together with continued improvements in grades – gives ground for some cautious optimism. The overall figure for languages shows a decline in the number of awards from 377409 to 362338 (just over 15000 – mainly in French).  The figures for England are similar but show a slightly lower percentage decrease (see table).   However this must be put in a context of an overall decline in the size of the cohort taking GCSE this year.   

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Primary Languages - Upskilling Specification Published

Wednesday, 04 November 2009

A major new resource is now available to support the language competence of primary teachers - The Language Upskilling Specification. 
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