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Teachernet - language teaching pages updated PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 00:00
The MFL pages on Teachernet have been re-written by TLC and now include up-to-date information on the National Languages Strategy, the Languages Ladder, the Diploma, the primary and secondary curriculum and much more. Go to www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/subjects/languages/ and tell us what you think.
 
Primary Languages – Longitudinal Study published PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:00
A three year study carried out by Open University and the University of Southampton and Canterbury Christ Church University was published in February. It provides many insights into the successes of the primary programme to date as well as indicating what still needs to be done, highlighting the particular challenges of progression over 4 years.
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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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A Level Results 2009 PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 20 August 2009 09:30

The provisional A level results for 2009 were published today. The overall figure for languages has hardly changed since 2008.
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The Government underlines the importance of Primary Languages Thursday 26 August

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Despite the decision not to proceed with the new primary curriculum which would have included languages as statutory in Key Stage 2, the new Government has confirmed its commitment to the importance...
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