by cristahazell | Jun 28, 2021 | News, Secondary News
Recent publications from OFQUAL which might be of interest: A consultation on proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference for Exam Procedures Review Service (EPRS) in summer 2021. The consultation closed on 28 June 2021. A report on The use of assistive technologies...
by cristahazell | Jun 7, 2021 | ALL News, News, Secondary News, What's New
ALL Press Release Ofsted Research Language Review “ALL welcomes the emphasis in this report on the integral role of languages in the curriculum and agrees that learning a language helps to equip pupils with the knowledge and cultural capital they need to...
by cristahazell | May 18, 2021 | Corporate Member News, Language News, News, Secondary News
The latest consultation from OFQUAL includes recommendations about the Speaking element of GCSE Languages in 2022. The essence of the proposal is to revert to the arrangements in place before the need arose to create Speaking Endorsement arrangements in 2021...
by cristahazell | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Secondary News, Wales
Welsh consultation on GCSE content: extracts from the consultation document Qualifications Wales has recently (16 April 2020) closed its consultation on: the GCSE subjects that should be available in the future; the other made-for-Wales qualifications that should also...
by cristahazell | Apr 7, 2021 | Consultations, Language News, News, Secondary News
ALL encourages members to respond to the DfE Content Review which is now open until 19 May 2021. There is a parallel OFQUAL consultation on ensuing arrangements for the examinations themselves. The Teacher Briefing 29 gives some of the key points about these reviews...
by cristahazell | Jan 28, 2021 | Language News, News, Secondary News, What's New
ALL is grateful to Sonja Fedrizzi from our sister organisation in Scotland (SALT) for sharing her thoughts on the New Normal. At the 2020 annual SALT conference, I was fortunate to share my experience of teaching ML in the ‘new normal’. My presentation,...
by charlottelr | Jan 20, 2021 | ALL Event, ALL News, Celebration, Competitions, Corporate Member News, French Zone, German Zone, Language News, News, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News, Spanish Zone, What's New
We all know that Speaking a language confidently and coherently is an important thing, and forms a critical part of linguistic and cultural development for all learners of languages. One of the impacts of COVID-19 has meant that many pupils have had fewer...
by cristahazell | Jan 18, 2021 | ALL News, News, Secondary, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings
Theme: OFQUAL / DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021 Background: The remit for this consultation emerged from letters on 13th January between the Secretary of State and OFQUAL. Consultation is open until Friday 29...
by cristahazell | Jan 13, 2021 | News, Primary, Primary News, Secondary, Secondary News, What's New
With remote education becoming the norm for many learners across most phases, Ofsted released guidance on ‘What’s working well in remote education’ on January 11th. The guidance which defines ‘remote education’, seeks to end some...
by cristahazell | Jan 7, 2021 | Corporate Member News, News, Secondary News
Ofqual have now published the following in response to the Secretary of State’s address to the House of Commons yesterday: We are working with the Department and will begin to consult widely next week on possible arrangements for GCSEs, A levels and vocational and...
by cristahazell | Oct 14, 2020 | ALL News, Corporate Member News, Discussion Area, Language News, News, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings
Theme: GCSE Languages 2021 Background: OFQUAL was tasked by the Secretary of State in Autumn 2020 with mitigating the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schooling in the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21. For Languages the major recommendation was to make...
by cristahazell | Sep 23, 2020 | News, Other Event, Primary, Secondary News, World languages event
Our colleagues at SCILT have collated a wealth of ideas for Primary and Secondary schools as well as parents and families to join in the languages fun safely. For more details see here: https://scilt.org.uk/EuropeanDayofLanguages/tabid/5390/Default.aspx The rest of...
