by tomholmes | Aug 6, 2024 | Teacher Briefings
ALL Briefing No. 38 Theme: Language Trends (England) 2024 Language Trends is the annual review of trends in Languages Education commissioned by the British Council. Key messages: The report identifies these headline findings for 2024 (…. indicates abbreviation): • The...
by cristahazell | Aug 5, 2024 | Teacher Briefings
ALL Briefing No. 37 Theme: Did you know? The following document provides a huge amount of information on Community-led Heritage Language Settings. Specifically: Nurturing a precious asset Feeling included, feeling valued Productive partnerships...
by cristahazell | Aug 5, 2024 | Teacher Briefings
ALL Briefing No.36 Theme: A-level results 2023 Background: A-level results were released on 17 August 2023 JCQ Main results tables, press notice and other results tables for 2023 here: Examination results Ofqual Guide to AS and A-level results for...
by cristahazell | Sep 22, 2023 | Teacher Briefings
ALL Briefing No. 35 Theme: The Languages Gateway Background: The Languages Gateway launched in 2023 as the UK’s first national ‘one stop shop for all things languages’, aimed at signposting information to learners, teachers, and anyone interested in, or involved in,...
by tomholmes | Mar 10, 2023 | ALL Language, ALL Local, ALL News, ALL Sector, Corporate Member, Discussion Area, Language News, News, Secondary, Secondary Features, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings, What's New
…when I’m thinking about HOW to teach some required content, the question I try to keep in mind to guide me is “why would they want to do that?” In this article, I will focus on how we can create engaging writing tasks that intrinsically motivate students… Please...
by cristahazell | Aug 31, 2022 | Teacher Briefings
Theme: Language Trends 2022 Background: In the 20th year of Language Trends from the British Council, 2022 saw the biggest ever response, with 1693 schools, from primary, secondary and independent sectors, completing the survey....
by tpratt | Apr 19, 2022 | Teacher Briefings
Theme: Schools White Paper 2022 Background: The Government published its White Paper ‘Opportunity for all Strong schools with great teachers for your child’ in late March 2022....
by tpratt | Apr 19, 2022 | Teacher Briefings
Theme: Early Career Framework Background: The Department for Education (DfE) in 2019 published its Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy and these two important documents for new entrants to the profession: DfE Early Career Framework DfE ITT Core Content...
by cristahazell | Feb 14, 2022 | Teacher Briefings, Uncategorized
Theme: DfE / OFQUAL announcement on GCSE Content for French, German and Spanish from 2024 Background: The DfE and OFQUAL consulted on content for GCSE in these languages in 2020 (Briefing 29). There is an archive of responses, consultation events and think pieces at...
by cristahazell | Sep 30, 2021 | Discussion Area, Language News, News, Practitioner Focus, Teacher Briefings, What's New
Theme: Language Trends 2021 (impact of the pandemic) Background: The annual Language Trends survey carried out now by the British Council tracks what’s happening with regards to language teaching and learning in the UK Some messages: “It is clear...
by cristahazell | Mar 10, 2021 | Teacher Briefings
Theme: GCSE MFL Subject Content Consultations March 2021 Background: In November 2019, the Department for Education (DfE) announced the appointment of an independent panel of experts to review the subject content for GCSEs in modern foreign languages (MFL), in...
by cristahazell | Feb 25, 2021 | Teacher Briefings
Theme: Outcomes of OFQUAL / DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021 Background: A consultation (See Briefing 27) was carried out in January 2021. The rationale for proposing changes to traditional exams was this: Given...
