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 | May 17, 2021 | News
The British Council and APPG are seeking submissions on the value of international experience, skills and connections for young people in the UK. The inquiry will examine how access to international skills and connections can be widened, and look at how international...
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 29, 2021 | News
Languages have been featuring recently (April 2021) in some of the UK Parliament debates. Please find below links to questions by parliamentarians and ministers’ responses, which are publicly available. Question on eTwinning:...
by cristahazell | Apr 23, 2021 | News
More young people may choose to study foreign languages to GCSE if they are encouraged to ‘identify’ with languages at school, rather than just learning vocabulary and grammar, new research suggests. The University of Cambridge study found that...
