by cristahazell | May 24, 2021 | Languages Today extended content
This article represents my personal and professional reflections on the importance of language learning in general and the particular importance of language education post-pandemic. It aims to articulate a reimagining of language learning as a regenerative and...
by cristahazell | May 24, 2021 | Languages Today extended content, My Best 10
Our Best (more than) Ten things to hang on to As things change in technology, the scheme of work, inspection focus or specifications, teachers sometimes drop activities they have been doing with success, in order to try new ones (and sometimes risk throwing away some...
by cristahazell | May 24, 2021 | Languages Today extended content
An aspiration expressed in vision statements, in schemes of learning and indeed in the National Curriculum itself in some incarnations is that the education system exists to create lifelong learners, to awaken curiosity in younger pupils and develop for older students...
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...