by cristahazell | Mar 30, 2021 | News
Reports of the demise of Modern Languages are premature, says Andrea Wilczynski, Head of the School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University. But universities need to continue to innovate and adapt their programmes to changing demands. We often hear reports that...
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 | Mar 9, 2021 | News
Modern Foreign Language teachers will have a greater opportunity to come to the UK following changes announced to immigration rules by the Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration. Rule changes have taken place to make it easier to recruit modern foreign language...
by cristahazell | Mar 9, 2021 | Corporate Member News, Language News, News
Express Yourself in Lockdown, Spring 2021 This year’s Celebration of Speaking is now over, but you can still take a / listen look at how people have celebrated by putting into Twitter Search #CelebrateSpeaking. You’ll find there some of the contributions to...
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...
