Noelia Alcarazo, Reviews Editor Puntoycoma Various Authors Habla con Eñe, also available via Language Direct Issue 35, March-April 2012, 46pp and issue 36, May-June 2012, 50pp (Punto y Coma is an audio magazine, published six times a year, for intermediate to advanced...
Ofqual has announced a review of the role of controlled assessment in GCSEs, in response to concerns raised by schools and teachers about practicalities of delivering them and the advice and guidance provided for them. The review will consider the role of controlled...
Image: Huw Meredith Photography Peter Downes, ‘Discovering Languages’ Project Director, Association of School and College Leaders REVIEWING THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM As many readers will know, a root-and-branch review of the national curriculum is now under way. As...
Only one in 40 of British diplomats now speaks to the highest level the language of the country where they are posted. Some 1,690 staff, or 90% of Britain’s diplomatic service, have no recognised language abilities for the country to which they have been posted....
The TDA is aiming to train up 1,575 language teachers this year, in order to meet current demand for language teachers. A new bursary of up to £20,000 will be available for language graduates to enter teacher training. The number of pupils expected to sit...
