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...