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...
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...
