ALL Consultations
One association, many voices: ALL believes that it’s very important not just to keep our members updated on news and updates in the field of languages education, but to try to influence the debate. We believe that it is important to respond as a community to issues which concern the teaching of languages, and that by doing this, we can shape the future of our profession.
Consultations & Responses
July 2025 - Education Select Committee : Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Education Committee interviews Prof. Becky Francis on the work of her review:
Parliment Live: Watch video here
There are questions about:
Languages from Darren Paffey MP (who spoke at Language World 2025) at around 10.31 mins
'Community Languages' and support for Ukrainian shortly after that and the time burden of exams at 16+ shortly after that, but before 11.00 mins
The CAR Report is not expected until Autumn.
March 2025 - Curriculum and Assessment Review - Interim Report
November 2024 - ALL Response - Curriculum and Assessment Review
September 2024 - Curriculum and Assessment Review: Call for Evidence
DfE Consultation on GCSEs in EBacc subjects
In June 2015, the government announced that it wanted the vast majority of pupils starting secondary school this September to take GCSEs in EBacc subjects when they take their GCSEs in 2020. In November 2015, the Department for Education launched a consultation on...
New A level content in Ancient Languages and Modern Foreign Languages
On 18 December 2014, the Minister for School Reform announced the publication of new A level content in Ancient Languages, Modern Foreign Languages, Geography, Mathematics, and Further Mathematics. The content for these A levels was recommended by the A level content...