Karen Turner and Kate Cruise, Maura Gordon, Becky Lipsey, Ellen Paige, Philippa Rae (Former full-time PGCE students, Institute of Education, University of London) Government policy underpinning the languages initiative in English primary schools (DfES 2005) has three...
Gina Reilly (Regional Advisor & Advisor for German, Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative) As part of the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative (MLPSI), 5th and 6th class pupils (9 to 12 year olds) in 96 primary schools in Ireland are learning...
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...
Photo: Huw Meredith Photography Kate Norman, Jack Hunt School, Peterborough With the widening of participation and the growth of confidence in the Key Stage 2 languages classroom which we have seen slowly – and in many cases painfully- over the last few years, Key...
