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Sep 7, 2023 · CPSS provides the following services: A daily advice and support helpline in response to any safeguarding/child protection concerns which arise in schools, Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) centres, the EA Youth Service and other EA services.
Jun 1, 2015 · While the unique planning, interventions and changes undertaken within CPPs support collaboration, innovation and motivation and may ensure that each plan is suitable for each locality, it could prove difficult to track their impact on children's outcomes. Individually designed assessments and profiles are unlikely to have the underpinning research that determines how they are linked to ...
CPPS Occupational Therapists help our clients to access educational facilities across preschool, school, college and university. We support children and young people’s development with intervention programmes and advice that spans across home and school, supporting continuity of learning and care.
- What Is The Take-Up of Languages in English Schools Today?
- What Challenges Do Languages Face in Schools?
- What Has Been Proposed to Improve Language Learning?
- How Has The Government Responded to The Reviews?
- What Has The Reaction Been to Recent Government Action?
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Languages have not been compulsory in England beyond the age of 14 since 2004. Ofsted has noted the number of entries for GCSEs in modern foreign languages (MFL) has “declined significantly” since that time. In 2019, Ofqual reported entries for MFL exams had almost halved since 2002, when there were around 500,000 entries. In June 2021, Ofqual repo...
The causes behind the low take-up of languages in schools in England are complex. The DfE’s 2019 annual report noted a perception that MFL GCSEs were harder than other GCSEs. It also identified issues with the quality of MFL teaching. The perception of disproportionate difficulty was a theme shared in Ofsted’s 2021 curriculum review. This also drew...
A number of organisations have proposed strategies to address challenges in language education. In 2016, the Teaching Schools Council conducted a review of MFL teaching practice in key stage 3 and 4. It found that, as is still the case, less than half of pupils were entered for languages GCSEs. The review made 15 recommendations aimed at: schools a...
The Government has responded to calls to evaluate GCSE MFL subject content and assessment. In November 2019, Ofqual evaluated grading standards for GCSE French, German and Spanish, to ascertain whether MFL GCSEs were graded more severely than other subjects. Its findings led to adjustments being made to French and German, but not to Spanish. In the...
The MFL GCSE subject content consultation has been subject to criticism. On 10 March 2021, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on MFL, for which the British Council provides secretariat support, responded to the consultation. It called “on the DfE to (a) work with stakeholders to build a consensus on a way forward and (b) delay any changes until this...
Global Future, Silenced Voices: The Secret Bias Against ‘Community’ Languages that is Holding Back Students and the UK, March 2021British Academy, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Association of School and College Leaders, British Council, and Universities UK, Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills,...House of Commons Library, Language Teaching in Schools, January 2020Bobbie Mills and Teresa Tinsley, Boys Studying Modern Foreign Languages at GCSE in Schools in England, British Council, January 2020The implementation of this guidance must be led by CPPs, with support from Government bodies such as Education Scotland and with national and local Third Sector partners. It should form an integral part of public service reform, ensuring that Community Planning provides the vehicle to deliver better outcomes in partnership with communities.
Languages in Curriculum for Excellence. Published 01/01/2017. Last updated 06/06/2023. There are two parts to learning in languages. The first is about the language your child needs to be fully involved in their society and in learning (English, Gàidhlig). The second is learning additional languages.
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Sep 14, 2023 · Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP. Published. 14 September 2023. Thousands more pupils are set to benefit from learning languages such as German, French and Spanish, as 19 ...
