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Key documents and information

• 14 to 19 Policy
  For full background and details on the 14 to 19 reforms, visit the 14 to 19 Gateway page of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) website. Details of the Government’s 14 to 19 strategy and the implications of reforms designed to develop a more flexible and responsive 14 to 19 curriculum can also be found on TeacherNet.
• The National Languages Strategy
  Further information on CILT’s 14 to 19 programme and its relationship both to The National Languages Strategy and all aspects of Government reform.
• 14 to 19 Diplomas
  Diplomas are the new qualifications for 14 to 19 year olds which herald the biggest change to the 14 to 19 curriculum for many years. Sitting alongside GCSEs and A Levels, they offer young people the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills within an applied, sector-focused context.
  Languages in the Diplomas | Diploma Gateway results | Timetable for delivery
• Language Trends 2007 and 2006
  KS4 survey 2007 | FE survey 2006
  The two latest surveys of languages in schools and FE colleges highlight the urgency of Lord Dearing's work to review policy on languages and see what more can be done to encourage 14-16-year-olds to continue a language course leading to a recognised qualification.
• Modern Foreign Languages in a vocational context report
  For an overview of vocational language learning in Further Education within England, you can download the report carried out by Carol Collins and Maggie Greenwood on behalf the LSDA.

• A Guide for Heads and Governors
  Information and advice on the current statutory position, improving take up at Key Stage 4 and languages in the Diplomas. (pdf, 79kB)
• Enterprise Education and Languages
  A downloadable document making the link between the new entitlement to Enterprise Education and work in languages. (pdf, 50 kB)
• Letter from Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP
  Following an address made at the time of the publication of the 14 to 19 Implementation Plan, the Minister of State for Schools and 14 to 19 Learners sent a letter to all secondary schools detailing the Government’s expectations for language provision.