Long term objectives
Primary | Secondary |
Further + Higher | Business
| Generic
The National Languages Strategy will be supported by dedicated investment,
which will rise to £10m per year by 2005-06.This will include funding
to support the introduction of our primary entitlement, the development
of the recognition scheme, increasing teacher supply, the provision of
professional development and training, the promotion of best practice
and curriculum guidance and the development of international partnerships.
It will also benefit from our broader programmes to support the school
workforce, invest in school improvement, and raise standards of teaching
and learning, and from programmes managed by our key partners.
Primary |
Pathfinders established in a number of LEAs |
By Sept 2003 |
Investment in building qualified teacher workforce capacity
- Support 460 primary language trainees
- Invest in at least 50 MFL places on the Graduate Teacher Programme
- Invest in up to 200 MFL Advanced Skills Teachers
- Development of enhanced professional development and retraining
opportunities for existing teachers
Investment in building non-teacher capacity Subject to
outcomes of pilot/consultation
- Undergraduate QTS Credits pilot
- Teacher Associates pilot
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant consultation
|
From 2003
|
Carry out research into current language learning provision at
KS2 |
During 2003 |
Secondary |
| Development of KS3 Strategy
- Distribution of KS3 Strategy MFL Framework
- KS3 Strategy MFL Framework – consultants trained
- KS3 Strategy MFL Framework – training rolled-out to teachers
|
Ongoing
By March 2003
By Summer 2003
During 2003/04
|
Building International Partnerships
- Anglo-German student/teacher fellowship programme
- Twinning programme between France and England
- Galicia Jobshadow project
- Educational Co-operation programme with China
- Russian language immersion course pilot
- Participation in the Council of Europe’s Centre for Modern
Languages
|
Ongoing
During 2003/04
From 2003
Ongoing
Ongoing
From 2003
Ongoing |
200 Specialist Language Colleges in place |
By 2005 |
FE/HE |
Secretary of State grant letter to HEFCE setting out expectation
of support for the National Languages Strategy |
For 2003-04
|
LEA Adult Learning Plans by LEAs to reflect National Languages
Strategy |
For 2003-04 |
Business |
| Expansion of Regional Language Networks nationally
- Regional Language Networks officers appointed
- Regional Network Strategies in place
|
By 2004
By 2004
By 2004 |
Good practice pilots |
From April 2003 |
Virtual Language Communities introduced |
Ongoing |
Generic |
Appoint National Director for Languages |
By Sept 2003 |
Trial National Recognition Scheme |
During 2003/04 |
National Recognition system fully developed |
By 2005 |
Merger of CILT/LNTO |
From April 2003 |
Outcomes
The success of the Strategy will be measured against the following outcomes:
- all learners should have the opportunity to have their learning recognised
- primary children should have an entitlement to high quality teaching
and learning that instils enthusiasm in learning languages, is based
on a flexible experience and makes the most of ICT and sets a foundation
for future learning and success
- secondary pupils should have high quality teaching and learning at
Key Stage 3 and a flexible curriculum and range of routes to support
success during the 14-19 phase
- schools should be able to draw on the people they need to deliver
language learning, and be supported to deliver high quality teaching
and learning
- the demand for language learning from adults should increase
- businesses should be involved in supporting language learning and
championing the importance of language skills
- businesses should be able to recruit employees with a wider range
of language skills to better meet their business needs
The Government is determined to ensure that languages take their proper
place at the heart of initiatives and activities to further the wider social,
economic and political agenda. A key part of this is communicating the importance
of languages, both at a national and local level.We will identify and expand
opportunities for language use in printed, electronic and broadcast media
and communications. We look to our key partners to play their part to build
success.
