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Case study library
CILT is looking for examples of good practice in the 14 to 19 languages sector to be published on the CILT website and possibly in other CILT publications. Inform us about the good practice in your school / college by completing the case study proforma (rtf, 357KB)
To help you find your way around the 14 to 19 - Reshaping languages section of the CILT website, this page will lead you to case studies that may be of interest:
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GCSE
AS/ A2/ IB
Diplomas and work-related
Alternative Accreditation
Other Awards
Intensive and Immersion Courses
ICT
Further Education
Target Language
Internationalism
Differentiation
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14 to 19 Learning Networks case study |
Fast track GCSE at Wyvern Technology College |
April 2009 |
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Personalised learning using a virtual learning environment (VLE) for peer assessment at Ringwood School in Hampshire |
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March 2008 |
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Assessment for Learning in Spanish GCSE at the Weald School in West Sussex. |
Spanish |
April 2008 |
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Improving oral skills and confidence for Spanish GCSE in a fun way at the Weald School in West Sussex. |
Spanish |
April 2008 |
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Differentiation in GCSE languages at Bourne Community College in Hampshire. |
French and Spanish |
October 2008 |
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Fast track GCSE in Years 8 and 9 followed by Advanced Asset in KS4 at Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton |
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March 2008 |
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Fast track GCSE in Year 10 at King Edward VII Science and Sports College, Leicestershire |
French |
March 2008 |
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The Modular GCSE course at Henry Cort Community College, Fareham |
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March 2008 |
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Use of business links at Babington Community Technology College, Leicester |
French |
March 2008 |
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Using authentic work-related contexts at the Piggott School, near Reading |
French |
March 2008 |
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Business link with Brittany Ferries for Applied GCSE French at Hele's School near Plymouth. |
French |
March 2008 |
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Widening the vocational offer in languages and achieving vocational specialist status at Hele's School near Plymouth |
French |
March 2008 |
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E-Learning for GCSE Applied French students at Chatsmore Catholic High School, West Sussex |
French |
March 2008 |
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Advanced Supplementary (AS), Advanced Level (A2), International Baccalaureate (IB) |
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Essentials for a successful A Level course at City and Islington Sixth Form College, London |
French, German, Spanish and Italian |
March 2008 |
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Using technology to create viable A Level groups at Teesdale School, Co. Durham |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Teaching of AS and A2 and the IB at Impington Village School, Cambridge. |
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March 2008 |
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Languages in Additional/Specialist Learning of the Creative and Media diploma. Case study |
May 2009 |
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The Diploma in Engineering with French. Case study. |
French
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March 2009 |
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Turkish for Early Years using ABC and OCN at The College of North East London (CONEL) |
Turkish, Spanish and Polish |
March 2008 |
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March 2008 |
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Using target language and realistic contexts with beginner students of Spanish for Air Cabin Crew at Hastings College of Arts and Technology |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Motivating boys in language learning, Spanish for Motor Sports at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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French for hairdressers and bakers (ABC) at University College Birmingham |
French |
March 2008 |
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Business link with Brittany Ferries for Applied GCSE French at Hele's School near Plymouth. |
French |
March 2008 |
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Widening the vocational offer in languages and achieving vocational specialist status at Hele's School near Plymouth |
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March 2008 |
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Making Languages our Business, working with business to make the case for languages led by Torquay Boys' Grammar School. |
French, German, Spanish, Chinese |
March 2008 |
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'Your future in languages' event at Ryde High School in Isle of Wight. |
Greek, Chinese and more |
April 2008 |
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Enhancing motivation and enjoyment using ‘Enterprise in Any Language’ at English Martyrs School in Hartlepool |
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July 2008 |
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Using the Work Placement Toolkit with Year 10 students on a Leonardo da Vinci work experience placement at Yewlands School Technology College, Sheffield |
German and Spanish |
July 2008 |
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All of the NVQ case studies are listed under the 'Vocational languages/applied learning' sub theme too. |
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Success through NVQ with lower ability students at The Priory School, East Sussex |
June 2009 |
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NVQ languages at Levels 1-3 from Year 9 to Year 11 at King Richard School, Portsmouth |
French, Italian, Spanish |
February 2009 |
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International Business Communications (formerly VIPS), Sheffield, motivating learners via NVQs at Sheffield LEA |
French, Italian, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Business German – an alternative pathway for year 9 at Yewlands School Technology College, Sheffield |
German |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Warden Park School, West Sussex |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Avon Valley College, Wiltshire |
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March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Chatsmore Catholic High School, West Sussex |
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March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages in KS3, KS4 and the sixth form at Imberhorne School, West Sussex |
French, Spanish, German and Italian |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Hove Park School, Brighton and Hove |
French, Spanish, German and Italian |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Kingsmead Community School, Somerset |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Bourne Community College, West Sussex |
French and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages for the World of Work at Brookfield Community School and Language College, Hampshire |
French and German |
March 2008 |
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NVQ Languages at Levels 1 to 3 in Key Stage 4 and sixth form at Redruth School in Cornwall |
French and Spanish |
June 2008 |
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Entry Level Spanish at Ringwood School, Hampshire |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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NOCN Spanish for BTEC Travel and Tourism Students at Reigate College in Surrey |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Networks for excellence at University of Wolverhampton |
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese |
April 2008 |
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Certificate in Business Chinese at Our Lady’s Convent High School, London |
Mandarin Chinese |
March 2008 |
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Using Asset Languages as a vocational pathway, as well as assessment at the end of Years 6 and 9 at Grove School, Shropshire |
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March 2008 |
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Asset Languages replace GCSEs at The Astor Of Hever Community School, Kent |
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March 2008 |
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KS3 and 4 students are accredited in Urdu, Arabic, Somali, Panjabi, French and German at Bristol Metropolitan College |
Urdu, Arabic, Somali, Panjabi, French and German |
March 2008 |
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Fast track GCSE in Years 8 and 9 followed by Advanced Asset in KS4 at Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Asset Languages at the end of Key Stage 3 to encourage greater uptake in Key Stage 4 at Westwood Language College for Girls in London. |
French, German, Spanish and Japanese |
April 2008 |
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FCSE in Year 9 at Sir William Stanier Community School |
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May 2009 |
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Ab Initio FCSE Languages to motivate reluctant language learners at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) near Blackpool |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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CoPE through International Communication and Business Enterprise at Comberton Village College |
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January 2009 |
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ASDAN International Award at Hove Park School, Brighton and Hove |
French, Italian, Spanish, German and Mandarin |
March 2008 |
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Using the Language Leaders Award at Harris School, Rugby |
French and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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The British Airways Flag Award at Slough Grammar School |
April 2009 |
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The British Airways Flag Award at Blyth Community College |
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April 2009 |
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Use of the BA Flag Award to help students see the value of languages in the workplace at The Kingsway School, Stockport |
French, Spanish and German |
March 2008 |
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Junior CULP (Cambridge University Language Programme), intensive immersion course using part face-to-face and part blended learning. |
French, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin |
March 2008 |
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The Arabic immersion experience at Pilton Community College in Devon. |
Arabic |
March 2008 |
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The partnership with Oman at Pilton Community College in Devon. |
Arabic |
March 2008 |
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Mandarin Chinese immersion leads to examination success at Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln. |
Mandarin |
April 2008 |
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Science, geography, PSHE, maths and music delivered through the medium of French, excellent outcomes for learners and teachers at Tile Hill Wood, Coventry |
French |
March 2008 |
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Learning history, geography, maths and science via other languages, resulting in outstanding achievement and transferable skills at Hockerill Anglo-European College, Hertfordshire |
German and French |
March 2008 |
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PSHE through German at The John Warner School, Hertfordshire |
German |
March 2008 |
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CLIL ‘Science Across the World’ project at Huish Episcopi School, Somerset |
French and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Citizenship, Learning, managing Information, relating to People and managing Situations (CLIPS) through the medium of French and German at Waingels College, Wokingham |
French and German |
March 2008 |
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Enhancing motivation and especially boys’ performance in language learning by combining it with the content of other curriculum areas at Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College in Surrey |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Using digital audio and digital photos at AS/A2 level to develop learning skills and promote creativity at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College in Cheshire |
French, Spanish and German |
March 2008 |
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Using social networking software to motivate language learners, develop language skills and promote collaboration at St Julie’s Catholic High School for Girls in Liverpool |
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April 2008 |
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Using the interactive whiteboard in the 14 to 19 languages classroom |
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Using the interactive whiteboard to enhance the teaching and learning of NVQ German at Yewlands Technology College, Sheffield |
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April 2008 |
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Using the new Flip Video Camcorder in the MFL classroom at Sheredes School, Hoddesdon. |
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February 2009 |
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Using digital video to develop speaking skills at Billingham Campus School and Arts College in Stockton. |
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May 2008 |
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Using podcasting to extend speaking skills and promote creativity, Edgehill College in Bideford, Devon. |
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May 2008 |
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Using blogs to stimulate creativity and develop enthusiasm for learning languages at Northgate High School in Ipswich. |
French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Cantonese and Japanese |
May 2008 |
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Using authoring software to improve language skills at Brinsworth School in Rotherham |
French, German and Spanish |
May 2008 |
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Using wikis at KS4 to promote and support exam revision at Gordano School in North Somerset |
French and German |
June 2008 |
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Other case studies using ICT in 14 to 19 language classes |
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Using a Virtual Learning Environment to encourage independent learning at St. Paul's Catholic College, West Sussex |
May 2009 |
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Using technology to create viable A Level groups at Teesdale School, Co. Durham |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Personalised learning using a virtual learning environment (VLE) for peer assessment at Ringwood School in Hampshire |
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March 2008 |
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E-Learning for GCSE Applied French students at Chatsmore Catholic High School, West Sussex |
French |
March 2008 |
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Using ICT to help students prepare for their GCSE Speaking Test: supporting different learning styles through ICT at Helston Community College, Cornwall |
French and Spanish |
June 2008 |
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Using Video and ICT to support reading at KS4 at Durham Johnston School. |
French |
August 2008 |
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Essentials for a successful A Level course at City and Islington Sixth Form College, London |
French, German, Spanish and Italian |
March 2008 |
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Turkish for Early Years using ABC and OCN at The College of North East London (CONEL) |
Turkish, Spanish and Polish |
March 2008 |
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Using target language and realistic contexts with beginner students of Spanish for Air Cabin Crew at Hastings College of Arts and Technology |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Motivating boys in language learning, Spanish for Motor Sports at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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French for hairdressers and bakers (ABC) at University College Birmingham |
French |
March 2008 |
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Certificate in Bilingual Skills at CLaSS in East London |
Russian, Czech, Turkish, Polish, French, Spanish and Urdu |
March 2008 |
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NOCN Spanish for BTEC Travel and Tourism Students at Reigate Sixth Form College in Surrey |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Encouraging spontaneous talk by using 100% target language at Waingels College, in Berkshire |
French, German and Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Using target language and realistic contexts with beginner students of Spanish for air cabin crew at Hastings College of Arts and Technology |
Spanish |
March 2008 |
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Developing an international ethos at the Bourne Community College |
March 2009 |
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Internationalism at Hove Park School |
April 2009 |
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April 2009 |
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Promoting languages at Quintin Kynaston School |
April 2009 |
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Developing an international ethos at Comberton Village College |
May 2009 |
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Differentiation through offering European Studies at Chatsmore Catholic College |
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May 2009 |
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