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Community languages

Developing practice for the 21st century

Thursday 5 July 2007

NSPCC National Training Centre, Leicester

In association with:

Comenius East Midlands

 



About the course

There is substantial evidence to illustrate the personal, intellectual, educational, cultural and economic benefits that bilingualism and multilingualism can bring, both for the individual and for wider society, as detailed in the Positively plurilingual report (CILT, November 2006). Developing the extent and quality of provision of community languages education for both children and adults is vital if we are to maximise these potential benefits.

The Languages Review (DfES, March 2007) recognises that our community languages are a ‘national asset.’ It highlights also the fact that many are of increasing commercial importance. The Review encourages a greater breadth of languages to be taught in our schools, proposing a change in guidance on languages at KS3, allowing schools to respond to ‘local needs and circumstances’.

With the publication of the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages and now the proposal for languages to become statutory at KS2, there are increasing opportunities to develop provision for younger learners with skills in one or more community language. Likewise at 14–19, the introduction of the specialised diplomas potentially offers more appropriate and engaging learning contexts for many of our teenage learners, whilst the Languages Ladder and Asset Languages qualifications continue to offer models of progression and assessment for language learners and speakers of all ages.

The establishment of the new National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education brings with it further opportunities to establish links between communities, families and schools, through programmes such as the extended schools initiative, and to raise ‘the ability of schools to respond to the potential of pupils with an existing (perhaps mainly spoken) capability [in languages].’ The DfES International Strategy is also of significance, with its aim of establishing an international link for every school by 2010 to promote intercultural understanding, competence and positive attitudes.

These developments give the context for a renewed focus on the language skills students bring with them from their home and community. This second national conference is organised by CILT, the National Centre for Languages, in collaboration with Comenius East Midlands and with support from the Training and Development
Agency (TDA) and the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT). It aims to provide advice, inspiration and development for:

  • Teachers in mainstream and supplementary schools (primary and secondary)
  • Headteachers in mainstream primary and secondary schools
  • Co-ordinators and curriculum planners in Local Authorities and educational institutions, with a Languages, Ethnic Minority Achievement or Extended Schools responsibility
  • Headteachers of supplementary schools offering languages
  • Heads of Languages or bilingual support in secondary schools
  • Teaching and management colleagues in Adult Education

A rich offer of keynote presentations, CPD workshops with take-home materials, chaired discussion on strategic development issues and informal advice sessions will include focus on:

  • The role of community languages in the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages
  • Celebrating and utilising the wealth of linguistic diversity in our primary schools
  • Supporting community languages inside and outside the secondary curriculum
  • The potential role of community languages in the new Specialised Diplomas at 14–19
  • Extended Schools and opportunities for community languages
  • Current research investigating multilingualism in complementary schools
  • Exploiting stories in the community languages classroom
  • Strategies for working with text with advanced learners
  • Assessment for learning strategies
  • Becoming an Asset Languages Centre
  • Developing the community strand of Specialist School bids
  • Finding an appropriate route to Qualified Teacher Status
  • Enrolling for the Quality Framework for Supplementary Schools

Speakers will include:

  • Nazek Abdel-Hay King Fahad Academy
  • Yinka Armartey National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
  • Arvind Bhatt University of East London
  • Sarah Cartwright CILT, the National Centre for Languages
  • Torcato Coutinho The College of North East London
  • Professor Angela Creese University of Birmingham
  • Sharon Czudak CILT, the National Centre for Languages
  • Hilly Day and Vivien May Asset Languages
  • Claire Dugard CILT, the National Centre for Languages
  • Samia Earle National Specialism Co-ordinator: Languages, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
  • Vicky Gough British Council
  • Helen Groothues CILT, the National Centre for Languages
  • Julia Leith Crown Hills Community Schools
  • Paul Morrish National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
  • David Peck Headteacher, Moseley School
  • Saleem Qureshi Moseley School
  • Shazia Siddique Lister Community School
  • Colin Whitehead Newbury Park Primary School

Headteachers and co-ordinators or advisers attending this conference are encouraged to bring with them a community languages teacher or provider, and special rates are available for two or more colleagues attending from the same institution.

Fee

£50 full fee; two places for £80

How to apply


For further details or to apply for a place at this conference, download and complete the application form attached below. If you have any queries or require more details email your name, postal address and contact phone number to conferences@cilt.org.uk or tel: 020 7379 5101 x287

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