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CILT-SLC case study	CILT
Cromer High School, Norfolk	Community matters!

All Age Learning

Context

Cromer High School in Norfolk was re-designated with Language College status in 2005. It is a mixed 11 - 16 comprehensive.

Spanish after school class

Last year we had an after school class for Spanish, which was open to pupils, staff, parents and friends of the school.  About 20 people attended the class and the majority took the GCSE at the end of the year.  The ages of the students ranged from 13 to 70. Our Spanish assistant ran the class; she is also trained in adult education.

We did not charge for the classes - the funding came from our Language College budget.  We also paid for the exam entries for those taking the GCSE from the Language College funding, although I think the students would have been happy to pay for it themselves.  Students either borrowed or purchased the text books. 

It was a very positive experience.  I myself took part as a learner, with young and old learning together and learning from each other.  Parents found that it helped them not only to develop new skills, but also to understand more about the curriculum their sons and daughters were following and the exam requirements and pressures.  Even the head teacher set a good example, followed the course and was successful in his GCSE.

Next steps

After our success last year, this year we are offering German as a twilight class. I am teaching the German class as we had a bit of timetable slack and were able to timetable me to take the lessons.  We are looking at rotating the subjects and offering French next year.