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Mary Glasgow 14-19 Prize – Applications now open

Applications are now open for the Mary Glasgow 14-19 Curriculum Prize 2008. The prize, awarded annually by the Mary Glasgow Language Trust, is presented for successful curriculum innovation in languages in the 14 –19 sector.

In 2007, the £5000 prize was awarded to Sheffield LEA's Vocational International Project (VIPS). This highly successful scheme brings together schools and local businesses to teach languages with a strong business focus. The winning project was able to demonstrate real quality in both planning and teaching, and has successfully encouraged more young people in Sheffield to continue with languages after the age of fourteen.

In 2008 the Mary Glasgow Trust will award up to four prizes of £5000 each to projects which lead to a higher take-up of language learning after the age of fourteen, and which serve as inspiration for other schools and colleges.

The Mary Glasgow Trust is looking for projects which:

• aim to do something new and different. This could apply to how students learn, what they learn, who they learn from or with, how their learning is timetabled, where they learn or how their work is assessed.
  
  
• are clearly directed at making learning more engaging and more successful for young people who otherwise would be likely to stop learning a language at 14.
  
  
• lead to a recognised form of accreditation, or develop an alternative model of accreditation that can be benchmarked against the National Qualifications
  Framework and has the potential to be validated by an awarding body

The closing date for applications is 15 February 2008. For further details and application forms, email Ann King, Hon Secretary of the Mary Glasgow Trust.