FCSE in Year 9
To accredit performance in languages at the end of the key stage 3 to ensure that students not continuing with languages in KS4 could be rewarded for their language.

Ab initio FCSE Languages
The course has been favourably received by the students which is made up largely of teenage boys with low confidence. They are more positive about learning a language and feel that they can achieve something.

FCSE to increase take-up
Initially the FCSE qualification was piloted with the two top set Year 9 groups, students who were targeting high level 5s and level 6s at the end of Key Stage 3. Following the success of this pilot it was used with a range of groups, from those predicted a high level 6 to those predicted a low level 4.

FCSE to accredit French and Spanish in Year 9
Objectives:

• To trial the AQA FCSE qualification with two pilot groups in Year 9.
• To accredit performance in French and Spanish of 3 groups of Year 9 students which were selected for the pilot. All of these students had a high level of motivation and interest but some may not choose a language as an option in KS4.