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New national curriculum makes languages compulsory from age five

The Telegraph has published an article discussing the introduction of a new national curriculum this week in primary schools, which is making languages compulsory for children aged five to seven. The new curriculum, which will also see the introduction of a new computing syllabus, has been designed to ‘stop English pupils falling behind their peers in other countries’. To read the article, visit the Telegraph website. Continue reading →

A new focus for modern languages A Levels

The Guardian has published an article discussing proposals to change the A Level curriculum for modern languages. Prompted by a recent report by the A Level Content Advisory Board (ALCB), which identified a need to revamp the way languages are taught at sixth form, the proposals focus on ‘reinvigorating passion for languages’. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Languages in the 2014 National Curriculum

On 7th February 2013, the government announced its latest thinking on the National Curriculum / GCSE reform. Studying a foreign language will become compulsory in Key Stage 2 (ages 8-11), and will continue to be compulsory in Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14), but will now continue to be optional in Key Stage 4. For full details of the new proposals, plus details of a consultation on the new national curriculum, see the DFE website. Continue reading →