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languages reports and research - NEW reports added June 2008 | Primary
National Strategy | Early Years Foundation Stage
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services
The Department for
Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) replaced the Department for Education
and Skills (DfES) on 26 June 2007.
DCSF Publications
can be ordered from TeacherNet
(online publications for schools service) and DCSF
Publications - tel: 0845 60 222 60 or e-mail: dfes@prolog.uk.com.
National
Languages Strategy
The DCSF
Languages website provides information about the National Languages
Strategy and all the activities which are currently taking place to assist
with its implementation.
Key Stage
2 Framework for Languages
This publication is a comprehensive source of guidance and advice for
teachers and curriculum mangers who will plan and deliver the entitlement
to language learning at Key Stage 2. Part
1 - Learning Objectives and Part 2 - Guidance on implementation were published
in October 2005. Parts 1 and 2 are available to view/download from the
DCSF Standards Site or order from TeacherNet
or DCSF Publications.
Part 3, published in April 2007, is available to order in hard copy from DCSF
Publications (quote reference: 00171-2007DOM-EN) or can be downloaded in pdf format from NACELL official documentation
Languages
Review
March 2007. Review of the DfES's languages policy. Lord Dearing's final
report includes recommendations that languages become part of the statutory
curriculum for Key Stage 2 in primary schools when the curriculum is next
reviewed and that provision for teacher support in primary schools should
be continued and, where necessary, extended. Available to view/download
or order from TeacherNet
or DfES Publications.
Primary Languages
Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs)
November 2006. These
FAQs provide information and advice for schools and Local Authorities
on funding issues, implementation, evaluation, inspection and research
and transition.
Available to download (pdf, 44kb).
The Languages
Ladder
The National
Recognition Scheme, also known as the ‘Languages Ladder’,
has been developed by the DfES to endorse competence in foreign language
learning. It will allow learners to progress in one or more of the four
skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) in one or more languages.
Further information and the leaflet Introduction to the Languages
Ladder can be found on the DfES
Languages website. The Languages Ladder: A Guide can
be viewed on the Teachernet
website.
A Boost for
Modern Foreign Languages - investment in languages education between 2005-2008
Published March 2005. Download from the DfES
Languages website.
Languages
for All: From Strategy to Delivery - Progress on Implementing the National
Languages Strategy
Published in 2004. This booklet provides an update on the
implementation of the Government's National Languages Strategy. Download
from the DfES
Languages website or order from DfES
Publications.
Languages
for All: Languages for Life - a Strategy for England
Published in 2002, this document sets out the Government's plans
to transform the country's capability in languages. It outlines the initiatives
that will achieve a step change in foreign language competence for this
country and how to create an appetite for learning. It also outlines plans
to broaden and enrich the opportunities for language learning at school
and beyond. Download from the DfES
Languages website or order from DfES
Publications.
Primary languages reports and research
Ongoing research
Primary Modern
Foreign Languages: Survey Of National Implementation Of Full Entitlement
To Language Learning At Key Stage 2 (NFER, The National Foundation for Educational Research, commissioned by the DCSF).
Timescale 2006 - 2009.
This project consists of a quantitative
audit over three years of the number of primary schools that offer languages. The research addresses, eg what languages are offered;
models of provision of languages at KS2; amount of class time allocated
to languages; arrangements for transition to KS3; and qualifications of
language teachers. Further information is available on the DCSF research website.
Interim reports
NEW! Published June 2008
Language Learning Provision at Key Stage 2: Findings from the 2007 Survey (NFER, The National Foundation for Educational Research, commissioned by the DCSF) pdf download.
- This research brief follows from the June 2007 interim report (below) and indicates an increase in the number of schools teaching languages at Key Stage 2 (70% in autumn 2006 increasing to 84% in autumn 2007)
- Summary available at the CILT primary statistics pages
Published June 2007
Language Learning
Provision at Key Stage 2: Findings from the 2006 Survey (NFER, The National Foundation for Educational Research, commissioned by the DCSF) pdf download.
- Preliminary findings from the 2006 research survey
- Paper copies
are available free of charge from the DfES Publications Centre - tel:
0845 6022260; fax: 0845 6033360; email: dfes@prolog.uk.com
Primary
Modern Languages: Language Learning At Key Stage 2: A Longitudinal Study
(Christ Church University Canterbury, the Open University and the University of Southampton, commissioned by DCSF)
Timescale 2006 - 2009.
This project consists of a longitudinal
investigation of language learning at KS2, involving qualitative work tracking pupils and teachers over 3 years in a range
of case study schools. The research addresses eg pupil
attainment, progression and motivation in languages; the impact of language
learning on learning and standards across the curriculum; and progress
made in languages as compared to other curriculum subjects. Further information
is available on the DCSF
research website.
Interim reports
NEW! Published June 2008
Language Learning at Key Stage 2: A Longitudinal Study: Interim Findings from the First Year (Christ Church University Canterbury, the Open University and the University of Southampton, commissioned by DCSF) pdf download.
Language Learning at Key Stage 3: The Impact of the Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Languages Framework and changes to the curriculum on provision and practice (University of Cambridge, commissioned by DCSF)
Timescale 2006 - 2008.
This project
aims to look the effects that current government initiatives have had on KS3, as well as gain an understanding of the impact of the KS3 Framework that was introduced in Autumn 2003. The research addresses eg the impact of KS2 language learning intiatives on KS3 language learning, the impact of KS3 language learning initiatives on the wider KS3 curriculum and teaching, how language learning at KS3 can best encourage uptake of languages at KS4 and the complex nature of the drivers for, and challenges to, higher standards in KS3 language learning.
Interim reports
NEW! Published June 2008
Language Learning at Key Stage 3: The Impact of the Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Languages Framework and changes to the curriculum on provision and practice (University of Cambridge) pdf download.
Completed research
Evaluation
of the Key Stage 2 Language Learning Pathfinders: Published in
October 2005. This evaluation of the Key Stage 2 Language Learning Pathfinders
was carried out by the University of Warwick. The research brief and full
report are available to download from the DfES
Research website or order from DfES
Publications. Case studies from the research are available on the
DfES
Language website.
The Provision
of Foreign Language Learning for Pupils at Key Stage 2
Published in September 2004. This research was carried out by Christ
Church University College Canterbury, King's College London and Manchester
Metropolitan University. It examines the extent and nature of MFL teaching
at Key Stage 2 in England, as well as the effectiveness of different types
of delivery (with examples of good practice), procedures for transition
from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 and the qualifications, experience and
training needs of teachers. The research brief and full report are available
to download from the DfES
Research website or order from DfES
Publications.
Primary
National Strategy
The Standards
website includes information about the Primary National Strategy.
Excellence
and Enjoyment: A Strategy for Primary Schools
Published in 2003, this document set out the vision for the future of
primary education built on what has already achieved. The vision is for
a sector where high standards are obtained through a rich, varied and
exciting curriculum which develops children in a range of ways. Available
to download/order from the TeacherNet
website.
Learning and
teaching for bilingual children in the primary years
Published in October 2006. CPD materials to support schools and settings
in promoting the progress and achievement of all learners, with a particular
focus on advanced learners of English as an additional language. These
materials were developed and trialled through the Primary National Strategy
EAL pilot (see details below). Available to download from the Standards
website or order from DfES
Publications.
Raising the
Achievement of Bilingual Learners in Primary Schools: Evaluation of the
Pilot/Programme
Published in May 2006. This report presents the findings on a pilot project
in 21 local authorities run by the Primary National Strategy (PNS) in
partnership with the Ethnic Minority Achievement Unit within the DfES.
The research brief and full report are available to download from the
Research
website or order from DfES
Publications.
Early
Years Foundation Stage
Statutory
Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
Published
in March 2007. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a comprehensive
framework which sets the standards for learning, development and care
of children from birth to five. The Learning and Development areas include
guidance on working with children learning languages other than English
and cultural awareness. All registered early years providers and schools
will be required to use the EYFS from September 2008. Available to view/download
on the EYFS website.
Hard copies of the framework will be distributed via local authorities
and are made up of: the Statutory Framework and Practice Guidance booklets,
Principles into Practice cards, a wall poster and a CD-Rom.
International
strategy
Putting the
world into world-class education - An international strategy for education,
skills and children's services. Action Plan - Update 2007
Published in June 2007. Available to download from the Global
Gateway website.
Developing
a global dimension in the school curriculum
Published in March 2005. The purpose of this guidance is to show how the
global dimension can be integrated into both the curriculum and the wider
life of a school. Available to download/order from the TeacherNet
website.
Putting the
world into world-class education - An international strategy for education,
skills and children's services
Published in November 2004. This is the DfES' education, skills and children's
services international strategy, which outlines how the international
dimension is important to us and how we are going to put the UK at the
forefront of world education along with how the international dimension
should be integrated with the English systems. Available to download/order
from the TeacherNet
website.
Children's
services
Every Child
Matters: Change for Children
Every Child Matters is a new approach to the well-being of children and
young people from birth to age 19. Every Child Matters: Change
for Children published in November 2004 and further information
can be found on the Every
Child Matters website.
Five Year Strategy for children and learners
This publication is the five year strategy launched by the DfES
in July 2004. It summarises plans and outlines the principles for the
Deparments' polices for the coming 5 years. Available to download/order
from the TeacherNet
website.
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