Following a review into concerns about severe grading of modern languages at GSCE level, Ofqual have confirmed there is a strong case to make an adjustment to grading standards in French and German, but not Spanish. They will require exam boards that offer these subjects to make adjustments to align grading standards in French and German […]
Belfast will be hosting a ‘Pop-Up World of Languages’, the first pop-up museum of languages in the UK or Ireland. The museum is free and includes lots of interactive activities for children teenagers and adults. It will be running in the Accidental Theatre, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, on Saturday 2 November (10 am – 5.30 pm) […]
Alongside colleagues at Queen’s University, I was delighted to host the 2019 UK Language Policy after Brexit conference in September. Thanks to all the speakers and attendees. We managed to catch up with some of the contributors for some short interviews, I would encourage you to view. Fiona MacKay, Director of Scotland’s National Centre […]
I was delighted to support the work of Marion Sporing and Hannah Doughty who alongside Bernardette Holmes have produced an evaluation report ‘Working together for languages’ looking at four collaborative language promotion projects. It reports on the impact of these initiatives on learner attitudes and uptake in secondary school after a three-year collaboration from 2014-15 […]