Gujarati is our heritage, our future’….

Inspirational meeting of Gujarati teachers last night

‘GCSE is not the end game, Gujarati is our language, our heritage, our future’. ‘Maybe we focus too much on the GCSE with our kids… we should let them know what a beautiful language it is, speak of confidence gained from knowing your roots’

The uptake of Gujarati GCSE and A’level has dropped to 1/3 of the what it was 6 years ago.  What can be done to reverse the tide and increase the uptake?

1. Even after achieving Gujarati GCSE and A’levels – the use of the language in households has dropped – what steps can we take to ensure that the language remains our predominant household communication means?
2. Should the board uphold their decision to stop GCSE and A’level in Gujarati – what measures should we take to ensure that children in our schools have a common benchmark to achieve?
3. Today, we face a significant challenge in many community schools where the time allocated for teaching approx. 2 hours.  A generation gap in learning our language and other academic commitments has resulted in very limited follow-up at home.  How do we take the classroom to our students houses and engage families in increasing its usage?

This evening a decision was taken to form a forum to let our voices heard regarding the examination board’s decision to stop the GCSE Exams in minor mother tongue languages and also ways of increasing the number of students taking these exams.

To join the campaign contact:

Madhu Kalaria – KPS GUJARATI SCHOOL, Harrow