A level language exam reforms

In case this hasn’t yet reached you, the DfE has now published its response to the consultation on AS and A Level subject content for modern foreign languages with smaller cohorts.

Here is the link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/as-and-a-level-subject-content-for-modern-foreign-languages-with-smaller-cohorts

Somewhat disappointed that more supplementary schools didn’t respond to the consultation but I hope that NRCSE represented your views accurately.

Now that the new content is confirmed and the exams are being developed it is crucial to get your pupils to work towards their GCSEs and A levels. If you would like some training in how to prepare children for these exams please consider booking the accredited Teaching a language in a supplementary school course – an excellent course for teachers who have a good understanding of how children learn, have completed a formal teaching qualification or the Effective Teaching Skills course and would like to develop their understanding of how to support language acquisition through all four skill areas.

It has also published the subject content: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gce-as-and-a-level-languages-with-smaller-cohorts

GCE AS and A level languages with smaller cohorts – GOV.UK www.gov.uk for modern foreign language (smaller cohorts) GCE AS and A levels for teaching in schools from 2018.