We have today received the following message from Ofqual following their consultation on changes to exams in 2021 in which they decided that students taking GCSE modern foreign language exams in 2021 could have their spoken language skills assessed by their teachers in a more flexible way than normal. Today we have published a number of documents […]
GCSE MFL consultation outcomes Read More »
The National Association of Language Advisers (NALA) is carrying out a nation-wide survey of language teachers to investigate the extent to which the current secondary curriculum content disadvantages certain groups of pupils by asking them personal questions on topics where their own experience is limited or sensitive. So far 375 language teachers, consultants and teacher trainers have
Interim findings – language curriculum and disadvantaged and vulnerable students Read More »
At the time of the Department for Education’s GCSE subject consultation (Summer 2021) NALA sought members’ views about the proposed reforms. Webinars about the consultation were open to all members, and those who attended participated in lively debate. The NALA Executive Committee then sent the DfE a detailed response which set out a collective view
GCSE Modern Foreign Languages – Joint Statement Read More »
