May 2023 Languages Update
Dear colleagues,
I hope you’ve had a good start to the Summer term.
With the speaking exams underway and on the lead up to the summer exam series you may well have questions or need support. Please remember you can get in touch with me via email, social media or booking an appointment to speak to me. All the relevant links are at the bottom of this update. Please get in touch if you need anything, no question is too small.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Rebecca
GCSE 2024 New Specifications
We'd love to find out how everybody is progressing with the review of the new specifications for the 2024 MFL GCSEs. If you have 2 minutes, please fill in this survey:
Majority of Britons regret not learning another language
Read about our work with England and Tottenham footballer Eric Dier and the results of a survey commissioned by Pearson looking at language learning in the UK.
Consultations on A level Chinese and Japanese have been published by DfE and Ofqual
The Department for Education and Ofqual have both published consultations seeking your views on changes to the current Subject Content and assessment arrangements for Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels.
Speaking window now open
The speaking window is now open and I hope your exams are running smoothly. Please do get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.
For other guides and resources please see the relevant qualification page or my March and April updates where I shared various useful links.
Subject advisor
Rebecca Waker
Languages
