1 1995 - 2010 218 language colleges 20 language colleges with combined status 152 schools with...

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1995 - 2010218 Language Colleges

20 Language Colleges with combined status

152 Schools with second specialism languages

16 Academies Schools with specialism languages

Languages data2008 2009

Attempting a language

44.55% 45.79

Achieving level 1or above

43.76 43.99

Achieving level 2: 27.86% 28.63

Achieving A*A 8.8% 9.35

Languages data2008 2009

Attempting a language

83.28 84.66

Achieving level 1or above

81.67 81.28

Achieving level 2: 51.46 54.49

Achieving A*A 18.28 20.10

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 GCSE equivalent results 2009

% 1A*-G in MFL

% 1A*-C in MFL

All Specialist Schools  45.0% 29.9%

All Schools with HPSS 64.7% 46.9%

All LCs 81.3% 54.7%

1st & Combined LCs 85.7% 54.2%

1st  LCs 86.2% 54.2%

1st LCs with any HPSS 90.3% 64.9%HPSS LCs 74.4% 55.3%

Combined LCs 79.3% 54.1%

Language College performance breakdown in 5+A*-C 2009

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KS2 AVG (03) 09

5AC 09 5AC EM 09

Language 28.48 79.21 65.74All Specialist 27.37 72 52.65Non specialist 26.18 60 37.70All maintained mainstream 27.30 71.11 51.75

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TotalNumber of

schools5AC 06 5AC 07 5AC 08 5AC 09

Language Colleges

389 71.40 72.69 75.93 79.21

All Specialist

2833 59.59 62.21 66.56 71.84

Non specialist

223 42.30 46.13 52.44 60.09

All maintained mainstream

3056 58.53 61.21 65.70 71.16

LCs 5 AC 3 year trend

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Total

Number of schools

5AC EM 06 5AC EM 07 5AC EM 08 5AC EM 09

Language Colleges

389 60.84 61.96 64.09 65.74

All Specialist 2833 46.02 47.84 50.23 52.65

Non specialist

223 28.88 31.06 33.86 37.56

All maintained mainstream

3056 44.97 46.80 49.23 51.78

LCs 5 AC with EM 3 year trend

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% of schools in each specialism group

N/A Below Expected

As Expected Above Expected

Total

Language 0.0% 16.5% 50.1% 33.4% 100.0%

All Specialist 0.1% 24.4% 45.9% 29.6% 100.0%

Non specialist 0.0% 35.5% 43.6% 20.9% 100.0%

All maintained mainstream

0.1% 25.3% 45.7% 29.0% 100.0%

CVA 2009

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Languages data 2009

The summary data is available at:

https://www.ssatrust.org.uk/

specialism/languages/Pages/default.aspx

If you require any support in using the data please do not hesitate to contact me.

alice.harrison@ssatrust.org.uk

New regional structure

9 SSAT regions

9 heads of regional networkswww.schoolsnetwork.org.uk

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Lesley Welsh

Juliet Park

Louise CrossleyTaoufiq Cherkaoui

Nick Brown

Adrian Price

Frederique Tournier

Rachel Hawkes

Julian LinathanNeil Jones

Jackie HowisGreg Horton

Tom Hockaday

Helena Tomlinson

Karen Hutley

Ruth Izquierdo Moreno

Kim Brown

Linda QuinnDoha Kudsi

Language networkswww.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/russian

www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/chinese

www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/commlang

www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/arabic

www.schoolsnetworks.org.uk/japanese

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Latest DfE information

• The existing primary curriculum will continue to be in force in 20011.12 DfE will not proceed with new Curriculum

• Languages remain an entitlement from 2010 in primary

• Schools should continue to use existing key Stage 3 level descriptors not the new ones

• Languages Diploma stopped

• Schools can offer iGCSEs : www.dcsf.gov.uk/section 96

• the re-designation grant of 25K removed

Mylothe Open School for Languages

preview website

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http://mylo.dcsf.gov.uk/

Partnership and collaboration LINKS INTO LANGUAGES

• Three national organisations

– (LLAS, ALL, SSAT)

• Building on Routes into Languages

• Linking universities, schools and colleges, teachers and learners

Regional language Centres LINKS

• East Midlands - Nottingham Trent University

• East of England - University of Cambridge

• London - University of Westminster

• North East - Newcastle University

• North West - University of Manchester

• South East - University of Southampton

• South West - Bath Spa University

• West Midlands - Aston University

• Yorkshire and the Humber - University of Hull

Quality professional training for teachers building on our learning community

LINKS• Local access

• Unique to Links

• High quality content

• Rich in resources and practical ideas

• Phase specific

• Transitions

• Across key stages

• Delivered by respected trainers

• www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk

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Our Languages

What does it mean for you:

• Help to develop links with supplementary schools

• A website sharing learning and case studies

• Teaching Resources in 11 languages

• A Toolkit for setting up links

www.ourlanguages.org.uk

Changes to Programme

• The White Paper, Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system, signalled important changes to the programme

• Arrangements for designation and redesignation suspended from September 2009

• Current funding arrangements for specialist schools will continue

• Ofsted inspection will no longer trigger redesignation

• BUT Ofsted inspection will continue to inspect specialism and make a statement about its impact within report

• The White Paper, Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system, signalled important changes to the programme

• Arrangements for designation and redesignation suspended from September 2009

• Current funding arrangements for specialist schools will continue

• Ofsted inspection will no longer trigger redesignation

• BUT Ofsted inspection will continue to inspect specialism and make a statement about its impact within report

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New arrangements• From January 2010 SIPs have made decisions about

designation and redesignation using national benchmarks

• Redesignation will take place every 3 years i.e. at the end of the specialist phase

• Schools that were designated or redesignated before September 2007 will need to redesignate before the end of the 2009/10 academic year.

• Schools will need to continue to use their SEF to report on the impact of specialism and write new plans within the SDP

• From January 2010 SIPs have made decisions about designation and redesignation using national benchmarks

• Redesignation will take place every 3 years i.e. at the end of the specialist phase

• Schools that were designated or redesignated before September 2007 will need to redesignate before the end of the 2009/10 academic year.

• Schools will need to continue to use their SEF to report on the impact of specialism and write new plans within the SDP

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New arrangements

• If a SIPs judges that a school is not meeting the requirements it will be placed in probation for a year

• If a school still does not meet the requirements after its probation year it may be de-designated

• Schools in probation continue to be funded. They will qualify for support from SSAT/YST

• New full guidance available now!

• If a SIPs judges that a school is not meeting the requirements it will be placed in probation for a year

• If a school still does not meet the requirements after its probation year it may be de-designated

• Schools in probation continue to be funded. They will qualify for support from SSAT/YST

• New full guidance available now!

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HPSS• Existing HPSS will retain their funding until their next

redesignation (3 years after their last point of redesignation)

• Existing HPSS which re-designated in academic year 2008/09 will continue being funded for their options to at least end of August 2010 during which time they will be considered against the 2009 HPSS criteria.

• Training Schools are decoupled from HPSS

• Existing HPSS will retain their funding until their next redesignation (3 years after their last point of redesignation)

• Existing HPSS which re-designated in academic year 2008/09 will continue being funded for their options to at least end of August 2010 during which time they will be considered against the 2009 HPSS criteria.

• Training Schools are decoupled from HPSS

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http://www.myschoolnetwork.org/myschool is a unique online community.

It connects schools:

• with other schools

• with SSAT networks

• with their partners and wider networks

Each school´s home page displays the networks they are involved in, their achievements and their current focus areas. The myschool environment allows schools to share resources and learn from each other.

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samia.earle@ssatrust.org.uk

National Specialism Coordinator