Routes into Languages North West

Strategy for sustainability

Dr Sharon HandleyDirector of Routes North West13 June 2012

Project Aims

Increase uptake of languages in schools

Widen Participation in languages

Develop sustainable models

Shared resources for all languages

Key activities

Language Enrichment Events for Y8 and Y9

Language and film activities with Cornerhouse Cinema

School clusters based on LEEs

Mother Tongue Other Tongue –recent innovation

Pupil Feedback“I now know how important it is to learn a language and I would like to learn Arabic or Urdu” (Y8, William Hulme Grammar School Academy)

“This trip has made me realise that languages are not as difficult as people think they are. I am going to take French at GCSE” (Y9, Wellington School)

Pupil feedback

“I’d like to learn Urdu because this country is multicultural and I’d like to know more about this culture” (Sandbach school).

“Before I came here, I didn’t know Urdu was a language and it is very unusual; now I know it has an interesting culture.” (Y8, Wellington School).

“I really enjoyed the day learning new languages and experiencing other cultures. This trip has inspired me and many others to take languages to a further level.” – Year 9 pupil, Irlam and Cadishead Community High School, Manchester.

Pupil feedback

We received 550 entries from 29 schools in 41 languages

The Future

‘How to’ guides

Film in language Teaching Carmen

HerreroCockermouth School

Cluster Jill Bishop