3. Where are we now?
• Academic Excellence:
– Results, greater stretch & challenge KS3 schemes
of work
• Variety of Languages from UIV to Pre-U:
– French, Italian, Spanish
– Chinese, German
– Japanese, Portuguese & Russian
– Veyrines Experience
4. Extension – Lower School
• Competitions
• Junior MFL book club
• Introduction to new languages
7. Where are we heading?
• Continued academic excellence:
– Performance management.
– Variety of languages and qualifications
– Develop programme of outside speakers
– Continued involvement in language competitions
– Different opportunities for study abroad
8. Change to Language Provision
Option 1:
–At UIV choice of Chinese, Italian, or Spanish (4
lessons a week)
Option 2:
–At UIV choice of Italian or Spanish (4 lessons a
week). Chinese remains a taster (1 lesson a week)
German 25 lessons BDC (13) DO (12)
Russian 13 lessons (7 Sophie) Sophie K x8
Sapphy Bond x2 Bel Lawton x1
Margaret Borozan x1 Sophia Donald x1
71 French lessons split between 6 people.
Polish studied by two pupils privately.
KS3 – especially LIV
Girls come in already with some of these languages and
continue privately
Early entry GCSE/IGCSE
Virtually all to pre-u except: Japanese (only to gcse this year,
Portuguese to A2. Chinese to AS/A2
Veyrines – builds up their confidence in terms of people,
but not necessarily French skills. (integrated scheme of work)
My first UV comp skills Livvi Stirrat
Remove Language Trivia Quiz
Language cultural evenings/program of tasters
Pupils cited the taster lesson and the sound of the language
As reasons why they chose their current languages in UIV
MFL book club/film club – not just linguists. Translations not translations
Stephen Spender Poetry Translation Competition
HSBC/British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition
Ian Brinton
Nice (LVI), Bordeaux (LV/UV), Tenerife (LV), Florence (UV), Munich (LV)
Nice/Bordeaux/Tenerife lessons visits homestay in pairs
Florence – lessons, visits, hotel
Munich – cultural visit - ?
Performance management – getting the best from department.
Continue share good practice/pre-U buddies/whiteboard
Do I have time to do that? Ideal world.
go through targets etc – no time.
Variety – look at this later
Bring back DELF
Currently discussing GCSE vs IGCSE.
In all but French it has worked for us.
French: separately assessed oral worked against us
May go to gcse – need to get best results for girls
Language speaker – re. translation.
Speaker for other languages.
Language Olympiad/Joutes oratoires at Highgate school
(investigating our involvement)
Move away in French from study trips to work experience trips.
One other option to explore – Russian in a year. UV top set.
Start at end of LV
Chinese 14 curriculum lessons – 41 pupils + 18 private pupils
(3 from Removes) and parents wanted more – need to respond to this demand.
We do offer Chinese AS/A2 but not on curriculum – change this
