Community Languages Provisionin Wolverhampton

Naresh ChandlaEAL & Community Languages ManagerEqualities and Diversity Service

Unique provision in the country • mainstream classes• supplementary classes

Mainstream: No of pupils

GCSEs Panjabi /Urdu KS4 and AS/A level

Supplementary Classes: No of languages on offer Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Panjabi, Polish, Tamil and Urdu

20 primary and secondary schools - Saturday morning

Mainstream curriculum –as an option in Modern Foreign LanguagesGood GCSE/AS/A level results at KS4 contributing in raising the attainment of target Indian and Pakistani pupils at KS4 – identified underachieving group

Setting example for good practice at national level

Working in collaboration with MFL Department

Outstanding OFSTED reports

Good GCSE and A level results (Ongoing)

Publication of GCSE Panjabi Book

European Award for Languages 2001

Short listed for Becta’s ICT Award for inclusion 2003

Languages for All- Language for Life (DFES) 2004

Modern Languages in the Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2004

Publication of ‘Curriculum Guide for Panjabi’ Goldmith College 2007

Publication of ‘Let’s Learn Panjabi’ 2008

Development of ‘Our Languages’ Resources File 2009

National Curriculum

MFLKEY STAGE

42004

Modern foreignlanguages in the key stage 4 curriculum

Featured in for good practice

The King’s Church of England SchoolAt key stage 3, all pupils are taught French or German in alternate years. At key stage 4, students must include a foreign language in their option choices and can study two languages if they wish. There are GCSE and Entry level courses in French and German, and the school also offers GCSE courses in Panjabi and Urdu. These courses cover all aspects of the GCSE specifications and are taught by visiting teachers provided by the LEA. All students from the school entered for GCSE Panjabi or Urdu have achieved grades A*-C.

Accrediting learning in these languages through Asset Languages in all languages

Teaching Panjabi at KS2- ‘entitlement’ delivery in a Primary school (started this half term)

Another school on board

Mainstreaming Community Languages provision through citywide offer in 14-19 provision

State of the art CPD programme at all levels (PGCE,GTP,OTP support and NQT induction)

Language Diversity Conference

A Level Panjabi day

Other Conferences and CPD sessions in prtnership with a wide range of agencies