New National Curriculum

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New National Curriculum

• Issues for Community languages

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Context the world has changed

• since the late 1980s / early 1990s
• Technology
• teachers no longer control knowledge
• the Web empowers pupils
• Global culture
• Diversity of pupils
• Economic mobility
• Ageing population
• Climate change

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Building personal development into the curriculum

• Every Child Matters outcomes
• be healthy
• stay safe
• enjoy and achieve
• make a positive contribution
• achieve economic wellbeing

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Aims of the new National curriculum

• The curriculum should enable all young people to
  become
• successful learners who enjoy learning, make
  progress and achieve
• confident individuals who are able to live safe,
  healthy and fulfilling lives
• responsible citizens who make a positive
  contribution to society

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New philosophy

• Concern for impact of subjects rather than
  subject content
• Coherence Programme of study framework common to
  all subjects
• More cross-curricular learning
• Dimensions across all subjects
• Assessment fit for purpose

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Programme of study for Key stage 3 (11-14 yrs)

• The importance of modern languages
• Key concepts
• Key processes
• Range and content
• Curriculum opportunities

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Changes in curriculum design

• In mainstream schools OUT go
• Topics of the old GCSE
• Language such as Coverage Delivery
• Testing for the sake of it
• Restrictions on which language
• Scheme of Work as a strait-jacket

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How schools will reflect more closely the ethos
of the complementary sector

• IN
• Events as well as lessons
• Out of school learning
• Personalisation (formerly differentiation)
• Teaching linguists, rather than language
• Promotion of knowledge about language
• Intercultural skills
• Creativity
• Flexibility for schools

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Dimensions possible themes to replace former
topics

• identity and cultural diversity
• healthy lifestyles
• community participation
• enterprise
• global dimension and sustainable development
• technology and the media
• creativity and critical thinking

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QCA Website

• For help in designing new schemes of work
• http//curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/or
  ganising-your-curriculum/index.aspx

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Challenges for Community languages teaching

• How can we write Schemes of work that look to the
  future?
• How can we communicate the importance and essence
  of our subject?
• How can we engage in the new dimensions?
• How can we incorporate knowledge about language?
  And intercultural understanding?
• How can we keep the big picture in mind?
• How can we inspire the linguists of the future?