by laacademia-author | Jul 11, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, MFL in primaries
With schools competing to get ever-better results, and modern foreign languages (MFL) seen as a “hard” subject, the learning of foreign languages in schools is under pressure at the moment. To make matters worse there has been criticism of marking of language...
by laacademia-author | Apr 25, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, Language classes in schools
Yet another depressing report into the state of language learning in schools from the Education Development Trust (EDT). For the last 14 years the EDT has published reports on language learning in UK schools. Initially this was for secondary schools and has included...
by laacademia-author | Feb 3, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL
What is the EBacc or English Baccalaureate? The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is not a qualification as such, but is a way of measuring if schools are encouraging pupils to choose a broad and varied range of subjects at GCSE, and to focus them on getting pupils to...
by laacademia-author | Jan 26, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, German classes, Language classes
La Academia has a really good group of German language teachers! If you are looking for German evening classes, individual lessons or group in your workplace, we have a choice of teachers to suit you. In addition, language teaching in schools seems to be in parlous...
by laacademia-author | Jan 15, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, KS2 languages, Languages, Latest News
The University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) has “major concerns” about the current state of, and proposed changes to, GCSE and A-level Modern Languages. 9 professors and other senior language specialists wrote to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual, who oversee...
by laacademia-author | Nov 24, 2015 | GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, KS2 languages, Languages
How many GCSE language options does your school offer? Many state Secondary Schools are limiting the GCSE language options offered to their students – rather than having a choice of languages many students learn only one – so they can “focus” their efforts. Often...
