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...
by laacademia-author | Nov 9, 2015 | A level MFL, Chinese classes, GCSE MFL, KS2 languages, Language school
During his recent visit to China Chancellor George Osborne said that schools will get £10m of extra funding to teach Mandarin Chinese. He revealed his daughter, Liberty, was already learning China’s main language, and said that 5,000 more pupils will learn...
by laacademia-author | May 22, 2015 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools
The OCR exam board has submitted proposals to Ofqual to develop more youth-friendly exams in MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) removing some conversational topics such as the weather, holidays and zoo visits, and instead offering topics such as tattoos and festivals. The...
by laacademia-author | Apr 21, 2015 | KS2 languages, MFL in primaries
Over the past 12 years and more, la Academia has watched with interest and increasing exasperation as successive governments have changed, strengthened, diluted and messed with language learning in UK schools. Everyone seems to agree that languages are an essential...
by laacademia-author | Sep 22, 2014 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, MFL in primaries
Welcome back, Primary School students and teachers! One aspect of your lives that may be about to change is that learning a language is now compulsory at KS2. This may fill teachers with dread – one more subject that someone will have to teach – but...
by laacademia-author | May 20, 2014 | KS2 languages, MFL in primaries
Children from Manchester Primary Schools are getting the chance to win a Language Experience Day from la Academia, by drawing a picture that shows why they would like to learn a foreign language. The winning picture will entitle the child’s school to a full Language...
