Houston Primary School

10th November 2015

Louise DunnModern Language Development Officer

Why learn a language or two?• English is not enough, the world has become a

much smaller place and the children of today will travel all over the world.

• Languages are a good way to meet other people and immerse yourself in new and interesting cultures.

• Global Citizenship – English is not the most widely spoken language of the world.

• Learning a Language helps you to understand your own language especially grammar structures.

• Increases brain capacity.• Increased career/work opportunities.• Develop 4 key skills of Listening, Talking, Reading

and Writing.• Builds confidence – feeling of achievement.

75% of the world's population do not speak English, and only 6% of the world's population speak English as the mother tongue... In simple terms, young Scots can no longer afford to learn only the English language.

(Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach, p10)

2011: Scottish Government manifesto commitment

“We will introduce a norm for language learning in schools based on the European Union 1 + 2 model – that is we will create the conditions in which every child will learn two languages in addition to their own mother tongue. This will be rolled out over two Parliaments, and will create a new model for language acquisition in Scotland.”

Language Learning in ScotlandGovernment document published in May

2012Set out 35 recommendations to radically

alter Language delivery across Scottish schools

Main impact on Primary schools to implement one language from P1-7 (nursery if suitable)

Second language introduced no later than P5Increased funding from Scottish GovernmentFull implementation by 2020

Education Scotland: Implementation Support

Planning guidance and documents created by working group with representatives from across various Local Authorities including Renfrewshire.

More information available

from Education Scotland website –

Parent Zone

SCILTScotland’s National Centre for

LanguagesAffiliated to University of StrathclydeSCILT carried out a case study using a

Renfrewshire Primary School – available on their website

More information available from SCILT

website

Renfrewshire progress to dateAppointment of a Primary Development

Officer: December 2012Audit carried outRenfrewshire Council Skills based

framework written by working party for all teachers to follow and deliver ensuring consistency – appears on Education Scotland website

Accompanying activity and vocabulary packs

6 pilot schools set up Learning Conversations

Training offered to teachers in French, Spanish and German (phases 1 &2)

GLOW resource and support page for all teachers

Strategy group including Primary and Secondary Head Teachers to monitor progress – self evaluation and L3 implementation

All schools to deliver to at least 3 stages in phased plan

Partnership with Lyon in France including reciprocal visits

Use of 5 German Education Trainees

Renfrewshire plansSecondary Development Officer Continued Funding10 more pilot schools (coverage of F,G

and S)Secondary L3 implementationSeveral primary schools piloting second

language: Two different L3 delivery models

Continued training opportunity for teachers

(F, S and G)UWS input included in phase 3 of training

Primary schools to deliver to all stages in first language (4 stages this session)

Cluster and transition work to be carried out Co-ordinator meetings and HT conference

Working party - Update framework including Third level, Curriculum maps, Composite class planning and Assessment

Develop partnerships with Germany and Spain

Renfrewshire Languages week coincided with European Day of Languages on 26th September 2015

Funding bid opportunity

Language clarificationL1 Mother tongueL2 1st Modern LanguageL3 2nd Modern LanguageL2 must continue to end BGEL3 introduced no later than P5L3 does not have to continue however the ideal

L3 options• Same language over the whole of P5 – P7,

regular weekly slot• Same language over P5-P7, in blocks of time• IDL over a number of weeks. Could be a

different L3 each year, fitting in with themes introduced elsewhere in the curriculum

• Input over a period of time from the CT or someone else (eg previously trained MLPS teacher, Confucius Hub input, native speaker working with the teacher)

Gaelic ProvisionAll children in Scotland can be educated in English or Gaelic

GME - Gaelic Medium Education

GLE - Gaelic Learner Education (L3)

Parent consultation

Looking Inwards...Houston PS - L2 progress

Pilot School for L310th year of delivering it from P1-7, all

permanent staff trained in MLUsing Renfrewshire framework – Houston

versionFunding - Purchase variety new materialsEmbedded in class routines, morning and

lunchesIDL/Context based learning oppsVertical LearningReported on

Looking outwards...Houston Plans Delivery plans for L2 and L3Agreed at cluster level - SpanishMembers of staff being trained in Spanish

this sessionExtra curricular clubSustainability and MaintenanceProfessional Learning opportunities for

staffContextualised learning and IDLCelebrating languages – Languages Day