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P03 Planning for sustained progression in languages

Date: February 4, 2011
Location: Staff House Conference Centre, Sackville Street Campus, University of Manchester
Event type: Workshop

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Summary

As schools are expected to teach languages as part of the primary curriculum, teachers, pupils, their parents or carers, and senior leaders will want to see progression not only within key stages but across key stages, particularly across Key Stages 2 and 3. Primary and secondary colleagues will be increasingly aware of the need to secure and recognise progression for all pupils, and will be looking for ways to work in much closer partnerships to enable acceleration in language learning in Key Stage 3 and beyond.

There are two modules in this course:

1. Progression within Key Stage 2
2. Transition into Key Stage 3

This course will give teachers the opportunity to consider different views of progression in the primary setting and beyond. Delegates will be shown how the Key Stage 2 Framework should be used as a progression tool and will discuss approaches to assessment against the framework expectations and outcomes. There will also be a sharp focus on the experience of Year 7 learners, their teachers and the potential impact of well managed transition. Delegates will not be required to have any prior knowledge of the Key Stage 2 or 3 framework.

The course will help you to:

• Consider your own developing view of progression and how you share that with secondary partners
• Understand the importance of planning for skills development rather than topic “coverage”
• Use the Key Stage 2 Framework to secure progression for pupils
• Understand and use Language Ladder grades and descriptors to build stronger assessment for learning in the Primary Languages classroom
• Use practical strategies to develop self-assessment and other features of assessment for learning e.g. the Junior European Languages Portfolio
• Use free, downloadable materials to gather evidence of progression across Key Stage 2 and 3
• Consider what information needs to be shared with secondary partners and how this is best managed
•  Understand the implications of good transition for accelerated progress through Key Stage 3 and beyond

Target audience

• Teachers of Key Stage 2 and/or Key Stage 3 languages
• Key Stage 2 curriculum leaders, e.g. deputy heads
• Teachers responsible for Key Stage 2-3 transition in languages

Programme

Time	Session
09.30 - 10.00	Tea and coffee
10.00 - 11.15	Session 1
11.15 - 11.30	Tea and coffee
11.30 - 12.45	Session 2
12.45 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 15.00	Session 3
15.00 - 15.15	Tea and coffee

Trainer: Mrs. Janet Lloyd

This course will be delivered by Janet Lloyd. Janet has been a languages teacher since 1985 and in that time has worked as a classroom practitioner, a Head of Department, and as a KS2/3 Coordinator. Janet became a PL AST in 2002.
Since 1993 she has worked in Primary Schools, delivering Primary Languages and from 1997 until 2004 worked as part of the MFL department at a large local High school (11-18) with a Performing Arts Specialism.
Since 2004 she has worked as a Local Authority Consultant firstly as part of the Primary Strategy Team with a focus upon Literacy, Every Child Matters and Primary Languages and since 2007 as the Languages Strategy Consultant working with language learning across KS1, 2,3 and 4.

Cost

• In order to cover our direct costs, e.g. catering and speaker expenses, we charge £50 to attend this event.
• Lunch and take-home resources will be provided.
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Downloads:

• Staff House & Campus Map 2008.pdf (200 Kb)