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S01 Leading languages, raising achievement
Date: October 22, 2010
Location: University of Westminster
Event type: Workshop
Contact us
Any questions about this event? Please email linkslondon@westminster.ac.uk or call 020 7911 5000 ext. 2050.
Summary
Languages have undergone a period of unprecedented change over the last decade, from an era where GCSE languages were compulsory to the current time in which students are faced with a whole host of options at the age of 14. The role of the subject leader can be a difficult one, juggling the needs of pupils and managing a department whilst doing everything possible to recruit learners for Key Stage 4.
There are two modules to this course:
- Making the case for languages and understanding key issues: Tracking data and performance indicators
- Developing your role
In this course delegates will discover how to make the case for languages across the whole school and beyond. Delegates will take away a whole host of ideas to promote languages to pupils and colleagues, plus a variety of resources to help them make the case. Delegates will also have time to think about the key ways in which they can help colleagues in your department get the learning right, something which is so vital to recruit learners beyond Key Stage 3. Delegates will also gain an overview of performance indicators for languages and have a chance to reflect on what difference these can make to improve the position of languages in your school. The attainment and engagement measures will be explained, and you will discover how GCSEs and alternative qualifications can contribute towards these.
You will be invited to consider how to develop the role of subject leader in the second part of the course, reflecting on what makes a leader, the skills needed to manage people and key levers for raising achievement, During the session you will consider what kind of leader you are and how you can become a more effective leader, as well as discussing what your priorities would be to raise achievement in your school. You will also find out more about the characters who make up a department and reflect on the ways in which different personalities can be managed.
The course will help you to:
- reflect on the skills and qualities needed to run a successful languages department
- you will leave with a whole host of ideas to promote languages to pupils and colleagues
- plus a variety of resources to help you make the case for languages
Target audience
- Subject leaders
- Classroom teachers
- Aspiring subject leaders / Heads of Department
- Non-language colleges which are aiming to increase uptake for languages
Trainer: Mrs. Elizabeth Fotheringham
This course will be delivered by Liz Fotheringham. A former Head of MFL, specializing in French and German, Liz started her teaching career in London over 30 years ago. For the past two years she has been a Regional Subject Adviser for the new secondary curriculum support programme and is now the London regional co-ordinator for the programme. She continues to teach languages (including some beginners’ Chinese) part time. She has also contributed to the new GCSE French for OCR course book published by OUP.
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:
- london_booking_form.pdf (118 Kb)
