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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove Working in Partnership:University of Sussex

Hove Park School

Brighton and Hove Primary Schools

Brighton and Hove City Council

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove Overview

Background HistoryCurrent pictureFuture Plans?

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove How it all began

• National Languages Strategy 2002

• MFL at KS4 no longer statutory from 2003

• Entitlement for all at KS2 from 2010

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Joint response from University and LA

• Brighton and Hove City Languages Forum develops Strategy

• Creation of new PGCE MFL 7-14 course

• Successful bid to become Pathfinder LA

• Pilot led by Hove Park Language College

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Appointment of Primary MFL coordinator at

Hove Park School

• Pivotal link between primary and secondary schools

• KS2 Pathfinder evaluated: contribution to KS2 MFL Framework ( 2005)

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Training builds on teachers’ existing

expertise in literacy and promotes the

development of cross- curricular links

• All schools now offering MFL, most within school day

• MFL coordinator

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• French most common MFL at KS2

• Spanish becoming popular, German rare

• MFL coordinator or visiting specialists teach discrete lessons

• Class teachers reinforce across curriculum

• ‘Drip-feed’ model promoted by Dearing

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and HoveIssues

• MFL taught during PPA time

• Coordination of Progression across 4 years

• Transition to KS3

• Assessment

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Specialist MFL placement at KS3: Autumn

• KS2 phase of PGCE: Spring

• Focus on core subjects in curriculum time

• Primary placements in East and West Sussex as well as Brighton and Hove

• 4 days in school, one at university

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• 6 hours of MFL include all trainees in 7-14

cohort, specialising in Maths, Science and Modern Languages, to prepare for KS2 MFL entitlement from 2010

• Interactive methodology workshops led by visiting Lead Trainers currently teaching in local primary schools

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• University staff and 7-14 trainees attend RSG

meetings in local primary schools

• Sussex RCG across three LAs

• Collaboration includes joint interviewing, teaching PGCE sessions, supervising, marking and moderating assignments

• Accreditation and MAES opportunities

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• TDA Primary Exchange with Grenoble

• Visiting French trainees hosted in B&H schools

• MFL coordinators act as mentors

• Reciprocal CRF assessment procedures led by host schools and university staff

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove

“As the four of us represented an HEI, the LA, a primary school and a language college, our mere presence together in the room gave a very positive image of how the 'dots' are being joined in Brighton & Hove”. Daryl Bailey, primary MFL coordinator, Hove Park School, after a DfES conference on the National Languages Strategy.

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove

“Both Sarah and have really enjoyed being part of the 'ITT' team. We have been made to feel that our feedback is not only important but that it could be acted upon. I have had students in my classes for 20 years and I can honestly say that my experience with Sussex- 7-14 PGCE has been the most enjoyable. Not only do Sarah and I feel that we have 'helped' tomorrow’s teachers but we have also benefited personally too. Jenny and Kylie have been a wonderful addition to our team! Thank you”. Kate Vickers, lead teacher for KS2 MFL, West Hove Junior School

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• 18 out of 32 former KS2/3 trainees teaching

locally, 12 at KS2, 4 as PGCE mentors

• Trainee exchange link with IUFM Grenoble extended to non-MFL specialists

• Partnership meetings to plan delivery of joint workshop at Primary Languages Show

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Brighton and Hove KS2 teachers to be placed in

Grenoble primary schools for study visit

• Career-tracking of recently-trained KS2/3 MFL teachers for MAES Action Research project

• University staff teach MFL at KS2

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• Positive picture in B&H owes much to Pathfinder

status and original stakeholders

• Current partnership builds on existing good practice

• Funding crucial

• Networking/Communicating/Collaborating

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Primary MFL Developments in

Brighton and Hove• CRF: Common Reference Framework, TDA, DCSF, OFSTED, HEI, 2007

• Downes, P. The role of German in the multi-lingual language awareness model of primary school MFL. Association for Language Learning, Deutsch Lehren und Lernen, Autumn 2007

• Macrory, G. and Beaumont, M. Anglo-French Partnerships in primary languages: implications of school links for learning, teaching and training. Association for Language Learning, Francophonie, Autumn 2007

• Harris, V. 1993 Partners are people - relationships in partnership schemes. Partners: a guide to school-based initial teacher training in modern languages. CILT, London.

• Websites: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk , www.cilt.org.uk , www.hovepark.org.uk/primary_languages , www.ittmfl.org.uk , www.nacell.org.uk , www.primarylanguages.org.uk