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Routes into Languages North West
Strategy for sustainability
Dr Sharon HandleyDirector of Routes North West13 June 2012
Project Aims
Increase uptake of languages in schools
Widen Participation in languages
Develop sustainable models
Shared resources for all languages
Key activities
Language Enrichment Events for Y8 and Y9
Language and film activities with Cornerhouse Cinema
School clusters based on LEEs
Mother Tongue Other Tongue –recent innovation
Pupil Feedback“I now know how important it is to learn a language and I would like to learn Arabic or Urdu” (Y8, William Hulme Grammar School Academy)
“This trip has made me realise that languages are not as difficult as people think they are. I am going to take French at GCSE” (Y9, Wellington School)
Pupil feedback
“I’d like to learn Urdu because this country is multicultural and I’d like to know more about this culture” (Sandbach school).
“Before I came here, I didn’t know Urdu was a language and it is very unusual; now I know it has an interesting culture.” (Y8, Wellington School).
“I really enjoyed the day learning new languages and experiencing other cultures. This trip has inspired me and many others to take languages to a further level.” – Year 9 pupil, Irlam and Cadishead Community High School, Manchester.
Pupil feedback
We received 550 entries from 29 schools in 41 languages
The Future
‘How to’ guides
Film in language Teaching Carmen
HerreroCockermouth School
Cluster Jill Bishop