Briefings on the new GCSE subject content

Our briefings on the new GCSE subject content are FREE online events and will develop your understanding of the GCSE changes and draw out the implications for teaching and assessment, answering key questions and providing a springboard for any curriculum and pedagogy development planning.

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Summer briefings on the new GCSE subject content

Understanding the new subject content for GCSE French, German and Spanish Format: online Timings: 3.30-4.30pm / 4.00-5.00pm  Dates: 4 May – 13 July Audience: MFL Heads of Department, Subject Leaders or MFL teachers. Cost: free Outline On 14 January, the Department for Education confirmed changes to the French, German and Spanish GCSEs, in line with…

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Natalie Finlayson presents for NCELP at BAAL Linguistics and Knowledge about Language in Education online event

30 April 2022 Natalie Finlayson, Senior Resource Developer, presented the following session at the BAAL Linguistics and Knowledge about Language in Education online event – 30 April 2022 Diversity, inclusion and representation in resources for young beginner learners of French, German, and Spanish By adapting an inclusive approach to education, we teach learners about similarity…

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Prof. Emma Marsden presents at The Association for Language Learning’s Language World annual conference 2022

19 March 2022 Prof. Emma Marsden, NCELP Director, presented the following session at Language World in Sheffield – 19 March 2022 Fairer Foreign Languages?: Assessment, analytic ability, and access to achievement Marsden, E. (2022) Fair assessments support equal access to achievement. We illustrate how defining language content may promote greater ‘achievability’. Analyses of examinations show…

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Prof. Emma Marsden presents at Shaping the Future of Modern Foreign Languages  in Education Conference 2022

9 March 2022 Prof. Emma Marsden, NCELP Director, presented the following Keynote Address: ‘Defining the Language Content for Assessment and its effects on Curriculum Design’ at the Institute of Government and Public Policy on 9th March 2022 Defining and Assessing the Language Content: Effects on Curriculum DesignIdentifying the language that can be included in assessments…

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NCELP at Embrace MFL Conference 2022

NCELP is presenting a series of sessions at the Embrace MFL Conference on 20th June 2022 Monday 20 June 2022, 9.00am – 3.00pmLeyland Golf Club, Wigan Road, Leyland, PR25 5UD Victoria Hobson, Leader of CPD at NCELP, is presenting at the MFL Conference 2022 hosted by Embrace Teaching School Hub in Leyland, Lancashire. The day…

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