Post by lark descending on Jan 25, 2010 9:45:17 GMT
from The Independent:
Growing numbers of schools are abandoning a government target to get 50 per cent of their pupils to learn a language at 14, it was revealed today.
Even some of the Government’s specialist language colleges have failed to reach the benchmark, according to research y the Centre for Information on Language Teaching.
Figures show the percentage of schools reaching the Government’s benchmark has dipped from 45 per cent to 40 per cent this year. Around 20 schools specialising in languages also fail to reach it.
CILT revealed yesterday that the requirement that all children in language colleges should study a language to GCSE has been quietly dropped to only 80 per cent.
A survey showed many schools are dropping languages because pupils have less chance of getting an A* or A grade pass at GCSE because the subject is considered too difficult.
In particular, schools facing closure because they are failing to reach the Government’s minimum target of 30 per cent A* to C grades at GCSE including maths and English are ditching languages.
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Growing numbers of schools are abandoning a government target to get 50 per cent of their pupils to learn a language at 14, it was revealed today.
Even some of the Government’s specialist language colleges have failed to reach the benchmark, according to research y the Centre for Information on Language Teaching.
Figures show the percentage of schools reaching the Government’s benchmark has dipped from 45 per cent to 40 per cent this year. Around 20 schools specialising in languages also fail to reach it.
CILT revealed yesterday that the requirement that all children in language colleges should study a language to GCSE has been quietly dropped to only 80 per cent.
A survey showed many schools are dropping languages because pupils have less chance of getting an A* or A grade pass at GCSE because the subject is considered too difficult.
In particular, schools facing closure because they are failing to reach the Government’s minimum target of 30 per cent A* to C grades at GCSE including maths and English are ditching languages.
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