1 ¡Bienvenidos a Comunicad de Madrid en Escocia y en Edimburgo! Liz Gray Quality Improvement Officer Languages and Literacy Ann Robertson Education Support Officer (Languages)
2 National teacher training model Local teacher training Next steps
National context Curriculum for Excellence introduced in 2010 Now in its 5 th Year of implementation
4 Scotland’s Modern Languages Structure Education Scotland Scotland’s National Centre for Languages 32 Local Authorities e.g. City of Edinburgh Quality Improvement Officers – Languages and Literacy Education and Development Officers Secondary Modern Languages Curriculum Leaders Primary Lead Teachers
5 National training routes Primary teachersSecondary teachers 8 universities 4 year Undergraduate degree Primary/Secondary with a specialism e.g. Modern Languages Degree followed by 1 year Professional Graduate Diploma in Education Teacher Induction Scheme 1 year placement in a local authority 82% of full teacher timetable to allow for development. Full registration with General Teaching Council for Scotlan
Scottish teacher training institutions
Entry requirements
9 Primary teachers Degree level qualified in a subject area plus primary teaching or in primary teaching Language levels very varied – no standard for entry into teacher training Erasmus Plus teacher immersion courses promoted for upskilling/refresher in language Access to range of local training courses in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Gaelic & Italian
University-MA Psychology (4 years) PGDE (1 year) No Modern Languages entry requirements Sarah Spiller-1+2 Development Officer CPD MLPS French Immersion Course (1 week in France) Approaching B2
11 Secondary Modern Languages teachers Degree level qualified in subject areas Increasing number of dual linguists Erasmus Plus teacher immersion courses promoted for upskilling/refresher in language Majority of professional development since 2009 relates to new curriculum/CfE
Local training models 5 x module based twilight courses Offered in all core languages i.e. French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Italian 2 hours per session 60 hours total Working towards A1
Support teacher training through Erasmus+ Local immersion courses Starting to develop iTunes U courses Developing a teacher language profile Seeking to get courses accredited by the General Teaching Council
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