Promoting a greater national capability in languages Presentation to the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLIE) 16 February 2005 CILT, the National Centre for Languages

Background  Established in 1966  Registered charity supported by –Central Government grants –income generated by programme activities –funds received for specific projects (e.g. LLAS SC)  CILT’s main objectives –to support and develop plurilingualism and intercultural competence in all sectors of the population

What do we do?  Promote languages and intercultural competence  Advise and support government on policy development and strategy implementation  Make the economic case for languages  Provide teacher training and professional development  Support innovation  Offer services and impartial brokerage to business  Provide specialist and expert information/resources  Support partners and practitioners at regional level  Develop and promote a wide range of publications

Some key activities  Careers information (Languages Work)  CLIP (Content and Language Integrated Teaching Pilot)  Database of Research in Modern Languages  European Awards for Languages  European Day of Languages  European Language Portfolio  Business Language Champions  Linguanet Europa

CILT > the network  A unique UK resource  CILT (London); SCILT (Stirling); NICILT (Belfast); CILT Cymru (Cardiff +)  (Regional) Language Networks  Comenius network  ELL Regional Support Groups  Wide range of partnerships

(Regional) Language Networks  Mobilising key stakeholders  Making the economic argument  Support services for business and employers  Networking and support for language service providers  BLIS Services  Labour market intelligence  Regional websites – Virtual Language Community

Comenius network  Mobilising key stakeholders  Facilitating teacher networks  Information gathering and needs analysis  CPD

The National Languages Strategy  Languages for all: Languages for life  Published by the DfES in December 2002  10 year strategy ‘to transform our country’s capability in languages’ CILT is a member of each NLS implementation group

A new paradigm KS2 Framework KS3 Framework SpecialistVocationalPersonal

Strategic Direction Communications Draft Communications Strategy Promote and celebrate plurilingualism Promote the aims of the NLS and communicate progress Make the economic/employment case for languages Promote take-up of languages post-14 Support the introduction of languages in primary schools by raising awareness of the benefits of Early Language Learning Raise the profile of the National Centre Inspire, inform and develop our various audiences through events and publishing

Strategic Direction Library and Information Services  Support research  Unify access to information  Streamline access to information on languages and intercultural competence  Develop and support Virtual Language Communities  Provide a comprehensive and accessible collection of resources on language learning and teaching  Provide an enquiry service supporting the needs of language professionals and learners  Provide online support for the work of the National Centre

Strategic Direction Educational Strategy Primary  Develop the workforce  Embed the KS2 Framework  Support transition  Disseminate of best practice Secondary  Raise the quality of teaching and learning  Embed the KS3 Framework  Increase participation post-14  Maximise opportunities in the post-Tomlinson landscape  Build expert practitioner networks  Learn from what works - spotlight on classroom-based research

Strategic Direction Educational Strategy Regionalisation  Gather information, map provision, analyse needs  Support sustainable change  Rationalise field forces  Develop strategic partnerships Research  Raise the profile of the research agenda to inform policy and implementation  Increase collaboration between researchers, Initial Teacher Educators and practitioners  Broaden the research agenda

Strategic Direction Educational Strategy Initial Teacher Education  Develop the concept of the ‘European Teacher’  Widen the recruitment pool  Improve the quantity and quality of ITE placements

Strategic Direction Business & Lifelong Learning Strategy Maximising the contribution of languages and intercultural competence in economic life and lifelong learning  Make the economic case  Integrate languages into the vision, planning and actions of key partners, systems and structures  Extend employer engagement  Improve the match to demand of informed and appropriate provision  Inform the development of provision through baseline research

CILT > contacts David E Newton Higher Education Development Officer