1. MFL Development Day All change at GCSE!

2. Objectives
To provide the opportunity to compare and discuss exam papers for the new GCSE for AQA, Edexcel and OCR
To share and discuss key development areas for the new GCSE for
To discuss ways of tweaking practice to meet the requirements of the new GCSE courses

3. Key questions Which exam board suits the needs of your students best?
Subject content
Assessment
How can your department start
to plan for the changes to GCSE?

4. Discussion Which exam board do you currently use?
Are you happy with them?
What is good about them?
What don’t you like about them?

5. General Principles
For first teaching in Sept 2016, first exam Summer 2018
All skills equally weighted (25%)
Exams all linear (end of year 11)
No controlled assessment
All papers marked by the exam board
Foundation and Higher available but cannot mix and match for different skills
Foundation – Grades 1-5
Higher Grades 4-9
No dictionaries allowed

6. Assessment – Ofqual guidelines
1. Listening
Foundation 35 mins (incl. 5 mins reading time)
Higher 45 mins (incl. 5 mins reading time)
20-30% of responses to questions set in the target language
2. Speaking
Prep time mins
Test time – Found 7-9 mins, Higher mins
1. A role-play
2. Stimulus Card with pics or ...
Stimulus Card with text or ...
Stimulus Card with pics and text
3. Conversation (2 topics, 1 chosen by student, then 1 from 2
possibles)
10% of marks must be allocated to knowledge of and accurate application of grammar and structures

7. Assessment – Ofqual guidelines
3. Reading
30-40% of responses to questions set in the target language
Translation into English – Foundation - a minimum of 35 words, Higher - minimum of 50 words.
Authentic Texts - Foundation a minimum of 90 words in length and Higher - a minimum of 150 words in length.
4. Writing
10% of marks must be allocated to knowledge of and accurate application of grammar and structures
Translation into Target Language – Foundation - a minimum of 35 words, and Higher tier - minimum of 50 words.

8. Current Situation Draft Specimens and papers On-line
Not accredited ...
AQA ...
“To ensure sufficient progress from KS3 we are reviewing the level of demand of foundation tier questions”

9. Roughly translated as …
“Ofqual think the AQA foundation papers are too easy!”
Listening and reading foundation papers generally
Tasks 1 (list of 6 words) and 2 (9 simple TL questions) of the written foundation paper

10. How do AQA, OCR and Edexcel compare?

11. Subject Content - Ofqual
Identity and Culture
Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Local, national, Current and future study and employment

12. Subject Content AQA OCR Edexcel Least detailed Very detailed
Brief overview
Theme 3 least detailed
Lots of sub-themes
Created 2 themes from theme 3
“understand and provide information and opinions about themes relating to own experiences and those of other people in TL countries”
“Real life transferable language skills in range of contexts”
Role-play for local area, holiday and travel on travel and tourist attractions only
“All topics to be studied in the context of home and target language country”

13. Subject Content Discussion Any preferences?
How will your department need to change existing courses?

14. Future priorities – Subject content
New text book? (greater emphasis on social issues)
On-line text book?
New assessment materials / collate draft materials
Authentic texts and activities to exploit them
Translation resources

15. Listening AQA OCR Edexcel 35 mins (40 marks) F 45 mins (50 marks) H
Foundation
English questions
Choosing answers from a list
Multi-choice
Higher
P,N or P &N
Target language / English gap fills
More pictures
Lots of choosing from lists
Eng and TL questions mixed up
Lots of English questions and multi-choice
TL and English questions mixed up
No TL answers
All instructions in English
Choosing from lists
Identifying likes and dislikes
Multi-choice (Eng & TL)
Instructions in English
More English questions

16. Listening Comparisons
Discussion 1
Any huge differences?
Any preferences?
Discussion 2
How will we need to tweak our practice?

17. Development areas in each skill
Listening
Understanding and answering target language questions (gap fill / multi choice)
Practising unfamiliar English comprehension tasks (summary tables)
Learning vocabulary (esp. in new topic areas)
Using transcription more in KS3
Listening to authentic materials (real life scenarios)

18. Speaking AQA OCR Edexcel 12 minutes prep (F & H) F 7-9 mins (60 marks)
H–10–12 mins (60 mrks)
10-12 mins prep
F mins (40 marks)
H–10-12 mins (40 marks)
10-12 mins prep (max 1 side of notes)
F mins (60 marks)
H – mins (72)
Role-Play – (15 )
4 English bullet points + 1 surprise question
Conversation with a friend (F & H)
Role-Play – (10)
4 bullet points, 1 surprise question
F – Conversation with a friend, H- with adult
Role-Play (10)
F – situation with friend
H – situation with adult
Photo Card (15 )
2 minutes, 3 target language questions + 2 surprise questions
Photo Card – (10 )
5 questions
no questions on candidate sheet – will students get confused?
Photo Card – 2-3 mins (20 marks)
4 English bullet points
Teacher fills in the time with extra questions of their choice

19. Speaking AQA OCR Edexcel C. Conversation (30) F - 3-5 minutes
H – 5-7 mins
2 topics
(1 chosen topic, then 1 from 2)
No cue card allowed
Conversation (20)
F - 4 mins
H – 6 mins
Cue card allowed (3 short headings, no sentences, max 20 words)
Conversation
F mins (30 marks)
H – 6 mins (36 marks)
Candidates return notes before conversation

20. Mark scheme - AQA Foundation Higher Role-Play – (15 marks)
Communication and Language
3 marks per bullet point
3 = clear message and pronunciation, 1-2 minor errors OK
Same as foundation
B. Photo Card (15 marks)
Communication and use of language
13-15 replies to all questions
Develops most answers
Gives and explains an opinion
Repair strategies OK
C. Conversation (30 marks)
Communication (10)
Range and Accuracy (10)
Pronunciation & Intonation (5)
Spontaneity and Fluency (5)
Descriptors more rigorous
Very confident and fluent speaker
Wide variety of linguistic structures
Reacts naturally, has an air of spontaneity

21. Mark Scheme - OCR Foundation Higher Role-Play (10 marks)
2 marks per bullet point
(Clarity and accuracy of message)
Role play (10 marks)
As foundation
Photo Card (10 marks)
Communication (5 ) – range of ideas and opinions, simple justification
Language (5) – accuracy, variety of vocab/structures, 3 tenses
Photo Card - 3 mins (10 marks)
As foundation but more rigorous …
“fully justified / effective”
“wide range of …”
Conversation (20 marks)
Communication (10) – clear and sustained? Range of justified opinions/thoughts, participation and exchange in conversation
Language (10 marks)
Accuracy, variety of vocab/structures, 3 tenses, rephrase/repair strategies, pronunciation and intonation
Conversation – (20 marks)
“entirely clear/ fully coherent”
“complex justification throughout…”
“initiates and develops conversation”
“very wide range of …”
“pronunciation and intonation enhance communication”

22. Edexcel - Mark Scheme Higher Foundation Role-Play – (10 marks)
3 grade bands (1-3, 4-7, 8-10)
Communication, developed responses, dealing with unexpected questions, frequency of errors
A. Role-play (12 marks)
Extra grade band (10-12)
Frequent, full extended responses, no slips, natural hesitation
B. Photo Card (20 marks)
Communication and content (7)
Interaction and spontaneity (7)
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (6)
Communication and content (8)
Interaction and spontaneity (8)
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (8)
C. Conversation (30 marks)
Communication and Content (10)
Pronunciation and intonation part of communication
Interaction and spontaneity(10)
Manipulating language, expands on some responses, needs some prompting, sometimes interacts naturally
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (10)
Uses familiar and predictable vocab/structures, fairly accurate, 3 tenses with some success
Communication and Content (12)
Comprehensive communication, consistent development of opinions, consistently accurate pronunciation and intonation
Interaction and spontaneity(12)
Consistently manipulates lang, responds spontaneously, takes the initiative, extended sentences, deals well with surprise questions
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (12)
Wide range of complex vocab/structures, very accurate, 3 tenses with consistent success

23. Speaking Comparisons Discussion 1 Any huge differences?
Any preferences?
Discussion 2
How will we need to tweak our practice?

24. Development areas in each skill
Speaking – the theory
Role-play
Transactional language (e.g. I would like etc.)
Using the correct register
Asking questions
Responding to surprise questions (1, 2 or 3 parts!)
Knowing vocab items across a larger no. of topic areas

25. Speaking-the practice
Future priorities
Speaking-the practice
Developing student use of questions
Question words displayed
Trialling activities using questions (what’s the question, question clocks)
Using role-plays / picture cards to predict surprise questions
Training students in repair strategies

26. Development areas in each skill
Speaking – the theory
Photo Card
Responding spontaneously to a photo stimulus
Using tenses without support
Giving and justify opinions without support
Using high level structures accurately
Narrating events

27. Speaking – the practice
Future priorities
Speaking – the practice
Using pictures to develop speaking
Busy pictures
Spot the difference
Pictures from specimen papers
Speaking frames to model high level structures, use of tenses and extending ideas

28. Development areas in each skill
Speaking
Conversation – the theory
Using tenses accurately without support
Extending responses without too much prompting
Giving and justify opinions without support
Using high level structures accurately
Narrating events
Intonation, fluency and confidence

29. Speaking – the practice
Future priorities
Speaking – the practice
Training students for general conversation
Insisting on full sentences in class
Re-visiting key structures (more A* language)
Providing lists of idioms
Using colour coding for tenses (green-present, blue-past, orange-future)
Build in mock exams across years 10 & 11
Re-visit topic areas in class
Train students to transfer skills across topics

30. Reading AQA OCR Edexcel F - 45 mins (60 marks) H – 60 mins (60 marks)
4o mins (30 marks)
60 minutes (50 Marks)
Foundation
English gap fills
Matching to lists
English questions
TL answers
Section B completely in the target language
Translation – 3 tenses
Higher
Choose true statements
More TL answers
Text gap fill
More tenses / traps
English and TL questions mixed up
More pictures!
Lots of ticking items in a list
TL multi-choice
Choosing from lists
Lots of traps!
No TL answers
Translation 2-3 tenses
All instructions in English
Choose the correct statements / words from a list
TL gap fill
Choose the correct statements (TL and Eng)
Translation – 2 tenses (conditional)

31. Reading Comparisons Discussion 1 Any huge differences?
Any preferences?
Discussion 2
How will we need to tweak our practice?

32. Development areas in each skill
Reading
Translation from target language to English (accuracy, tenses, vocabulary)
Understanding authentic / literary texts
Practising unfamiliar comprehension tasks
Skills for decoding texts (e.g. cognates, using context, using prior knowledge etc.)
Working with longer texts (upper ability)

33. Writing - Foundation AQA OCR Edexcel 1 hour (50 Marks) 1 hr (37 Marks)
List task (6 )
Q & A (18 marks)
9 TL questions, 60 words
3. Translation (10)
Eng-TL, 5 short sentences
4. Structured writing task (16 marks)
5 English bullet points, 90 words, choice of 1 from 2, 3 tenses
 Task 1
1 sentence for 2 pics (4)
3 sentences about … (6)
Write some information about … 40 words, (7)
Task 2
Extended writing task -4 bullet points, words, (12)
 Task 3
Translation into target lang (5 short sentences, 3 tenses, 8 marks)
 Task 1 (8)
List of 4 words(4 )
2 sentences about … (4)
2 Photo writing task (8)
Short description, full sentences, (8), No guidelines
3. Extended writing task (12)
4 bullet points,
 4 Extended writing task 2 (20)
(1 from 2, short text stimulus in target language, 4 English bullet points, 20 marks
Task 5 (12)
Translation (5 sentences, 2 tenses)

34. Writing - Higher AQA OCR Edexcel 1 hour 15 (60 marks)
1 hr 15 (50 marks)
1 hr 15 higher (60 marks)
Higher
Structured task (16)
5 English bullet points, 90 words, 1 from 2, 3 tenses
2. Open ended task (32)
4 bullet points, approx. 150 words, 1 from 2
3. Translation (10 marks)
Eng-TL 50 words, 3 tenses
1. Extended writing task 1
5 bullet points, words, 16 marks
2. Extended Writing Task 2
1 from 2, 3 bullet points, words, 24 Marks
 3. Translation
Translation into target lang (5 short sentences, 3 tenses, 10 marks)
Extended writing task 1
(1 from 2, short text stimulus in target language, 4 English bullet points, 20 marks
1 from 2, short task description in English, 28 marks) Very open ended
3. Translation
Translation into target lang (short paragraph, approx 60 words, at least 2 tenses, 12 marks)

35. AQA- Mark Scheme Foundation Higher List task (6 nouns) 6 marks
Communication only assessed, minor spelling errors tolerated
Structured writing task
Same descriptors as foundation
2. Q & A (18 marks)
Communication and language
2 marks per sentence (9 sents)
2 = clear communication using a verb, minor errors tolerated
2. Open ended writing task
Content (15)
Excellent response, developed tasks, opinions expressed and justified
Range of Language (12)
Variety of vocab and structures, complex sentences, fluent piece of writing
Accuracy (5)
A few errors tolerated, secure verbs and tenses
3. Translation
Paragraph split into 10 parts
No errors allowed (except accents, punctuation, and missing capital letters)
Paragraph split into 12 parts
4. Structured writing task
Content (10) all tasks developed, clear communication and opinions
Quality of Language (6) 3 time frames, complex structures, mostly minor errors

36. OCR Mark Scheme
Foundation
Higher
Task 1
2 marks x 2 (for accuracy)
3 sentences 2 marks per sentence (for accuracy)
Write some information about … (40 words, 7 marks) Content (4) – is task achieved / info relevant?
Language (3) – accuracy and communication
Extended writing task 1 (16 marks)
Content 8 (relevance, development, structure, style and elegance)
Language 8 (accuracy, complexity of lang, variety of vocab and structures)
Task 2
Extended writing task (12 marks)
Content 6 (development, relevance, structure and style)
Language 6 (accuracy, variety of vocab, 3 tenses)
Extended Writing Task 2 (24 Marks)
Content 12 (task achieved, all points developed, some sophistication, structure, style and register)
Language 12 (accuracy, variety of vocab/complex structures, complex tenses, fluency, creativity and manipulation of language) 
Task 3
Translation (2x1, 3x2 Marks = 8 Marks)
Clarity of message and accuracy (broken down for each sentence)
Translation (5 x 2 Marks)
Clarity of message and accuracy (broken down for each sentence)

37. Edexcel - Mark Scheme Foundation Higher Task 1
A. List task (4 nouns) 4 marks
Minor spelling errors tolerated
B. 2 sentences about … (2 x 2 marks)
2 marks – relevant, accurate and appropriate response
Task 1 – Extended writing (20 marks)
Communication and Content (10)
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (10)
Same descriptors as foundation task 4
Task 2 – Photo writing task (8 marks)
Communication and Content (4)
Fully relevant, present facts and describe, coherent
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (4)
Familiar/predictable vocab and structures
Very accurate (isolated errors tolerated)
Task 2 – Extended writing 2 (28 marks)
Communication and Content (14)
Clear ability to justify opinions and interest, inform or convince
Linguistic knowledge and accuracy (14)
Wide range of vocab / structures, 3 tenses, longer, fluent sentences, very accurate
Task 3 - Extended writing (12 marks)
Communication and Content (6)
Relevant, can present facts, opinions, logical, minor errors
Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy (6)
Range of familiar/predictable vocab and structures, past and present tenses, some language manipulation
Task 3 – Translation (12 marks)
10-12 – meaning fully communicated, accurate linguistic structures, only isolated errors, 1 or 2 words omitted
Performance level mark scheme (more subjective?)
Task 4 – Extended Writing Task 2 (20 marks)
Task 5 – Translation (12 marks)
2/3 marks per question
Meaning fully communicated, minor errors tolerated

38. Writing Comparisons Discussion 1 Any huge differences?
Any preferences?
Discussion 2
How will we need to tweak our practice?

39. Development areas in each skill
Writing – the theory
Translation into target language (acccuracy, tenses, vocab)
Writing at length without knowing the question beforehand
Using tenses accurately without support
Giving and justify opinions without support
Transferring and manipulating what they know across topics
Using a variety of high level structures accurately
Narrating events

40. Development areas in each skill
Writing – the practice
Building in more opportunities for creative writing
Writing frames to support creative writing
Training students to use what they can do
Modeling ways of using 3 tenses
Using simple writing grids
Providing key words / structures to include in writing
Refining key structure lists

41. Final Comparisons What did you like about each board?
What did you dislike?
Which board do you like most?

42. What have we done so far …
Looked at specifications and specimen papers
Started collating speaking and writing assessment tasks for each topic area from spec materials
Delivered speaking and writing workshops
Discussed speaking and writing priorities for next year
T & L observations on unscripted spoken responses / manipulating spoken language

43. Development time Look at draft specs and exam papers
Talk to colleagues about how you may do things differently
Share resources!