From 2024, the Department for Education announced that GCSE students studying French, German, and Spanish will be assessed differently. These changes are set to affect students currently in Year 8 and below, with the first exams in 2026.
International Newcastle and Newcastle City Council (School Effectiveness) previously hosted a session for Newcastle’s secondary MFL teachers on the new GCSEs in February with Helen Myers from the Association of Language Learning. Join the National Consortium for Language Education (NCLE) for a free webinar on 12th July at 4.30pm to 5.30pm to explore the changes.
This webinar will bring together an influential panel of stakeholders including senior officers from leading Awarding Organisations, AQA, Pearson Edexcel and Eduqas and Helen Myers, ALL London Branch Chair and former ALL President.
Click here to register for your free place and join the webinar find out more about:
- What has changed in relation to the subject content?
- Does reduced content mean a reduced curriculum?
- How will the new GCSE prepare young people for language use beyond the classroom?
Further support for languages in Newcastle
Newcastle City of Languages is an initiative supporting the teaching and learning of languages in the city, one of three interconnected strands supporting our ambition to be an international city, with access to opportunities for our children and young people to become confident, global citizens. There is a lot of support in particular for schools international links, language teaching and learning and for intercultural awareness.