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Entering students for ‘community’ language exams webinar
Information and support to encourage schools to enter their pupils for home/heritage language exams in Autumn 2021 series
We are honoured that the Chair of the APPG on Modern Languages, Nia Griffith MP, has agreed to open the webinar.
Representatives from Examination Boards, the Department for Education, ASCL and the British Council will be attending this event to present various positive reasons for entering students for community languages.
The webinar which will be of interest to all schools aiming to achieve their EBacc targets this academic year and provide Information and support to enable schools to enter their pupils for home/heritage language exams in Autumn 2021 series.
Thursday 16th September 2021
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
When exams were cancelled in 2020, NRCSE received many reports from supplementary schools that the majority if not all of their students who had been expecting to take early GCSEs in their home/heritage language were being withdrawn as centres understandably felt unable to provide an assessed grade in subjects they were not teaching.
Yet many students have been attending community-led supplementary classes at the weekend since primary. Unfortunately the majority of supplementary schools have no communication with their pupils’ mainstream schools especially once the children move into Secondary.
The cancellation of exams in 2020 and 2021 has highlighted a knowledge gap; when parents answer that their child speaks another language at home that doesn’t mean that they learn how to read and write at home.
This year following the announcement in January 2021 there was more time and in some local authorities schools that do have links with supplementary schools were able to enter students for home/heritage languages taking the assessments and grading of supplementary school teachers’ assessments into account.Many more students were not able to receive a grade.
The Autumn 2021 series is an opportunity to enter any student who would’ve taken an exam in Summer 2021 had they been available. This includes students who haven’t reached age of 16 by 31/8/21 where schools would previously have entered students for home/heritage language accreditation in Yr 9 or 10.
Covid-19 Safe Re-opening Webinar – 24th March
If you missed the last one, you can now sign up for our second Covid-19 Safe Re-opening webinar on 24th March!
The Department for Education’s guidance for out-of-school settings who provide activities for children, was updated on 23 February 2021.
To help you prepare for safe re-opening of your supplementary education and other out-of-school activities, NRCSE is running interactive webinars on the updated guidance with opportunity to break into smaller groups to complete risk assessment for your provision.
This webinar is FREE TO NRCSE SUBSCRIBERS! To subscribe please click here.
We offer regular updates and guidance sessions online free-of-charge to our subscribers. Subscription is £50 however, if you do not wish to subscribe, you are welcome to attend our sessions for a small fee of £25. Please share with anyone who might find this webinar useful.
Register: Covid-19 Safe re-opening of out-of-school settings Tickets, Wed 24 Mar 2021 at 11:00 | Eventbrite
Feedback from our last Covid-19 Safe Re-opening webinar:
‘London’s Out of School Settings Rise to the Challenge’ Webinar Series
The National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE) in Partnership with Young People’s Foundation, Securing Success and John Lyon’s Charity is pleased to announce a webinar series entitled ‘London’s Out of School Settings Rise to the Challenge’. Presented by and for London’s diverse out-of-school settings offering educational opportunities to children and young people in the capital, these webinars will be of interest to all those working with community organisations to supplement children’s education.
This three-part webinar series is an opportunity to hear from invited speakers and out-of-school settings about how to meet the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and adapt to new ways of working. Each webinar will offer practical ideas, advice and best practice with a chance to ask questions.
OOSS Webinar One: Adapting to Lockdown and Restrictions
Wednesday 2nd December 2020, 11:00 – 12:00
Register FREE: https://oosswebinarone.eventbrite.co.uk
· A look at the challenges and restrictions facing OOSS and how groups have been meeting these challenges.
· Showcase presentations from out-of-school settings
· Guidance for online teaching and available training for community teachers
· Exchange with out-of-school settings
· Opportunity for partner organisations to offer practical support
OOSS Webinar Two: Safe and Effective Delivery
Thursday 3rd December 2020, 11:00 – 12:00
Register FREE: https://oosswebinartwo.eventbrite.co.uk
· A presentation from the Department for Education on the current government guidance on restrictions, protective measures and keeping children safe
· Showcase presentations from out-of-school settings
OOSS Webinar Three: ‘Looking to the Future’ and Funding
Thursday 10th December 2020, 11:00 – 12:00
Register FREE: https://oosswebinarthree.eventbrite.co.uk
· A look to the future and how to access funding and practical support
· Showcase presentations from out-of-school settings
· John Lyon’s Charity and Young People’s Foundation – funding/collaboration opportunities
We are a partnership of organisations that value the work of out-of-school settings in London. We work together to support the sector.
Your attendance and participation at the webinars would be greatly appreciated.
