Modern Foreign Language Professional Learning Groups

• To communicate local, regional and national language developments to colleagues.
• To promote and steer language learning and events on the Island.

• 25 September 2008
• 16 July 2008
• 6 February 2008
• 22 November 2007
• 25 September 2007
• 7 June 2007
• 11 January 2007

• Language Deliver in Primary Schools – co-ordination and support of staff and students to deliver languages and support language teachers in over 15 Primary schools.
• Primary Language Days – at various Primary Schools (dates TBC).
• Regional Support Group in Early Language Learning – to provide free support and training to all those interested in Primary languages (5 twilights a year).
• Regional Consultative Group in Early Language Learning – meetings to promote and steer Primary languages (3 Island meetings, various regional meetings and 1 national meeting annually).
• The European Theatre Company – to facilitate a return visit.
• Integrating ICT in the MFL Classroom – a Specialist Schools and Academies Trust event organised by Lead Practitioner, Joe Dale, on Saturday 13 October 2007.
• Languages Christmas Card Competition – the third year. Deadline will be Friday 3 December 2007 and the theme will be ‘environmentally friendly transport’.
• Strategic Learning Network – the creation of at least 1 network involving 5 schools to focus on AfL with Year 8.

• Language Delivery in Primary Schools – co-ordination and support of staff and students to deliver languages and support language teachers in over 15 Primary schools.
• Primary Language Days – held at Cowes Primary, Godshill Primary and Whippingham Primary.
• Regional Support Group in Early Language Learning – to provide free support and training to all those interested in Primary languages (5 twilights a year).
• Steering/Professional Learning Group – promoting and steering language learning and events on the Island.
• Regional Consultative Group in Early Language Learning – meetings to promote and steer Primary languages (3 Island meetings, various regional meetings and 1 national meeting annually).
• Christmas Card Competition – the second year and nearly 1,000 entries including a Primary school from Malta.
• The European Theatre Company – performed ‘La Cirque Magique’ at 4 venues (Ryde High, Downside Middle, Sandham Middle and Osborne Middle) to Years 4-6 on 8 and 9 March 2007 (see page 5 of Primary Strategy Bulletin).
• Portsmouth University Deliver French to Island Staff – to provide weekly French language learning to all staff interested in delivering Primary languages.
• Integrating ICT in the MFL Classroom – a Specialist Schools and Academies Trust event organised by Lead Practitioner, Joe Dale, in October 2006.
• Teacher Visit – to the Ashcombe School (Specialist Language College) – February 2006.
• ‘Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ Conference 2007 – Peter Shreeve contributes to the debate over languages and primary languages in particular at the Easter conference of the ‘Association of Teachers and Lecturers’.
• Ringing the Changes – Languages Conference with Dr. Lid King, National Director of Languages, Helen Myers, President Elect of the Association for Language Learning and Jennie Clarke, AST and Primary Outreach Teacher.

• Language Delivery in Primary Schools – co-ordination of staff and students to deliver languages and support language teachers in 5 Primary schools.
• Language Days – held at Summerfields Primary School and Medina High School.
• SEAGUL – student and staff attendance at the ‘South East Able & Gifted Unlimited’ 24 hour French experience.
• Able Linguist Days – Portsmouth University event to raise the profile of languages in local schools (see Cowes students on first page of University presentation).
• Christmas Card Competition.
• Staff Support and Advice – given on ‘schemes of work’, task variety and other aspects of language teaching and learning topics to school governors, teachers and support staff.
• Steering Group – promoting and steering language learning and events on the Island.