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neilturrell

Overwhelming support for foreign languages plan - In the news - 2 views

www.education.gov.uk/...ort-for-foreign-languages-plan

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      neilturrell on 27 Feb 13
       
      ...and I thought this quite relevant in the context of the discussions David and I have had about languages in the recent past.  The interesting question is about what will make way in the curriculum for the introduction of the statutory language?  It also prompts the strategic question of what we might do, if anything, in response to Dulwich's clear marketing of Mandarin in the primary sector.
  • Overwhelming support for foreign languages plan
  • Peter Derby-Crook on 11 Mar 13
     
    I have a déjà vu feeling .... Primary French? Let's hope appropriate resources and training are made available!
John Ridley

CBI: Foreign languages rated as useful - infographic - 0 views

www.cbi.org.uk/...ted-by-importance-to-employers

school languages employers Education learning

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  • John Ridley on 04 Jul 14
     
    Shows change in demand over time - significant growth for Mandarin and Spanish although demand for French and German remains strong.
John Ridley

Thinking Together, University of Cambridge - 3 views

thinkingtogether.educ.cam.ac.uk/about

critical thinking thinking language communication

shared by John Ridley on 04 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • John Ridley on 04 Jun 13
     
    Prof Neil Mercer spoke at the NIE conference in Singapore (Jun 2013) Inspiring talk - with quite a simple message: (paraphrasing) Humans are social beings - brains have evolved to work well with others. However, group work has to be well planned and involve 'exploratory talk' if it is going to make a difference.
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  • Peter Derby-Crook on 24 Aug 13
     
    Hi John, can't see the Prof's talk here? Only the Thinking article? Peter
  • John Ridley on 26 Aug 13
     
    Hi Peter - here is a link to the presentation he gave. Unfortunately I don't have a transcript of the actual talk. http://sdrv.ms/1dHFxa7
  • Peter Derby-Crook on 28 Aug 13
     
    Hmmm, yes, very interesting. I also see increasing evidence that the brain isn't the all controlling factor we have assumed it to be ... where is the mind? The heart certainly plays a far more important role in our operations than we thought.
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