Teaching languages in primary schools

It is the government’s plan that all primary schools in England will be teaching foreign languages by 2010, is you school ready yet?

Are you primary teachers confident and capable of teaching foreign languages, or would they benefit from further training?
It will become a compulsory part of the national curriculum, but it is feared that many teachers lack the skills needed to implement the foreign languages. If you are a primary school teacher and feel you need more training, courses and funding are available for both qualified and practising language teachers, primary teachers involved in language teaching and teachers re-training in foreign language teaching. Find out more about courses for teaching languages in primary schools.

Teach languages outside the classroom

There is no question about the educational benefits of school trips abroad, and this also applies for teaching primary schools foreign languages. France is great for both day trips or short tours or maybe a day trip to a German Christmas market is what you are looking for?

View our French language trips

View our Spanish language trips

View our German language trips


Articles about this subject:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4378072.stm

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2032012,00.html

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/languages/languages_guidance/1209649/