Great Britain: Modern languages: achievement and challenge 2007/2010

Executive summary 4
Key findings 6
Primary 6
Secondary and post-16 6
Recommendations 8
Part A. Languages in primary schools 9
Achievement 9
Teaching and learning 12
The quality of the curriculum 14
Leadership and management 18
Entitlement to language learning in Key Stage 2 21
Part B. Modern languages in Key Stages 3 and 4 22
Standards and achievement 22
Teaching and learning 27
Assessment 31
The quality of the curriculum 32
Leadership and management 37
Specialist language colleges 200710 40
Key issues inspected during 2007 . 10 42
Part C. Post . 16 language provision 50
Notes 55
Further information 56
Publications by Ofsted 56
Other publications 56
Websites 57
Annex. Schools visited for this survey 58