British Council Scotland reports that teachers have the chance to add an international dimension to their school curriculum with a free introductory course being offered by DFID Global School Partnerships (DGSP).
The online course, Introduction to Global School Partnerships, provides an outline of the principles and practices of global dimension learning partnerships between schools in the […]

The Independent reports that ‘Teenagers studying for their French GCSE exams will soon be tested on their oral skills during visits to shops or market places while on foreign exchange trips. They will be tested on their speaking and comprehension skills as they purchase goods in a French street market or converse with the family […]

The launch by SQA of Intermediate 1 and 2 qualifications in Mandarin and Cantonese for Scottish secondary school pupils is a significant development.
In working towards a stronger engagement with China, appreciation and knowledge of language is vital. Following an intense period of preparation Scottish students will now have the opportunity to opt […]

The UK’s first initiative (in an Aberdeen school) in early partial immersion in a foreign language (EPPI) has been judged a success. From Primary 1 onwards, children receive some of their education through the medium of French, and some through the medium of English
Read the report ‘Evaluation of Walker Road’Â
Find out more from the BBC news

The Scottish Learning Festival takes place on 24 and 25 September at the SECC and Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow.
The main theme of this year’s event is Curriculum for Excellence with a focus on outcomes and experiential learning and innovation in the curriculum. Underpinning the main theme is Glow, the national education intranet being rolled out […]

National Qualifications has created a collection of useful support materials to help teachers, students and parents prepare for exams. These include:

The Sunday Herald exam guide 2008
2008 exam timetable
Past paper questions
Interactive study skills resource
Guide to National Qualifications
Popular revision resources

Find further information about these on the NQ exam preparation page

The draft experiences and outcomes for the technologies have been released on the Curriculum for Excellence website today (Monday 14 April).
These documents have been designed to provide information for all staff in all education establishments on the context and scope of the draft outcomes; they also explain what schools and centres should do with the draft […]

National Qualifications (NQ) have added the following resources to their resource database:
The Wider World for Higher
Lifestyles for Higher
Education and Work for Higher

National Qualifications (NQ) have added the following resources to their resource database:
Chinese Languages: 18 Mandarin resources
Chinese Languages: 9 Cantonese resources

The BBC reports that Cambridge University has dropped its requirement for applicants to have a language GCSE because too few pupils now take them.
Independent schools still tend to offer languages, despite them being no longer compulsory beyond the age of 14. However, only 17% of state primary schools offer them and less than half of […]