Rachel Hawkes

Making the case for languages

Most language teachers and Heads of Department find themselves in the position where they need to make the case for languages, whether to Governors, SMT, parents or students. The four sessions below address this need, and the ideas contained in them work very well in tandem with the 'Raising the profile of languages' projects detailed elsewhere on this site.

The USPs of languages
The USPs of languages

Making the case
Making the case
Handout 1 - Lluvia de ideas
Handhout 2 - Why learn a language?
Handhout 3 - Community Cohesion
Handout 4 - Lifelong learning skills
Handout 5 - The International Design
Handout 6 - Student leaderships
Handout 7 - Cross-curriculum
Handout 8 - Useful links


Embedding the specialism
Embedding the specialism



Community Cohesion & embedding the specialism
Community Cohesion - embedding the specialism