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Welcome to the Governors Page

Here you will find:

The information you need regarding performance indicators for languages.

How Asset qualifications equate against general qualifications.

Details about how Asset qualifications gain Achievement and Attainment table points. The points for each skill are shown in the table below. 

A letter from School's Minister Jim Knight highlighting the benchmarks for languages at Key Stage 4 and how schools can work towards them.

 

 

Performance Indicators – explanation:

The overall Level 2 measure of 5 A*-C represents a notional threshold of 100% – thus each full GCSE at A*-C or equivalent contributes 20% towards this measure. Any approved level 2 languages qualification regardless of size will contribute to the overall A*-C measure. It is possible to establish the contribution of any approved qualification by looking on the National Database for Qualifications and clicking on the performance figures for any individual qualification.

First Languages Indicator: measuring attainment of the equivalent of a full GCSE at Level 2 (A*-C)

Any qualifications must be at level 2 (equivalent to GCSE A*-C) and must add up to a 20% contribution or more to the level 2 threshold e.g: 

1 GCSE at grade A*-C (20%) 

2 Short Course GCSEs at grade A*-C (2 x 10%) 

4 Asset Languages at Intermediate (4 x 5%)

4 NVQ language units at level 2 (4 x 5%)  

Second Languages Indicator: measuring attainment of the minimum of a short course GCSE at level 1 (D-G)

Any qualifications which are equivalent to the minimum of a GCSE short course at D-G and contribute 10% or more to the Level 1 threshold e.g:

 

GCSE Short Course at grade A*-C or D-G (10%)

2 Asset Languages at Preliminary or Intermediate (2 x 5%)  

2 NVQ language units at level 1 or level 2 (2 x 5%)

2 Asset Languages (Preliminary or Intermediate)

+ 1 NVQ language unit (level 1 or 2) (10%)

GSCE at grade D-G (20%)

These qualifications must be at level 1 (equivalent to GCSE grade D-G) or level 2 (A*-C) and represent at least a 10% contribution to the threshold.

(Source: Powerpoint – After the Dearing Review, The Languages Ladder, DCSF)

Qualifications

A full list of qualifications can be found on the National Database of Qualifications and can be found by:

• searching by name or through QCA website

• searching for qualifications or units

• searching by language.

By clicking on performance figures it is possible to see what the contribution is to the overall A*-C and A*-G measure

Asset Languages/The Languages Ladder

The table below indicates how the Languages Ladder compares with other qualification frameworks although there is not a precise equivalence with them. However, the relationship with the National Curriculum levels, the National Qualifications Framework and other frameworks can provide a useful point of reference.

 
 Stages  NQF

 General Quals

 National Curriculum

 CEF approx
 Mastery: Grades 16 & 17  Level 7,8      C1/C2
 Proficiency: Grades 13-15  Level 4-6      B2/C1
 Advanced: Grades 10-12  Level 3  AS / A Level    B1/B2
 Intermediate: Grades 7-9  Level 2  GCSE A* - C  7-EP  A2/B1
 Preliminary: Grades 4-6  Level 1  GCSE D - G  4-6  A1/A2
 Breakthrough: Grades 1-3  Entry Level  Entry 1-3  1-3  A1

 

Achievement and Attainment Table Points

Asset Languages externally assessed qualifications do attract achievement and attainment table points. The points are per skill, by grade. It is possible to combine points from different languages and different skills.

 
 Asset Languages Stages Grade   Points per skill

 Points x 4 skills

 Advanced

Each Asset Languages Advanced qualification counts for 10% towards the Level 2 (A*-C) and Level 1 (D-G) thresholds. (So 4 quals count for 40%).

Grade 12  34.5  138
Grade 11  30.75  123
Grade 10  27  108

 Intermediate

Each Asset Languages Intermediate qualification counts for 5% towards the Level 2 (A*-C) and Level 1 (D-G)  thresholds. (So 4 quals count for 20%).

Grade 9  13.75  55
Grade 8  12.25  49
Grade 7  10  40

Preliminary

Each Asset Languages Preliminary qualification counts for 5% towards the Level 1 (D-G) threshold. (So 4 quals count for 20%).

Grade 6  8.5  34
Grade 5  7  28
Grade 4  4.75  19

 Breakthrough

Asset Languages Breakthrough qualifications are at Entry Level, so do not count towards the threshold, but do count towards average points per student and value added. 

Grade 3  3.5  14
Grade 2  3  12
Grade 1   2.5  10

 

Letter from Jim Knight

   Letter from Jim Knight