make the most of your languages

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.
  • 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 x GCSE at grade A*-C (20%) or
  • 2 x Short Course GCSEs at grade A*-C (2 x 10%) or
  • 4 x Asset Languages at Intermediate (4 x 5%) or
  • 4 x 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:

  • 1 x GCSE Short Course at grade A*-C or D-G (10%) or
  • 2 x Asset Languages at Preliminary or Intermediate (2 x 5%) or
  • 2 x NVQ language units at level 1 or level 2 (2 x 5%)or
  • 2 x Asset Languages (Preliminary or Intermediate) or
  • 1 x NVQ language unit (level 1 or 2) (10%) or
  • 1 x GSCE at grade D-G (20%)

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

 

How Asset equates against general qualifications

 

 Stages

 NQF

 General Quals

 National Curriculum

 CEF approx
 Mastery: Grades 16 & 17  Level 6      C1/C2
 Proficiency: Grades 13-15  Level 4      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 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