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.

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.

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%)

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)

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