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Explore national and local teacher training programs in Scotland for primary and secondary teachers, focusing on modern languages. Access a variety of training courses in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Gaelic, and Italian, and develop your language skills through immersion courses and online modules. Accredited by the General Teaching Council, this comprehensive training helps educators enhance their language proficiency and teaching effectiveness.
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¡Bienvenidos a Comunicad de Madrid en Escocia y en Edimburgo! Liz Gray Quality Improvement Officer Languages and Literacy Ann Robertson Education Support Officer (Languages)
National teacher training model • Local teacher training • Next steps
National context Curriculum for Excellence introduced in 2010 Now in its 5thYear of implementation
Scotland’s Modern Languages Structure Education Scotland Scotland’s National Centre for Languages 32 Local Authorities e.g. City of Edinburgh Quality Improvement Officers – Languages and Literacy Education and Development Officers Secondary Modern Languages Curriculum Leaders Primary Lead Teachers
National training routes Primary teachers Secondary teachers 4 year Undergraduate degree Primary/Secondary with a specialism e.g. Modern Languages Degree followed by 1 year Professional Graduate Diploma in Education 8 universities Teacher Induction Scheme 1 year placement in a local authority 82% of full teacher timetable to allow for development. Full registration with General Teaching Council for Scotlan
Primary teachers Degree level qualified in a subject area plus primary teaching or in primary teaching Language levels very varied – no standard for entry into teacher training Erasmus Plus teacher immersion courses promoted for upskilling/refresher in language Access to range of local training courses in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Gaelic & Italian
Sarah Spiller-1+2 Development Officer University-MA Psychology (4 years)PGDE (1 year)No Modern Languages entry requirements CPD MLPS French Immersion Course (1 week in France) Approaching B2
Secondary Modern Languages teachers Degree level qualified in subject areas Increasing number of dual linguists Erasmus Plus teacher immersion courses promoted for upskilling/refresher in language Majority of professional development since 2009 relates to new curriculum/CfE
Local training models 5 x module based twilight courses Offered in all core languages i.e. French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Italian 2 hours per session 60 hours total Working towards A1
Support teacher training through Erasmus+ Local immersion courses Starting to develop iTunes U courses Developing a teacher language profile Seeking to get courses accredited by the General Teaching Council
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