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COALA meeting – FLA update June 2009 Sarah Montgomery British Council Scotland. The current picture. 2008-09 vs. 2009-10 FLA requests. Trends for 2009-10. French – down 15% German – down 41% Italian - same Spanish – down 17% Chinese – down 23% Urdu – down 50% (one post) (average 22%).
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COALA meeting – FLA update June 2009Sarah MontgomeryBritish Council Scotland
The current picture • 2008-09 vs. 2009-10 FLA requests
Trends for 2009-10 • French – down 15% • German – down 41% • Italian - same • Spanish – down 17% • Chinese – down 23% • Urdu – down 50% (one post) (average 22%)
Authorities still taking FLAs Aberdeenshire Glasgow Angus Highland Argyll & Bute Inverclyde City of Edinburgh North Ayrshire Dundee North Lanarkshire East Renfrewshire Orkney Falkirk Perth & Kinross W Dunbartonshire
Authorities nolonger taking FLAs • 17 authorities • of which 7 took assistants in 2008-09 • 22/32 > 15/32
Looking ahead – promoting the best use of assistants British Council Scotland/Scottish CILT/LTS in consultation with cultural institutes: • Curriculum for Excellence embedded into induction meetings • Good practice case studies + dissemination • November workshop • Other ideas?
Contact Sarah Montgomery sarah.montgomery@britishcouncil.org tel: 0131 524 5735