Assessment
The languages Review (march 2007) made the following recommendation regarding assessment and transition in Primary Languages / MFL:
There should be informal classroom assessment of every child’s learning near the end of Key Stage 2 by reference to the Languages Ladder, so that the Key Stage 3 teacher is well informed about the pupil’s learning standard and needs. We recommend use of the ladder because it provides the teacher with assessment at the level appropriate to the child in each of the four strands of learning: speaking, listening, reading and writing, and because it is to a common national standard. Its purpose is different from the SATs, which in the past have been essentially a summative means of assessing a school’s performance with all pupils taking the same test. The assessment we recommend is formative in purpose, fit for the individual child, not aggregated, and should not be the basis for any league tables.
Part 3 of the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages also has guidance on assessment. Please click on the links for key documents, such as the Junior European Languages Portfolio.
QCA
Junior European Languages Portfolio
Language Passport
Junior European Language Portfolio: Teacher's Guide
The Languages Ladder - DCSF Summary Leaflet
The Languages Ladder - Home page
The Languages Ladder - Listening Grade Descriptions
The Languages Ladder - Speaking Grade Descriptions
The Languages Ladder - Reading Grade Descriptions
The Languages Ladder - Writing Grade Descriptions
Mapping of MFL Qualifications
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