1+2 pilot projects
Education Scotland carried out an evaluation visit to each of the ten pilot projects and prepared a summary report. The visits took place between June 2013 and April 2014.
Download the Summary Paper - 1+2 pilot projects: key messages and next steps
Evaluations from each of the pilot projects can be downloaded below.
Additional languages suited to the local context, as an enhancement at S3
Aims of the project:
- To give every young person at S3 the opportunity to learn a second language in addition to their first additional language, as one option for a short course.
- To place the additional language within the context of local and/or Scottish economy and culture, with the emphasis on local employment opportunities and personal choice.
- To present most of the young people involved for the new SQA Languages for Life and Work Award (LLW), at SCQF level 4 or 3.
Evaluation visit to Anderson High School Shetland
Expansion and progression of 1+2 languages
Aims of the project:
To give all children exposure to at least two European languages throughout their schooling. To increase knowledge and awareness of cultural differences and similarities.
Evaluation visit to Dalmarnock Primary School Glasgow
Embedding French language and culture into the life of the school
Aims of the project:
To introduce a programme for language learning which would enable all staff to introduce and embed the French language into the day-to-day life of the school from P1 to P7. To create a positive ethos around language learning and build children’s confidence and cultural awareness.
Evaluation visit to Hillside Primary School, Dundee
The Wee Big Book Project
Aims of the project:
- To enhance learners’ enjoyment and understanding of their own and other cultures through literature and other forms of language
- To develop learners’ competence in different languages so that they can understand and communicate in those languages
- To develop a secure understanding of how language works
Evaluation visit to Lochyside RC Primary School, Highland
Modern languages: a new focus
Aims of the project:
From the school’s perspective, the overall aim was to encourage young people to come back to their first modern language and take up another, at S5/S6. The department aimed to provide a more vocational approach to languages for those who found the traditional route of Higher and Advanced Higher less attractive. The emphasis was on transferable skills. Young people would develop skills such as interview skills, presentation skills and skills in writing a CV. They would use their languages in very practical ways and make connections between what they learned in school and the world of work. Young people were to be presented for the Languages for Life and Work Award in French and Spanish.
Evaluation visit to Madras College Fife
Embedding Spanish into the life of the school, P1-P7
Aims of the project:
- To teach Spanish as L2 from P1 to P7, with an emphasis on integrating language learning into the life of the school, using L2 for classroom interaction where possible, and reinforcing language learning throughout the curriculum
- To create relevant and meaningful learning contexts for L2 through interdisciplinary learning.
- To plan collaboratively to ensure coherence and progression in the language learning experiences provided for all learners.
Evaluation visit to St Elizabeth’s Primary School
Languages in the senior phase – an ASN focus
Aims of the project:
The key aim was to highlight the accessibility and benefits of learning a modern language for young people with additional support needs.
Evaluation visit to St Modan’s RC High School
Inspiring Language Learning
Aims of the project:
- To provide and sustain motivating French language learning from P1, and Mandarin from P4.
- To explore and evaluate the extent to which the experiences and outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence are addressed. To discover if improved learning experiences and levels of motivation may be attributed to the variety of resources and approaches to learning.
Evaluation visit to Tough Primary School Aberdeenshire