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National Languages Strategy Wales: 'Making Languages Count'

This comprehensive strategy for language learning at all levels in Wales was launched by the Welsh Assembly Government in 2002. It informs the work of CILT Cymru, and is essential reading for all school/college managers and teachers or lecturers of languages.

The National Modern Foreign Languages Strategy covers the following areas :

  • The background to the initiative, including the Nuffield Languages Inquiry
  • CILT Cymru
  • First words - capitalising on early language learning
  • A broad and balanced curriculum
  • Raising take-up in the 14-19 phase
  • Strengthening advice
  • Foreign Language Assistants
  • Initial Teacher Training
  • Action for Schools
  • Language learning at College, University and the Workplace
  • Community Languages
  • European Union Developments

Please click here (pdf 630kb) to download the full document.

In addition a separate, but related document entitled 'Aiming for Excellence' (pdf version 499.98kb) as been issued by the inspectorate ESTYN.

You need Adobe Acrobat reader in order to be able to read the pdf files. If you do not have this reader you can obtain it free of charge from the Adobe Acrobat site.

Last updated: March 31 2009
E-mail: llinos.jones@ciltcymru.org.uk