1 Anny King Director of the Language Centre Nebojsa Radic Director of CULP

2 Junior CULP Aims To offer a flexible, scalable, replicable and sustainable model of language provision in order to bridge the gap in 14 + language-provision. This is an inclusive programme which also aims to help specifically those who are less motivated to continue studying languages at KS4

3 Junior CULP Outline  It is an integrated, face-to-face and online course  Delivered in a flexible way, according to the learning environments and needs of the schools  Students having access to the online materials from home

4  Borrowed from CULP:  Methodology of integration of F2F teaching and online learning  Multimedia materials  Language Centre premises  Teachers Junior CULP Features

5 Junior CULP Emphasis: flexible course delivery  Days at the LC  In the school  whole days  twilight sessions  Work online from home  To suite requirements of the specific schools

6 Junior CULP Dateline  Pilot project in summer ‘04  Fully fledged Project:  Phase 1, Sept ‘05: St Ivo & Impington  Phase 2, Sept ’06: 6 schools

7 Junior CULP Timetable sample SchoolF2F hrsOnline hrsTotal hrs Comberton VC Impington VC Hinchinbrooke Netherhall St Ivo St Peter’s583088

8 Junior CULP  The European Award for Languages recognises creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources  Spanish Embassy Language Prize: for the best project involving Spanish

9 Junior CULP ‘06/’07  Junior CULP entered the realm of real life  The Language Centre continues to provide the facilities and access to the online materials as well as their teachers (or providing teacher training for local staff)  Schools bear the cost of the teaching and transportation  4 schools  Comberton VC  Impinggton VC  St Ivo School  Swavesey  160 students  Languages: French, German, Spanish and Mandarin

10 Junior CULP At a glance

11 Junior CULP The scheme has shown to be:  Sustainable  Scalable  Replicable

12 Junior CULP Dissemination  The present networking event  4,000 copies of the Junior CULP DVD