1. Community Languages Provision in Wolverhampton Naresh Chandla EAL & Community Languages Manager Equalities and Diversity Service

2. Unique provision in the country mainstream classes supplementary classes Mainstream: No of pupils GCSEs Panjabi /Urdu KS4 and AS/A level Supplementary Classes: No of languages on offer Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Panjabi, Polish, Tamil and Urdu 20 primary and secondary schools - Saturday morning

3. Mainstream curriculum –as an option in Modern Foreign Languages Good GCSE/AS/A level results at KS4 contributing in raising the attainment of target Indian and Pakistani pupils at KS4 – identified underachieving group Setting example for good practice at national level Working in collaboration with MFL Department Outstanding OFSTED reports

4. Good GCSE and A level results (Ongoing) Publication of GCSE Panjabi Book European Award for Languages 2001 Short listed for Becta’s ICT Award for inclusion 2003 Languages for All- Language for Life (DFES) 2004 Modern Languages in the Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2004 Publication of ‘Curriculum Guide for Panjabi’ Goldmith College 2007 Publication of ‘Let’s Learn Panjabi’ 2008 Development of ‘Our Languages’ Resources File 2009

5. National Curriculum MFL KEY STAGE 4 2004 Modern foreign languages in the key stage 4 curriculum Featured in for good practice The King’s Church of England School At key stage 3, all pupils are taught French or German in alternate years. At key stage 4, students must include a foreign language in their option choices and can study two languages if they wish. There are GCSE and Entry level courses in French and German, and the school also offers GCSE courses in Panjabi and Urdu. These courses cover all aspects of the GCSE specifications and are taught by visiting teachers provided by the LEA. All students from the school entered for GCSE Panjabi or Urdu have achieved grades A*-C.

6. Accrediting learning in these languages through Asset Languages in all languages Teaching Panjabi at KS2- ‘entitlement’ delivery in a Primary school (started this half term) Another school on board Mainstreaming Community Languages provision through citywide offer in 14-19 provision

7. State of the art CPD programme at all levels (PGCE,GTP,OTP support and NQT induction) Language Diversity Conference A Level Panjabi day Other Conferences and CPD sessions in prtnership with a wide range of agencies