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Immersion at JudgemeadowAn overview
• MBU visited Canada in 2002 to see French Immersion taking place in Canadian schools.
• Immersion French introduced (1 mixed ability group in year 7) in 2003.
• 1 year 7 mixed ability group every year since.• Pupils have their normal allocation of 3
French lessons per week taught by their form tutor. In addition, form time, PHSE and their ICT lessons are conducted in the Target Language.
• Pupils take their French GCSE in year 9.• They are given the opportunity to study A/S
French in year 10 and 11.
To accelerate language learning and enter students
for GCSE in Year 9
To broaden the curriculum areas that use a MFL
Aims of the project
To raise achievement at Keystage 3
The selection process
Letters to parents of all new intake students
Parents’ evening partly conducted in French
Selection of the mixed ability group
HMI
“Standards in the immersion French lesson were very high across all skill areas and pupils were achieving very well. In particular, pupils were using accurately a much wider range of vocabulary and structure than is usual.”
Anecdotal evidence
TES
“Their language comes alive when faced with their counterparts in a French College by video link. They fluently describe themselves, their family and their hobbies using an accent and language that a GCSE examiner would be proud of.”
Measuring progress
Selecting a control group
CAT data
SAS scores
Gender
Ethnicity
Data Collection
Internal levelled tests in French
Internal levelled tests in Science
Progress tests in English and Maths
ICT national curriculum levels
Attitudinal surveys
5.9
3.5
5.9
3.7
5.8
3.6
5.8
3.5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
NationalCurriculum
Level
Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Attainment Targets
Average Immersion French student
Average Year 7 student
Comparison of progress
0.580.41
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
Difference in NC level since
entry
Immersion Control
Mathematics
Comparison of progress
4.644.40
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
National Curriculum
Level
Immersion Control
Science
Comparison of progress
53.91
48.81
46.0047.00
48.00
49.00
50.0051.00
52.00
53.00
54.00
Combined reading and writing test
Immersion Control
English
Comparison of progress
Comparison of progress
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Immersion Control
Increase in APS above expectation
Immersion
Control
A* 4
A 5
B 8
C 3
D 4
Total 24
GCSE Results (year 9)
Staffing
Workload
Negotiating with other
departments
Perceptions
Issues