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