Community language

Arabic

Curriculum model

Years 3/4
Investigating Languages (30 minutes per week)
Investigating Languages skills through Arabic (20 mins per week)

Years 5/6
Arabic teaching (30 minutes per week)

Teacher model

Teacher from supplementary school; Local Authority training and monitoring; class teacher participation.

Learner profile

Near 100% Muslim background; home language neither English nor Arabic.

Link to KS2 Framework

Aim to give access to National Curriculum Level 4 by end Year 6; curriculum materials and implications of non-Roman script for literacy objectives being explored.

Post-KS2 opportunities

Under development.

Other key features

Local Authority pilot project with 8 schools (from September 2008), with variance between models adopted; Local Authority-led development of curriculum materials; Arabic as a language of international communication; whole school ethos celebrating multilingualism.

More information

Full case study

Teachers TV programme, Investigating Languages

Investigating Languages programme - coming soon

Letter to schools - coming soon

Bradford Local Authority information video - coming soon

Contact

Beverley Minor, Bradford Local Authority
Beverley.Minor@EducationBradford.com