UK: School fails to get a language GCSE

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Manchester Evening News



School fails to get a language GCSE



A SCHOOL in Greater Manchester failed to score a single GCSE in modern
languages last year.

The 546-pupil George Tomlinson school in Bolton was one of a handful
of schools nationwide where no pupils sat exams in French, German or
Spanish. It follows a decision by the government in 2004 to take
foreign languages off the list of compulsory GCSE subjects.
Head teacher Rachel Glazebrook blamed a historic staffing crisis which
meant the school had not felt able to offer pupils the `best
preparation' for French and German exams.



Full story:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1041413_school_fails_to_get_a_language_gcse




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