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My Lords, given the abolition of Becta, how will the Government ensure that schools have the appropriate ICT equipment, back-up and know-how to allow them to make the very cost-effective use that some schools are already making of teleconferencing in accessing native language speakers? Some schools are doing that very cost-effectively. Teleconferencing allows one native language speaker to support several schools from one location, but they must have the technology to do it.
My Lords, given the abolition of Becta, how will the Government ensure that schools have the appropriate ICT equipment, back-up and know-how to allow them to make the very cost-effective use that some schools are already making of teleconferencing in accessing native language speakers? Some schools are doing that very cost-effectively. Teleconferencing allows one native language speaker to support several schools from one location, but they must have the technology to do it.
Asked by
Baroness Walmsley
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 December 2010
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for bringing that scheme to my attention. Clearly, technology can have an important role in many aspects of education, including the teaching of modern foreign languages. Given the work that Becta has done over a long period, including the work done under the previous Government, the general view is that the use of technology is well embedded in schools, but that is clearly something that we need to ensure continues.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
The continuation of the British Council language assistants programme to 2015 is welcome. However, as the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, said, it should go further for very practical reasons. Will the Minister acknowledge that, through this programme and many other means, the British Council has consistently fulfilled its mission of increasing the international understanding of, and trust in, the United Kingdom? Does he recall that in recent years the council has cut its UK workforce by a third, increased its turnover by over a third to more than £700 million and further demonstrated its increased face-to-face contact, especially with young people, by increasing that number from under 13 million to 20 million? Against that background, is it not clear that the Government’s cut of 26 per cent in public funding for the British Council is evidence that under this Government virtue hath its own punishment?
The continuation of the British Council language assistants programme to 2015 is welcome. However, as the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, said, it should go further for very practical reasons. Will the Minister acknowledge that, through this programme and many other means, the British Council has consistently fulfilled its mission of increasing the international understanding of, and trust in, the United Kingdom? Does he recall that in recent years the council has cut its UK workforce by a third, increased its turnover by over a third to more than £700 million and further demonstrated its increased face-to-face contact, especially with young people, by increasing that number from under 13 million to 20 million? Against that background, is it not clear that the Government’s cut of 26 per cent in public funding for the British Council is evidence that under this Government virtue hath its own punishment?
Asked by
Lord Kinnock
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 December 2010
My Lords, I am very happy to acknowledge the contribution made by the British Council, particularly in the language assistants programme. I completely accept the extremely important role that that plays, particularly with young people. One of the reasons why I am very supportive of the work which the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, is doing to promote the teaching of modern foreign languages is that it helps to build ties between different countries. Those ties and the cultural role of that work are extremely important.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is the Minister aware of the work that is being done by the British Council in North Korea? I recently saw the work of English language teachers there. Over the past decade, they have been teaching teachers to teach English in schools in that most benighted of places. It is a wonderful sign of hope that English has now become the second language in North Korea as a result of the work of the British Council. Surely, we should do nothing whatever to jeopardise the small steps that are being taken in remote parts of the world where English may offer the best hope for people living in benighted places such as North Korea.
My Lords, is the Minister aware of the work that is being done by the British Council in North Korea? I recently saw the work of English language teachers there. Over the past decade, they have been teaching teachers to teach English in schools in that most benighted of places. It is a wonderful sign of hope that English has now become the second language in North Korea as a result of the work of the British Council. Surely, we should do nothing whatever to jeopardise the small steps that are being taken in remote parts of the world where English may offer the best hope for people living in benighted places such as North Korea.
Asked by
Lord Alton of Liverpool
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 December 2010
I agree with the point that the noble Lord makes but I also think that it is very much a two-way traffic. That is one of the benefits of this scheme. Other countries benefit from our young people going there and helping to spread English and we benefit from young people from those countries coming here and helping our young people to learn languages.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, clearly the Government have a lot of thinking to do to build fully on the Dearing report and to develop fully their policy on languages and IT. The Business Secretary is concerned about the Government’s rush to reform and the resulting mistakes. Education policy is a prime example of this, as are the Building Schools for the Future fiasco, the schools budget cut despite announcements, and the embarrassing U-turn on school sport. Does the Minister agree with his colleagues in the coalition that education policy is a car crash, or is it perhaps a rail crash?
My Lords, clearly the Government have a lot of thinking to do to build fully on the Dearing report and to develop fully their policy on languages and IT. The Business Secretary is concerned about the Government’s rush to reform and the resulting mistakes. Education policy is a prime example of this, as are the Building Schools for the Future fiasco, the schools budget cut despite announcements, and the embarrassing U-turn on school sport. Does the Minister agree with his colleagues in the coalition that education policy is a car crash, or is it perhaps a rail crash?
Asked by
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 December 2010
My Lords, whichever travelling metaphor is used that my brain is not quick enough to think of, I feel extremely comfortable with the direction of travel taken by the Government on their education reforms. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have been able early on to introduce the Academies Bill. So far, we have received more than 330 applications from schools to convert to academies. We are making rapid progress across the piece in education.
As for modern languages, which was the point behind the original Question, from which we have deviated quite a long way, the review of the curriculum is an extremely important part of how we address the very serious challenges, some of which we inherited from the previous Government, around the teaching of modern foreign languages. We will announce the review in the new year, and the review will be a proper, thorough and rigorous look at the place of modern foreign languages in the primary and secondary curriculums.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, whichever travelling metaphor is used that my brain is not quick enough to think of, I feel extremely comfortable with the direction of travel taken by the Government on their education reforms. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have been able early on to introduce the Academies Bill. So far, we have received more than 330 applications from schools to convert to academies. We are making rapid progress across the piece in education.
As for modern languages, which was the point behind the original Question, from which we have deviated quite a long way, the review of the curriculum is an extremely important part of how we address the very serious challenges, some of which we inherited from the previous Government, around the teaching of modern foreign languages. We will announce the review in the new year, and the review will be a proper, thorough and rigorous look at the place of modern foreign languages in the primary and secondary curriculums.
My Lords, whichever travelling metaphor is used that my brain is not quick enough to think of, I feel extremely comfortable with the direction of travel taken by the Government on their education reforms. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have been able early on to introduce the Academies Bill. So far, we have received more than 330 applications from schools to convert to academies. We are making rapid progress across the piece in education.
As for modern languages, which was the point behind the original Question, from which we have deviated quite a long way, the review of the curriculum is an extremely important part of how we address the very serious challenges, some of which we inherited from the previous Government, around the teaching of modern foreign languages. We will announce the review in the new year, and the review will be a proper, thorough and rigorous look at the place of modern foreign languages in the primary and secondary curriculums.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, clearly the Government have a lot of thinking to do to build fully on the Dearing report and to develop fully their policy on languages and IT. The Business Secretary is concerned about the Government’s rush to reform and the resulting mistakes. Education policy is a prime example of this, as are the Building Schools for the Future fiasco, the schools budget cut despite announcements, and the embarrassing U-turn on school sport. Does the Minister agree with his colleagues in the coalition that education policy is a car crash, or is it perhaps a rail crash?
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for bringing that scheme to my attention. Clearly, technology can have an important role in many aspects of education, including the teaching of modern foreign languages. Given the work that Becta has done over a long period, including the work done under the previous Government, the general view is that the use of technology is well embedded in schools, but that is clearly something that we need to ensure continues.
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for bringing that scheme to my attention. Clearly, technology can have an important role in many aspects of education, including the teaching of modern foreign languages. Given the work that Becta has done over a long period, including the work done under the previous Government, the general view is that the use of technology is well embedded in schools, but that is clearly something that we need to ensure continues.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Walmsley
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, given the abolition of Becta, how will the Government ensure that schools have the appropriate ICT equipment, back-up and know-how to allow them to make the very cost-effective use that some schools are already making of teleconferencing in accessing native language speakers? Some schools are doing that very cost-effectively. Teleconferencing allows one native language speaker to support several schools from one location, but they must have the technology to do it.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, following the spending review, all funded programmes are being closely examined to determine their value for money and contribution to government priorities. I am pleased to confirm that the process has been completed for this scheme, and the language assistants programme will continue to be funded in England over the spending review period.
My Lords, following the spending review, all funded programmes are being closely examined to determine their value for money and contribution to government priorities. I am pleased to confirm that the process has been completed for this scheme, and the language assistants programme will continue to be funded in England over the spending review period.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for the language assistants programmes run by the British Council is still under review.
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare an interest as chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
I agree with the point that the noble Lord makes but I also think that it is very much a two-way traffic. That is one of the benefits of this scheme. Other countries benefit from our young people going there and helping to spread English and we benefit from young people from those countries coming here and helping our young people to learn languages.
I agree with the point that the noble Lord makes but I also think that it is very much a two-way traffic. That is one of the benefits of this scheme. Other countries benefit from our young people going there and helping to spread English and we benefit from young people from those countries coming here and helping our young people to learn languages.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Alton of Liverpool
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is the Minister aware of the work that is being done by the British Council in North Korea? I recently saw the work of English language teachers there. Over the past decade, they have been teaching teachers to teach English in schools in that most benighted of places. It is a wonderful sign of hope that English has now become the second language in North Korea as a result of the work of the British Council. Surely, we should do nothing whatever to jeopardise the small steps that are being taken in remote parts of the world where English may offer the best hope for people living in benighted places such as North Korea.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am very happy to confirm that it clearly is a successful programme, which is why we are happy to continue to fund it for the rest of the spending review period. However, I think that I would get into the most enormous trouble if I started committing the Government into the next spending review period.
My Lords, I am very happy to confirm that it clearly is a successful programme, which is why we are happy to continue to fund it for the rest of the spending review period. However, I think that I would get into the most enormous trouble if I started committing the Government into the next spending review period.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Does he accept that the programme deserves to be guaranteed beyond the spending review period? Without a year abroad as a language assistant, the quality of a modern languages degree will be undermined, especially for students who hope to go on to become teachers or professional linguists. Does he also agree that what works out at a cost of around only £126 a head is extraordinarily good value for money?
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am very happy to acknowledge the contribution made by the British Council, particularly in the language assistants programme. I completely accept the extremely important role that that plays, particularly with young people. One of the reasons why I am very supportive of the work which the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, is doing to promote the teaching of modern foreign languages is that it helps to build ties between different countries. Those ties and the cultural role of that work are extremely important.
My Lords, I am very happy to acknowledge the contribution made by the British Council, particularly in the language assistants programme. I completely accept the extremely important role that that plays, particularly with young people. One of the reasons why I am very supportive of the work which the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, is doing to promote the teaching of modern foreign languages is that it helps to build ties between different countries. Those ties and the cultural role of that work are extremely important.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Kinnock
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
The continuation of the British Council language assistants programme to 2015 is welcome. However, as the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, said, it should go further for very practical reasons. Will the Minister acknowledge that, through this programme and many other means, the British Council has consistently fulfilled its mission of increasing the international understanding of, and trust in, the United Kingdom? Does he recall that in recent years the council has cut its UK workforce by a third, increased its turnover by over a third to more than £700 million and further demonstrated its increased face-to-face contact, especially with young people, by increasing that number from under 13 million to 20 million? Against that background, is it not clear that the Government’s cut of 26 per cent in public funding for the British Council is evidence that under this Government virtue hath its own punishment?
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1095
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Does he accept that the programme deserves to be guaranteed beyond the spending review period? Without a year abroad as a language assistant, the quality of a modern languages degree will be undermined, especially for students who hope to go on to become teachers or professional linguists. Does he also agree that what works out at a cost of around only £126 a head is extraordinarily good value for money?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Does he accept that the programme deserves to be guaranteed beyond the spending review period? Without a year abroad as a language assistant, the quality of a modern languages degree will be undermined, especially for students who hope to go on to become teachers or professional linguists. Does he also agree that what works out at a cost of around only £126 a head is extraordinarily good value for money?
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 December 2010
My Lords, I am very happy to confirm that it clearly is a successful programme, which is why we are happy to continue to fund it for the rest of the spending review period. However, I think that I would get into the most enormous trouble if I started committing the Government into the next spending review period.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for the language assistants programmes run by the British Council is still under review.
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare an interest as chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for the language assistants programmes run by the British Council is still under review.
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare an interest as chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages.
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
22 December 2010
Answered on
22 December 2010
My Lords, following the spending review, all funded programmes are being closely examined to determine their value for money and contribution to government priorities. I am pleased to confirm that the process has been completed for this scheme, and the language assistants programme will continue to be funded in England over the spending review period.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Languages; Teachers; British Council
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1094
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on reinstating the teaching of a modern language as a compulsory GCSE subject.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on reinstating the teaching of a modern language as a compulsory GCSE subject.
Asked by
Denis MacShane
(Independent (affiliation))
Answered by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2010
For answer on
8 December 2010
Answered on
21 December 2010
The Government believes that learning a language is important to the social and economic future of the country and to help children understand the world in which they live. We will be announcing more details about a review of the National Curriculum shortly. This review will consider the status of languages at both primary and secondary level. We plan to consult a wide range of academics, teachers and other interested parties to ensure that our core curriculum can compare favourably with those of the highest performing countries in the world.On 6 September, in a speech at Westminster Academy, the Secretary of State announced an English Baccalaureate, to include a modern or ancient language as one of the core academic subjects that children should learn at GCSE level, along with English, maths, science and a humanity subject. Further detail was included in the White Paper ““The Importance of Teaching””, published on 22 November.
Subjects
Languages; GCSE
Date
21 December 2010
Reference
29729; 520 c1242W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Transport
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Department for Transport
Committed on
16 December 2010
Received on
16 December 2010
Subjects
Executive agencies; Department for Transport; Communication; Government departments; Languages; Publicity; Local government services; Policy; Wales; Welsh language; Welsh Language Board
Date
16 December 2010
Reference
DEP2010-2317
House
House of Commons
I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 10 December 2010, which discussed EU internal market and industry items. Andy Lebrecht, the UK’s deputy permanent representative to the EU, represented the UK when I was not in attendance. One of the main items debated was the...
I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 10 December 2010, which discussed EU internal market and industry items. Andy Lebrecht, the UK’s deputy permanent representative to the EU, represented the UK when I was not in attendance. One of the main items debated was the...
Member
Baroness Wilcox
(Conservative)
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Consumers; Gambling; EU internal trade; Languages; EU action; Protection; Patents; Trade competitiveness; Translation services; EU industrial policy; EU Competitiveness Council
Date
16 December 2010
Reference
723 c129-30WS
House
House of Lords
My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Wilcox) has today made the following statement:"““I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 10 December 2010, which discussed EU internal market and industry items. Andy Lebrecht, the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to...
My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Wilcox) has today made the following statement:"““I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 10 December 2010, which discussed EU internal market and industry items. Andy Lebrecht, the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to...
Member
Ed Davey
(Liberal Democrat)
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Consumers; Gambling; EU internal trade; Languages; EU action; Protection; Patents; Trade competitiveness; Translation services; EU industrial policy; EU Competitiveness Council
Date
16 December 2010
Reference
520 c111-2WS
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of the British Council Language Teaching Assistant scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of the British Council Language Teaching Assistant scheme.
Asked by
Chi Onwurah
(Labour)
Answered by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2010
For answer on
14 December 2010
Answered on
14 December 2010
The Language Assistants programme, which is managed for the Department by the British Council, will continue. The programme supports departmental and Government priorities by exposing pupils in our schools to mother-tongue speakers of other languages through the intake of foreign language assistants; and provides an opportunity for undergraduates from our universities to immerse themselves in a foreign language while working as an English language assistant in a school abroad.
Subjects
Classroom assistants; Languages
Date
14 December 2010
Reference
30269; 520 c740W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he intends to announce his plans for the future funding of the British Council Language Teaching Assistantship scheme in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he intends to announce his plans for the future funding of the British Council Language Teaching Assistantship scheme in England and Wales.
Asked by
Paul Blomfield
(Labour)
Answered by
John Hayes
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 November 2010
For answer on
22 November 2010
Answered on
13 December 2010
[holding answer 22 November 2010]: The detail of budget allocations following the spending review is currently being worked through by Departments. We hope to be able to confirm the situation with regard to the Language Assistant Programme by the end of this year.
Subjects
Classroom assistants; Languages
Date
13 December 2010
Reference
24792; 520 c562W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for the future of the British Council assistantship programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for the future of the British Council assistantship programme; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Laurence Robertson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 November 2010
For answer on
2 December 2010
Answered on
13 December 2010
I have been asked to reply.The Foreign Language Assistants programme, which is managed for the Department by the British Council, will continue as usual with recruitment for 2011-12 now open. The programme supports departmental and Government priorities by exposing pupils in our schools to mother-tongue speakers of other languages through the intake of foreign language assistants; and provides an opportunity for undergraduates from our universities to immerse themselves in a foreign language while working as an English language assistant in a school abroad.
Subjects
Classroom assistants; Languages
Date
13 December 2010
Reference
28479; 520 c471W
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 1 November (WA 367-8), how they propose to respond to the decline in the number of pupils entered for GCSE examinations in foreign languages in English schools throughout the period 1995-2009.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 1 November (WA 367-8), how they propose to respond to the decline in the number of pupils entered for GCSE examinations in foreign languages in English schools throughout the period 1995-2009.
Asked by
Lord Quirk
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
3 December 2010
The Government believe that learning a language is important to the social and economic future of the country and to help children understand the world in which they live. We will be announcing more details about a review of the national curriculum later this year. This review will consider the status of languages at both primary and secondary level. We plan to consult a wide range of academics, teachers and other interested parties to ensure that our core curriculum can compare favourably with those of the highest performing countries in the world.
On 6 September, in a speech at Westminster Academy, the Secretary of State announced an English Baccalaureate, to include a modern or ancient language as one of the core academic subjects that children should learn at GCSE level, along with English, maths, science and a humanity subject. We expect this to lead to an increase in take up of languages at key stage 4. Detailed proposals will be announced later this year.
Subjects
Languages; GCSE
Date
3 December 2010
Reference
3928; 722 c504WA
House
House of Lords