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Trinity ISE Explained: What Trinity College London Says About ISE Digital, ISE Paper and How Each Format Settles a CEFR Level
What Trinity College London’s own ISE pages say about ISE Digital and ISE Paper: how each format settles a CEFR level, modules, timing, resits,…
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GCSEs in Other Modern Languages in England: What Ofqual’s Conditions Say About Four Skills at 25% Each, Two Tiers, the Speaking Test and No Dictionaries
Ofqual’s rulebook for GCSEs in modern foreign languages in England: four skills weighted 25% each, foundation and higher tiers, speaking-test timings and window, listening…
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Interpreters at the GP Surgery in England: What NHS England’s Commissioning Guidance Says About Free Interpreting, Relatives as Interpreters and Children
NHS England’s commissioning guidance on GP interpreting: free interpreters arranged by the practice, relatives and children as interpreters, qualifications and the legal position.
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Native and Heritage Speakers in A Level Languages: What Ofqual’s Research Found About Numbers, Results and the Difficulty of Defining a Native Speaker
Ofqual’s 2017 research on native speakers in A level French, German and Spanish: who may enter, estimated proportions, results compared with non-native peers and…
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Training to Teach a Language in England: What the DfE Says About the 2026 to 2027 Languages Bursary, the French, German and Spanish Scholarship and How They Are Paid
DfE funding for language teacher training in England in 2026 to 2027: the GBP20,000 languages bursary, GBP22,000 French, German and Spanish scholarship, eligibility and…
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How Many Students in England Enter Language Exams? What Ofqual’s Provisional Summer 2026 Entries Show for French, Spanish and German at GCSE and A Level
Ofqual’s provisional summer 2026 entries for England: Spanish ahead of French at GCSE, flat A level language entries and rising higher tier shares in…
