Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 46
Goal 2 aims to diversify and increase the uptake of
languages learned and cultivate the languages of the new
Irish. PPLI is implementing this through the deployment of
peripatetic teachers; provision of and support for the more
recently introduced and lesser-taught languages; piloting a
variety of flexible models of delivery such as shared classes
across schools, blended learning, Transition Year and Leaving
Certificate classes; and incentivising schools to diversify the
languages offered to students through an additional
allocation scheme.
A comprehensive framework of CPD and support is also
provided to teachers to assist with this. Goal 2 is also being
implemented at primary level through the facilitation of the
‘Say Yes to Languages’ primary language sampler module.
Introduced in the 2021/2022 school year in the context of
developments at primary curricular level, ‘Say Yes to
Languages’ aims to prepare the ground for the introduction
of Modern Languages in the Primary Curriculum from 2025.
The module offers participating primary schools the
opportunity to introduce elements of linguistic and cultural
awareness alongside language learning. Foreign languages
upskilling for primary teachers is an additional important
strand of this work introduced in 2024.
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