Evaluation, Impact, Statistics and Information
Introduction
Here you will find information from a variety of sources on the impact of the Routes into Languages programme, reports on the motivation of language learners and useful statistics about language learning in England and Wales.
Final report from our external evaluators SQW May 2011
The report highlights the diverse range of activities undertaken by the nine Routes into Languages regional consortia and by the National Networks for Translating and Interpreting. It also demonstrates the impact of the Routes into Languages Programme on increasing student motivation in school and on helping to enhance the profile of languages. The report concludes by proposing that the Routes programme represents a highly successful model of collaboration.
National pupil and teacher attitude surveys 2010
This report presents the findings of questionnaire surveys conducted with teachers and students in schools which have participated in Routes into Languages activities in England. It includes analysis of 101 teacher questionnaires, 1791 Phase 1 pupil questionnaires (Phase 1) and case studies of 12 schools where students were followed up with a second questionnaire (Phase 2). The questionnaires set out to elicit information on students’ attitudes towards foreign language learning; on teachers’ perceptions of students’ attitudes and on the impact of Routes into Languages.
This report, commissioned by the Steering Group of the Routes into Languages Programme, details the findings of research into the education-related perceptions and behaviours of school- and college-leavers in the UK. The study is centred on bespoke analysis of data collected as part of Hobsons’ 2007 School-leaver survey. The aim of the study was to gain an insight into general attitudes towards languages as subjects of study, to understand how to engage effectively with school- and college-leavers as they plan their future, and to explore the particular perceptions and behaviours of prospective language undergraduates and of students who were pursuing a language qualification at school or college but who did not intend to pursue language study in higher education (HE).
A summary of the main findings can be downloaded by clicking here.
Evaluation of HEFCE's programme of support for Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects
A report to HEFCE by Curtis+Cartwright Consulting 2011
HEFCE commissioned Curtis and Cartwright Consulting to conduct the summative evaluation of its programme of support for Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects (SIVS). The evaluation considered:
- the areas of impact, the extent to which HEFCE's interventions have made a lasting difference
- effectiveness, identifying which interventions have been the most effective and whether the outcomes would have occurred without these interventions
- value for money, whether HEFCE could have achieved greater value for money by adopting a different approach.
Regional partners in the news
