New web pages dedicated to teaching community languages to primary school children have now gone live on CILT’s Primary Languages website.

A recent survey by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) showed that a record 900,000 school children in England speak another language other than English at home. The new area on the Primary Languages website includes advice for teachers on how to celebrate other languages spoken by children in the primary classroom.

The new pages offer examples of curriculum models and case studies of community languages being taught as part of the KS2 primary languages entitlement. Visitors to this part of the website will also find detailed information and advice on classroom practice, enhancing the curriculum, forging partnerships and professional development.

The Primary Languages website is an essential free resource for teachers looking for advice, guidance and ideas for language teaching in the primary classroom.