PPLI Annual Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 43
Info Sessions on New Curricular Languages
for Parents and Students
6 online sessions
Action 2.A.6
263 attendees
Overview:
Four new languages - Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian and Mandarin Chinese - were added to the Leaving
Certificate curriculum in 2020, and the first cohort of students sat the Leaving Certificate exam in 2022. To better
communicate with, and provide support for the students and their parents, PPLI hosted regular information
sessions to introduce the new language specifications and made plans to develop resources for the wider
community of parents to sustain their home language.
Main Aims:
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Raise awareness among parents and students about the information and support provided by PPLI and other
relevant agencies
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Support parents of existing and potential students of the new curricular languages
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Inform and engage with stakeholders in relation to key information and developments in the new
specifications
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Develop resources to help sustain the curricular languages in a home setting
Activity:
In 2022, PPLI hosted six online information sessions for parents and students of the new curricular languages.
The sessions introduced the relevant support services for parents and students, explained the curriculum
specification and supporting documents, provided information on the state examination and advised on ways of
studying the subject in school and at home.
PPLI engaged extensively with the local community, social media and relevant embassies to ensure that relevant
parents and students were made aware of the information sessions.
PPLI compiled frequently asked questions lists for the four languages (available on languagesconnect.ie) to
support parents who missed the information sessions and to inform the wider audience.
Through the information sessions, PPLI also conducted research to investigate the needs of parents and
developed a set of language mats to help parents to sustain or further develop their native language with their
children at home.
Impact:
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Provided timely support for parents of senior cycle students and valuable insights to enable younger
students to plan for the future
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Informed stakeholders about the context, delivery and examination of the new Leaving Certificate languages
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Increased collaboration between PPLI, embassies and communites
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