ALL Consultation briefing on the Advanced British Standard

ALL London is happy to host this meeting on behalf of ALL.  Please note that although this is primarily for ALL members, we are happy for others to attend and hope that they will wish to join ALL.

Session overview

In Autumn 2023, the Government set out the vision of a world-leading 16-19 education vision. To meet this ambition the Government proposed to introduce the Advanced British Standard (ABS), a new baccalaureate-style qualification framework at 16-19.

Our ALL consultation briefings hosts Helen Myers and Steven Fawkes will be joined by ALL's chair of the management board, Professor René Koglbauer, who will be leading this briefing session.

With this webinar, we aim to

• inform our members of the ABS proposals

• explore what these proposals could mean for languages (opportunities and areas of concern)

• gather members' perspectives to inform ALL's consultation response

• encourage individual members to respond to the consultation to ensure languages are carefully considered in the next development stages of the Advanced British Standard.

Our presenter: René Koglbauer

Following nearly two decades in secondary education and initial teacher education in Austria, Hungary, Oxfordshire and the North East, Professor René Koglbauer-Franklin is currently Dean of Lifelong Learning and Professional Practice at Newcastle University and was appointed Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in 2017. René joined ALL when he started out his career as a language assistant in the UK in 1999.

After a period of time on ALL Council, René joined the Management Board as Honorary Finance Officer, was ALL President from 2014-2016 and continued as invited trustee. Since 2017, René holds the post of Chair of Management Board. Under his leadership, the Association underwent an organisational restructure. René represents ALL on various national and international steering groups, was a member of UCML’s executive board and is particularly interested in language curriculum, assessment and language policy.

Online platform

We use a Zoom platform and we are registered to host up to 100 people.  If numbers exceed 100, you can use an unlisted YouTube channel where the chat will be moderated, so that you can still interact. 

Webinar etiquette

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Notes

• Through registering you will receive a link to the Zoom room and an unlisted YouTube stream. This must not be shared with others.

• Please register with your full name and note that you must enter the zoom room with your full name which will be visible to all in the chat.  

• Please download the latest version of the Zoom client for the best experience: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting

• Please read the Webinar page of our website for more information about how to join a Webinar. In particular, please read our etiquette on participating in a webinar: http://www.all-london.org.uk/site/index.php/webinars/webinar-information/

We look forward to seeing you!