Foreign Language Teaching (Hansard, 13 May 1985)

§ Mr. Dunn

The Department consulted widely on its paper "Foreign Languages in the School Curriculum", issued in 1983; those bodies invited to comment are listed below. My right hon. Friend's policy statement on foreign language teaching in schools will be issued in the light of his consultation and such further consultation as is necessary.

"Foreign Languages in the School Curriculum": Consultation List

Local Education Authorities
GCE Boards
CSE Boards
Association of County Councils
Association of Metropolitan Authorities
Society of Education Officers
National Union of Teachers
Secondary Heads Association
Professional Association of Teachers
National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers
Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association
National Association of Head Teachers
Schools Council
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
Business Education Council
Technician Education Council
National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers
National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations Equal Opportunities Commission
Commission for Racial Equality
Careers Research and Advisory Centre
Institute of Careers Officers
School Broadcasting Council
IBA Education Officer
Service Children's Education Authority
Manpower Services Commission
Independent Schools Joint Council
Headmasters' Conference
Independent Schools Information Service
Universities Council for the Education of Teachers
Polytechnics Council for the Education of Teachers
British and Foreign Schools Society
Association of Voluntary Aided Secondary Schools
Catholic Education Council
University Grants Committee
National Education Association
National Council for Educational Standards
General Synod Board of Education
Methodist Church Division of Education
British Council
National Foundation for Educational Research
Council of Subject Teaching Associations
Nuffield Foundation
Council for Educational Technology
Educational Publishers Council
Centre for the Study of Comprehensive Schools
Committee of Directors of Polytechnics
Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of Universities of the United Kingdom
Institutions of Higher Education and their Depatments of Education
Association of Principals of Colleges
Association of Colleges of Further and Higher Education Standing Conference of Principals and Directors of Colleges and Institutes of Higher Education
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
Modern Language Association
National Congress on Languages in Education Language Teaching Centre, York
Joint Council of Language Associations
Associations of Teachers of German, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
Esperanto Teachers Association
Esperanto Association of Britain
British Associeation for Language Teaching
Association for French Language Studies
British Association of Applied Linguistics
British Academy
Royal Society of Arts
RSA Betro Trust
Co-ordinating Committee for Graded Objectives in Modem Languages
Linguistics Association of Great Britain
Mary Glasgow Language Trust
National Association for Multiracial Education
National Association for the Teaching of English National Council for Mother Tongue Teaching
National Centre for Industrial Language Training National Council for Modern Languages in Higher and Further Education
Standing Conference of Heads of Modem Languages in Polytechnics and Other Colleges
Conference of University Teachers of German
Association of University Teachers of French
Association of Hispanists of Great Britain
European Association of Teachers
National Association of Language Advisers
Caribbean Teachers Association
Swann Committee
Linguistic Minorities Project Muslim
Muslim Educational Trust
Union of Muslim Organsiations of UK and Eire
National Council of Hindu Associations
Federation of Bangladeshi Associations
Supreme Council of Sikhs
Confederation of British Industry
Trades Union Congress
Engineering Employers Federation
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Institute of Directors
Marketing Society
Institute of Marketing
Standing Conference on University Entrance
School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Slavonic & East European Studies
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examination Board
BP
Shell
Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd
Diplomatic Service Language Centre
BBC External Services
Institute of Export
British Overseas Trade Board
ICI Language Unit
Berlitz School of Languages
Longman Group
Institute of Sales and Marketing Management
Committee of Invisible Exports
European Business School
British Institute of Management