Jèrriais GCSE heads for our secondary schools

Jèrriais GCSE heads for our secondary schools

Following a review of Jèrriais provision in Jersey schools, the Department of Education, Sport and Culture are looking into the development of a qualification in the language.Jèrriais has been part of the curriculum for primary school children since 1999 when classes started in 20 primary schools at year five.

In 2002 it was offered to pupils in the year below and became the first experience of another language for many pupils.Use of the language is now on the rise in the Island and the number of children under 15 years who speak it sometimes has risen from one per cent in 1989 to three per cent in 2001.The report was compiled by modern languages adviser Ann King who labelled the programme a success.She said: ‘All the teachers are fluent Jèrriais speakers and provide an excellent model of the language for their pupils.

Their pupils develop good accents and make good progress in listening and speaking.’

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