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TileHillWoodhasbeenaLanguageCollegesince1998.Weenjoy excellentaccommoda onintheOpenLanguageCentrewithspecialist well equipped classrooms. We have two computer suites oneofthem edwithnewPCsincludingwebcamsandSkype. The department consists of 15 teachers and 2 specialist Higher LevelTeachingAssistants. FrenchistaughtfromYear7toYear9.A erfourweeksoftaster sessions,Year7studentschooseasecondmodernlanguagefrom German,SpanishandJapanese.Studentscon nuewithbothlanguagestotheendofKS3. WealsooerahighlysuccessfulCLILprogrammethroughoutYear7;Science,PSHE,MusicandMathsare taughtthroughthemediumofFrench. StudentshavetostudyatleastonelanguagetoGCSEandmanystudentschoosetocon nuewithtwoor tostartanItalianGCSEab ini o.AwiderangeofcommunitylanguagesareoeredthroughtheCommunityLanguageServices. IntheWestCoventrySixthForm,ourjointsixthformwithourpartnerboysschool,Woodlands,ALevels areoeredinallfourlanguages. Awiderangeofresiden alexperienceisavailable;ALevelworkexperienceinMunich and St. E enne. A German trip to the Cologne Christmas Market is taking placethisNovember.Japanesestudentshavetheopportunitytotakepartintwo exchangesinYear10andYear12.ASpanishtriptoBarcelonaistakingplaceEaster 2013.TheYear8/9and11shavetheopportunitytogotoNormandyandtoParis everyyear. Wereveryproudofourna onalreputa onasacentreofexcellenceinlanguageteachingandlearning andwouldbedelightedtowelcomeyourdaughterhere!

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Curricularprovision is good and reects the posi ve impactofthe languagespecialiststatus.Thereisatangibleinterna onalavourto theschool.A ainmentinthespecialistmodernlanguages subjectsisaboveaverage. OFSTED, 2009

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Thewaytheteachersdoithereisreallyhelpful.Theydoitlikestep bystepandandifyoudontunderstandtheygobackandhelpyou. Transcript from the KS4 student panel interviews