Languages

Notice

Qualifications that will count in 2014 performance tables

The DfE announced on Tuesday 31 January which qualifications for 14-16 year olds will qualify for points in secondary school KS4 performance tables from 2014. The new tables will be published in January 2015.

Subjects

French
- French (H075, H475) - AS/A Level GCE
- French - Asset Languages
- French (World of Work) - Asset Languages
- French (3925) - Entry Level
- French (R399) - Entry Level (from 2010)
- French (J730) - GCSE (from 2009)
- National Language Units (French) Levels 1-4 (05647) - NVQ (NQF)
- French Entry Level-Level 4 (NVQ) - Vocational Qualifications (QCF)
- Business Language Competence French Entry Level (1617) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence French Level 1 (3331) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence French Level 2 (3335) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence French Level 3 (3339) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
German
- German (H076, H476) - AS/A Level GCE
- German - Asset Languages
- German (World of Work) - Asset Languages
- German (3926) - Entry Level
- German (R429) - Entry Level (from 2010)
- German (J731) - GCSE (from 2009)
- National Language Units (German) Levels 1-4 (05648) - NVQ (NQF)
- German Entry Level-Level 4 (NVQ) - Vocational Qualifications (QCF)
- Business Language Competence German Entry Level (1618) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence German Level 1 (3332) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence German Level 2 (3336) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence German Level 3 (3340) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
Spanish
- Spanish (H077, H477) - AS/A Level GCE
- Spanish - Asset Languages
- Spanish (World of Work) - Asset Languages
- Spanish (3928) - Entry Level
- Spanish (R489) - Entry Level (from 2010)
- Spanish (J732) - GCSE (from 2009)
- National Language Units (Spanish) Levels 1-4 (05711) - NVQ (NQF)
- Spanish Entry Level-Level 4 (NVQ) - Vocational Qualifications (QCF)
- Business Language Competence Spanish Entry Level (1622) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence Spanish Level 1 (3334) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence Spanish Level 2 (3338) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
- Business Language Competence Spanish Level 3 (3342) - Vocationally Related Qualifications (NQF)
All others

Focus on OCR Languages

Globe to Globe Festival 2012

We are supporting the Shakespeare Globe's, Globe to Globe Festival - all 37 plays will be performed by 37 different companies and in 37 different languages.

OCR Languages and the EBacc

OCR offers the widest range of languages that meet the EBacc requirements and the only awarding body to offer Ancient Languages.

Download EBacc Languages brochure

Free eBooks to support A Level French, German and Spanish

Free eBooks for A Level teachers and students are now available.

Training to support you

OCR training provides a full programme of training events to support the delivery of our qualifications.

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Latest

Test your Language skills with the BBC

A new languages resource to help you assess your proficiency level in French, German, Spanish and Italian, with the function to track your progress and get feedback.

Each activity will help test your abilities in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.