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Completely agree with what you have said below, Anne! In the end, to teach/learn foreign languages is for peace and understanding. It is a business that should be inclusive but not exclusive. We should work together, state schools or private schools if we have the same aim. Rui From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anne Martin Sent: 04 December 2009 12:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Olympic competition I am copying in the forum as others may be interested too in this.... In answer to Holly below from Dulwich I have raised this issue already with the organisers of the competition and they told me that the competition is aimed at state schools only and in particular those where the take up of langauges is poor to try and encourage students to take up languages. They told me that they used to allow private schools to pay to take part but not any more. I think that the private schools that offer thriving language departments could do much more to help state schools and I would be keen to do this. These blinkered government education departments would gain a lot by including us teachers in private schools where languages flourish and finding ways that we can work with state schools to improve the take up of languages. Is there a view from SSAT on this ? Anne Trinity ----- Original Message ----- From: Holly Shao<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Olympic competition Count me in, I am really furious about this. Promoting languages shouldn't be distinguished by what schools they are. We should raise the issues to the organiser. Similar case in the HSBC and British run Mandarin Speaking Competition, eventually they welcome students from independent schools joining. Holly Shao Dulwich College From: Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anne Martin Sent: 04 December 2009 08:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Olympic competition All Please see below an interesting competition to design a poster welcoming people to the London Olympics in a foreign language http://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/london/activity/1448 BUT only teachers in state specialist schools can enter. I tried to enter for my school and was told -no private schools. I complained as I am of the opinion that this is discrimination as our parents pay taxes that go to fund government departments that run these competitions. I was curtly rebuffed. When I have some time I plan to take this issue further. If others have views on this please let me know. Anne Martin Trinity School ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ********************* This email, along with any attachments, may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you must not take action based upon it, nor must you copy it or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender and then delete this email if you believe you have received it in error. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Dulwich College. In line with our Acceptable Use Policy, any e-mail messages and attachments transmitted over the College's network may be subject to monitoring. Although all outgoing emails are scanned by MessageLabs for known viruses, the College accepts no liability for damage caused by any virus inadvertently transmitted by this email. Dulwich College, Registered Charity Number 312755 ********************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Millfield Schools Registered in England and Wales No. 522385 Registered Charity No. 310823 Registered Office: Street BA16 0YD ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information on a proactive email security service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________