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| Students from Dr Fazıl Küçük Turkish School, Catford, performing in May 2015. Photo: Facebook |
Turkish schools across the capital start their new academic year
this weekend, offering language and cultural lessons to students from primary
school age through to high school seniors.
Lessons take place on either on a Friday evening, or Saturday or
Sunday mornings during term-time. Pupils learn about Turkish music, dance, literature
and history, alongside formal studies to improve their Turkish language
skills.
Last year, a record number of students achieved top marks in their
Turkish ‘A’ level and ‘AS’ level qualifications. According to a report in Londra Gazete 59% scored an A*, A or B grade in their ‘A’ levels. Along with demonstrating
foreign language skills, these qualifications also count towards British university
entrance requirements.
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| Photo: Londra Gazete |
Earlier this year, Turkish schools and parents had campaigned to
save the qualifications when national examination board OCR decided to abolish
Turkish exams from 2017. Many politicians joined in the fight to save not only
Turkish, but also qualifications in Polish, Bengali, Gujarati, and Panjabi,
which were also under threat.
In July, the government intervened, applying pressure on the examination
boards and education body Ofqual to safeguardcommunity languages. Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced measures that would guarantee exams would
be offered in Turkish and other foreign languages until September 2018.
To find the closest Turkish school to you, visit the Üye Okullarımız (Member Schools) section
of the Turkish Education Consortium’s website.
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