"Secondary schools should consider, as a matter of urgency, the implications of recent developments in primary languages for their curriculum in Year 7 and how they build on students’ prior attainment."
Ofsted: Modern Languages - Achievement and challenge 2007-2010
"The key to the successful implementation of the language learning entitlement in primary schools is transition."
"KS3 is a critical time to build on pupils' skills and plan for post-14 continuity and improved uptake of languages."
Lid King, National Director for Languages
"Primaries don't want their hard work ignored, secondaries need to increase take-up of their subject... we can learn a lot from each other."
Summary of Knowledge - a Transition Document
What to do with a Y7 who have mixed KS2 experience
From the Transition Conference, 28th June 2011: