{"id":33347,"date":"2025-06-03T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T04:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.educationperfect.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=33347"},"modified":"2025-06-20T07:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:38:27","slug":"new-language-offering-builds-confidence-and-cultural-connection-for-australian-students","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.educationperfect.com\/news\/new-language-offering-builds-confidence-and-cultural-connection-for-australian-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Language offering builds confidence and cultural connection for Australian students"},"content":{"rendered":"

SYDNEY, 5 JUNE 2025:<\/b> In Australia\u2019s multicultural society, the ability to communicate across languages is more than just a skill – it\u2019s a gateway to understanding cultures and forming meaningful connections. Today,\u00a0 leading educational software provider <\/span>Education Perfect<\/b><\/a> (EP) launches a revamped Languages offering to secondary schools across Australia and New Zealand, designed to amplify the impact of teachers in the classroom and help students not only build foundational skills but also achieve authenticity and confidence in conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Australia\u2019s population being made up of over <\/span>270 ethnic groups<\/span><\/a>, the latest research shows only <\/span>8.6% of Year 12 students are enrolled in language studies<\/span><\/a>. In an increasingly interconnected world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, language learning is crucial for Australia\u2019s global competitiveness, improving communication, and ultimately driving future economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

EP\u2019s newly redeveloped Language offering is designed to help reverse this trend. Underpinned by the EP Learning cycle, the new languages offering is designed to support students’ language learning regardless of their proficiency. It is underpinned by evidence-based pedagogy and research highlighting the importance of confidence, identity and real-world context in language acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the new offering, teachers can track students\u2019 progress through skill snapshot assessments, offering a more nuanced and supportive view of each student\u2019s development. These short, targeted assessments can be assigned multiple times throughout the topic to feed directly into the learning cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than focusing solely on memorisation, students are encouraged to move beyond the traditional core skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking – and into dynamic, scenario-based learning that builds confidence, curiosity and courage to communicate. When combined with powerful new technology, this newly developed content is a testament to where edtech platforms can make a real difference to student outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new updates are offered in EP\u2019s largest languages, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. The courses feature interactive, multimodal modules that support a range of learning styles. Customisable tools and scaffolded, low-pressure activities allow students to speak and engage meaningfully with the language and reduce the fear of making mistakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These features help teachers personalise learning without adding extra burden, with instructional lessons that can be delivered to the whole class or completed on individual devices. Summative topic assessments and new reporting tools link directly to curriculum outcomes, giving teachers clear insight into student achievement across multiple lessons and units.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In EP\u2019s mission to amplify the impact of teachers, specific materials and content will also be available to help teachers who may not be language specialists, so they too can still achieve a high level of impact in the classroom. EP is also introducing a new subscription tier to support schools that may not have the same access to resources and funding can utilise assessment and learning tools that make a real difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEducation Perfect has reimagined language learning with one clear goal in mind: to maximise every student’s potential,\u201d said <\/span>Philippa Kruger, Senior Product Manager: Global Languages at Education Perfect. <\/b>\u201cThe updated languages offering is designed to arm teachers with a powerful ally in the classroom. With powerful assessments, learning snapshots, enhanced content and lessons and interactive tools, no longer do teachers need to be reliant on a breadth of tools and their own creativity, but they now have an offering to enhance the full teaching cycle.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amanda Kennedy, Italian Teacher, Kelvin Grove State College, <\/b>said,<\/span> \u201cTrying to track multiple strands of learning for every student on paper is simply impossible. Having this clear, visual reporting\u2014especially with the colours that instantly highlight areas of need is a game-changer. It shows me exactly who needs support, allowing me to intervene precisely and provide targeted help right when it\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information, please visit: <\/span>educationperfect.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

About Education Perfect:<\/b>
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Education Perfect (EP) is driven by the mission to maximise every student’s potential. Developed by and with teachers, EP is a complete digital learning, assessment and analytics and learning toolkit for educators, helping teachers to redefine teaching and learning experiences in line with the requirements of the 21st century.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Education Perfect Group, combining Education Perfect, Essential Assessment and EdPotential, serves more than 5,000 primary and secondary schools and 1.8 million enrolled students worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

EP is a fast-growing private equity-owned technology business and currently has a team of 250+ talented EPeeps based in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. As a proud B-Corp certified business, EP balances being a for-profit company that is purposeful and considerate of the impact that business decisions have on its team, customers, the wider community, and the environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Media contact:<\/b><\/p>\n

The PR Group<\/span><\/p>\n

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