英国将新设乌克兰语GCSE考试：2028年9月起开课 帮在英乌克兰青少年留住母语与文化
英国教育部11月4日宣布，英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的学生将可修读一门全新的乌克兰语普通中等教育证书（GCSE）考试，帮助在英乌克兰人保持与自己的语言、文化和身份的重要联系，同时为所有学生打开升学与就业的通道。
这门新资格向所有学生开放。对生活在英国的乌克兰儿童和青少年而言，这是他们第一次能通过英国教育体系保持母语熟练度、庆祝自己身份中重要的一部分。英国政府表示，此举是英国对乌克兰社区的长久支持的一部分，也意在加强两国之间的文化与教育联系。
乌克兰语GCSE预计自2028年9月起在英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰首次授课，2029年举行首次考试。与其他现代外语GCSE一样，它将考核听、说、读、写四项技能，并纳入塑造乌克兰语的文化与历史背景。考试局AQA将启动下一阶段开发，汇集语言与学科专家设计这门资格课程。
英国教育大臣Lucy Powell说：「当乌克兰人和他们的孩子在这里建设生活时，他们理应有每一个机会维系与自己文化传承的联系、为自己的出身感到自豪。」她说，新资格将让学生发展语言技能、领略乌克兰丰富的文化与历史，同时打开升学与就业的道路、加强英国与乌克兰的伙伴关系。
英国欧洲事务大臣Lord Stewart Wood说，设立乌克兰语GCSE是两国深厚长久纽带的有力象征，将让在英乌克兰青少年有机会庆祝自己的语言与文化传承，并获得对其技能的正式认可。乌克兰教育与科学部长Andrii Butenko说，这是在英乌克兰社区长期呼吁的一门资格，英国学校在俄罗斯全面侵略战争开始后向数千名乌克兰儿童敞开了大门，乌方对此永远感激，欢迎英国政府迈出这一步，让乌克兰儿童在尊重自身身份的同时获得真正的教育选择。
AQA首席执行官Colin Hughes说，该机构很高兴与英国教育部合作开发新GCSE，这将让包括因战争流离失所者在内的年轻人有机会获得对其乌克兰语知识的正式认可。
这项宣布建立在英乌「百年伙伴关系」与英乌学校伙伴计划之上，后者已扩展到两国300多所学校。此前，英国政府刚宣布将再向乌克兰提供100亿英镑的经济与军事支持，为有史以来最大一笔对乌财政支持。
（来源：英国教育部）
UK to Launch a New Ukrainian GCSE: First Teaching From September 2028 to Help Young Ukrainians Keep Their Language and Heritage
The UK Department for Education announced on November 4 that pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to study for a new Ukrainian GCSE, helping Ukrainians preserve a vital connection to their language, culture and identity while opening pathways to future education and employment for all pupils.
The qualification will be open to all, and marks a particularly significant milestone for Ukrainian children and young people living in the UK, who for the first time will be able to maintain proficiency in their home language and celebrate an important part of who they are through the education system. The UK government said the move is part of its enduring support for the Ukrainian community and is intended to strengthen cultural and educational ties between the two countries.
The Ukrainian GCSE is expected to be available for first teaching in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from September 2028, with first assessments taking place in 2029. In line with other modern foreign language GCSEs, it will assess listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, while also recognising the cultural and historical contexts that shape the Ukrainian language. Exam board AQA will now begin the next phase of development, bringing together language and subject experts to design the qualification.
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said: "As they build their lives here in the UK, it is right that Ukrainians and their children should have every opportunity to maintain that connection to their heritage and to be proud of who they are." She said the new qualification will give pupils the chance to develop their language skills and celebrate Ukraine's rich culture and history, while opening pathways to future study and employment and strengthening the partnership with Ukraine.
Lord Stewart Wood, Minister for Europe, said the introduction of a Ukrainian GCSE is a powerful symbol of the deep and enduring bonds between the two countries, giving young Ukrainians in the UK the opportunity to celebrate their language and heritage while gaining a qualification that recognises their skills. Andrii Butenko, Ukraine's Minister of Education and Science, said the qualification had long been called for by the Ukrainian community in the UK, that British schools opened their doors to thousands of Ukrainian children following the start of Russia's full-scale war of aggression, and that Ukraine welcomes the UK government's step towards giving Ukrainian children a genuine choice in their education while respecting their identity.
AQA Chief Executive Colin Hughes said AQA is pleased to be working with the Department for Education to develop the new GCSE in Ukrainian, which will give young people, including those displaced by the war, an opportunity to gain formal recognition for their knowledge of Ukrainian.
The announcement builds on the UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership and the UK-Ukraine Schools Partnership, which has expanded to include more than 300 schools across both nations. It comes after the government announced that the UK will give a further £10 billion of economic and military support to Ukraine, in the largest ever package of financial backing for the country.
(Source: Department for Education)
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