BBC – Staff Writer
“The majority of pupils in the first year of primary school are learning a foreign language…On a visit to Edinbarnet Primary School in West Dunbartonshire, Minister for Learning, Dr Alasdair Allan, said: “In today’s global, multi-cultural world it is more important than ever that young people have the opportunity to learn languages from an early age, to equip them with skills and competencies for the globalised economy. We want to ensure the enthusiasm for languages starts at an early stage in a child’s education.””(more)