The Huffington Post – Vicky Gough
“Released today, this year’s Language Trends Survey – from the British Council and Education Development Trust – sees teachers expressing ‘deep concerns’ about the current state of languages in schools in England. While there does appear to be some good progress in primary schools – including welcome investment in specialist language expertise – things are proving more challenging at secondary level. The exams system, in particular, is flagged as a major concern and the uptake of languages remains low compared to other subjects – last year, for example, the number of pupils taking a languages GCSE was around half the number of those taking one in maths.”(more)