The changing landscape of languages

Date: 01 Jul 2008

HMI: 070053

Publisher: Ofsted

Summary

The report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses in modern languages from survey inspections of primary and secondary schools, initial teacher education and adult education between 2004 and 2007. It does so at a time of rapid change. In primary schools, provision for languages is increasing year on year, but in secondary schools the take-up from age 14 is rapidly declining, and there is concern about the decrease in the number of young people able to speak a language other than English.

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