Pilot schemes to introduce the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools

Nursery World, 17 August 2006

Pilot schemes to introduce the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools are proving such a success that the majority of pupils at the 1,400 primary schools in England that have introduced a foreign language are keen to continue the subject at secondary school, according to a Headspace survey of headteachers carried out by Education Guardian and EdComs. The Government plans to give all seven- to 11-year-olds the opportunity to learn at least one foreign language by 2010.

Pilot schemes to introduce the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools are proving such a success that the majority of pupils...

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