A tiny fraction of schools in England—about three in every 500—have whole-school policies that address foreign languages, English usage, and integrating students who speak English as an additional ...

The 2021 census revealed the five most commonly spoken foreign languagesin England and Wales, and Spanish didn't make the list. Over 91% of usual residents aged three years and over (52.6 million out ...

Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

The poll found that 68% of respondents agree that learning a second language other than English should be compulsory in secondary school, while 64% said the same for primary education. “Parents are ...

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is considered optional—and not ...

The most spoken language in the UK is English, but what comes next? The census from 2021 indicated that there’s another language which many people living in Wales and England speak, but it’s not one ...