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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Bawden

UNBELIEVABLE: Ministers put 15m towards tackling decline in language learning in england | History Defined

The programme aims to develop strategies to persuade more boys to choose languages.
The programme aims to develop strategies to persuade more boys to choose languages. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Ministers have awarded an almost £15m contract to tackle the systemic decline in the number of pupils in England taking foreign languages at GCSE and A-level.

University College London’s Institute of Education will develop and roll out the Department of Education’s £14.9m language programme in primary and secondary schools over the next three years, with a focus on increasing opportunities among disadvantaged pupils.

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