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 ...

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...

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 FINANCIAL — Language learning is facing a ‘difficult climate’ in schools as take up at GCSE and A-Level remain low, according to a new report from the CfBT Education Trust and the British Council.

Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) is a school‑based programme in England that targets 4–5‑year‑olds who are at risk of language delay in Reception, the first year of primary school in the ...

Only one in 10 state schools say all their pupils are studying a language at GCSE level, compared with nearly a third of private schools, a report suggests. Four in five (79.5%) independent schools ...

Here are the key statistics in today’s release of 2021 census data on religion, ethnicity and language in England and Wales. – Some 27.5 million people in England and Wales described themselves as ...