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Fewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages, survey finds Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools Ministers must make access to language learning a national priority, experts have said, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of England are disproportionately denied the chance to learn a foreign tongue. This year’s Language Trends report by the British Council surveyed 1,000 primary, secondary and independent schools and found that the proportion of pupils studying a modern language GCSE in less affluent English state schools was 38% lower than in the most affluent and 12% lower than the average. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/01/fewer-pupils-less-affluent-english-schools-foreign-languages?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu