Since September 2014, teaching a modern or ancient language has been a statutory part of the key stage 2 curriculum. It is generally acknowledged that learning languages is beneficial both for the individual and for the country they live in.
However, the UK does not have a good track record when it comes to learning modern foreign languages and it could be getting worse. There is widespread disquiet in the secondary sector about the grading of language GCSEs and A levels in comparison to other subjects and the introduction of the EBacc does not appear to be remedying the relatively low uptake.
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