Ministers put £15m towards tackling decline in language learning in England

Exclusive: University College London to develop language programme in secondary schools over three years

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.