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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) on Monday, 14 February 2011.


Education: Languages

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of schools in (a) the maintained sector, and (b) the independent sector, have 75 per cent or more pupils studying a modern foreign language at Key Stage 4.
Answer

The Languages Trends survey 2010, published by CILT, the National Centre for Languages, in January 2011 showed that in 21 per cent of maintained secondary schools and in 92 per cent of independent schools in a representative sample, 75 per cent or more of pupils were studying languages at key stage 4.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6316; 725 c106WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Languages Private education Secondary education
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk