Learn English: School tagged articles

  1. Languages in our Schools Today

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Languages in our Schools Today

    When I was at school in the 1970s and 80s foreign languages were compulsory during the first three years of secondary school and optional after that. I don’t think foreign language instruction was offered at primary level - if it was, it was only available in a small minority of schools.

  2. There is no such thing as too early for learning a second language

    : There is no such thing as too early for learning a second language

    For monolingual parents who can’t offer their child a bilingual upbringing, it would be money well invested to enroll their children in a foreign language course as early as kindergarten.

  3. GCSE results reveal new low for languages

    In the news: GCSE results reveal new low for languages

    GCSE results hit another record high this year but it's bad news for modern languages.

  4. Cactus Opinion: A Taste of English in Ireland

    Destinations for you: Cactus Opinion: A Taste of English in Ireland

    Stephanie Bon, Language Travel Advisor for Cactus Language, tells us about her visit to our English language schools in Ireland: Galway, Dublin & Cork (Feb 07)