Schools: What are the Benefits of External KS1 and KS2 Language Support?

Schools: What are the Benefits of External KS1 and KS2 Language Support?

KS1 and KS2 language support has become more and more popular with school teams because it adds to the quality of their curriculums. Schools continue to be more multi-cultural and diverse. As a result, progressive Trusts, headteachers and their teams are keen to...
It’s Official! Learning A Language At A Young Age Makes You A Better Multi-Tasker

It’s Official! Learning A Language At A Young Age Makes You A Better Multi-Tasker

Anglia Ruskin University has confirmed that learning a language in childhood will equip you with better multitasking skills than if you aren’t bilingual. Learning a language as a little one increases a child’s attentiveness and ability to juggle multiple thoughts and...
“The UK loses 3.5% of GDP in lost business opportunities due to poor language skills”

“The UK loses 3.5% of GDP in lost business opportunities due to poor language skills”

A lost 3.5% of GDP due to missed business opportunities. That’s a lot of money not landing on these shores as a direct result of our language skills being below par in an international arena. Our pre-Covid GDP in 2019 was £2.17 trillion according to Statista...
In the Staffroom: With Japanese Language Ninja Gill

In the Staffroom: With Japanese Language Ninja Gill

Welcome to the first of this year’s In the Staffroom. Introducing you to the people behind the scenes of La Academia, Manchester’s award-winning language school. Last month we spoke to our fabulous Gill. She told us how was beguiled by the Japanese language, after...
Fewer Pupils Learning a Language – Good News for Some

Fewer Pupils Learning a Language – Good News for Some

‘What’, I hear you cry, ‘How can it be good news that fewer pupils are learning a language’. Of course, there is a downside – but also an upside. And that’s what I’d like you to consider. . . First – some facts In England’s schools, entries for language GCSEs have...