Poorer Students in England Are More Likely to Miss Out on Studying a Language for Secondary Education Certificate

Poorer students in England are more likely to miss out on studying a language for secondary education certificate

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is considered optional—and not necessarily even encouraged, shows research published in The Language Learning Journal.

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

In 2004, language learning ceased to be compulsory at Key Stage 4, aged 14 to 16.Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools w ...