The government is seeking to expand its “language hubs” programme, with £14.9 million in funding for a new “centre of excellence” and up to 25 schools over three years.
Ministers committed to extending the language hubs scheme in their schools white paper earlier this year. The existing programme has been going since 2019, run by the University of York and nine hub schools.
The programme aims to improve standards of language teaching across England and improve take-up of French, German and Spanish.
Its renewal comes at a time of crisis for the discipline, with entries still far below other Ebacc subjects, and government course content reforms described as “risky” due to come into effect in 2024.
