This year, for the first time, French slipped out of the top 10 most popular GCSE subjects. Fewer than one in four pupils (22.7 per cent) now sit the exam.
Nicole Chapman, head of the girls' school, and Tom Sherrington, head of King Edward, said in a joint statement: "We are hugely concerned by the deepening crisis in language learning in the UK and feel compelled to play a part in supporting moves to break the cycle of decline which has been apparent in recent years." - No language GCSE means no sixth-form place, say top schools By Richard Garner, Education Editor The Independent
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