GREEK NEWS AGENDA: Ancient Greek in British Schools

Monday, June 25, 2012

Ancient Greek in British Schools

The Ancient Greek language will be included in England’s state primary school curriculum as one of the foreign languages pupils can opt for.

In an overhaul of the country’s national education system, learning a foreign language will be compulsory from the age of seven in England’s primary schools.

The plans will be put out to public consultation later in the year, ahead of a scheduled introduction in 2014.

Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg welcomed the government’s ideas saying, "I think it’s absolutely right. Children will get a love of languages if they start them young."

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