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England’s national curriculum review misses opportunity to revitalise language learning

By Joseph Ford, Senior Lecturer in French Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London

The decline of languages education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009-10 to 18% in 2024-25. German has halved in the same period from 10% to 5%.

There is also a significant gap in take-up at GCSE by disadvantaged pupils (34%) compared with those from more privileged backgrounds (50%).

In March 2025, the interim…

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