WHY LEARN LANGUAGES?

Here are some ideas from university and Year 12/13 students:

• It’s fun
• you find out about other people and cultures
• knowing a language makes you more employable
• they lead you into other subjects
• you make new friends
• you learn about yourself and your own country
• it gives you more confidence
• great for holidays!
• gives you communication skills…

Still need convincing?

What the Y10/11 students say:

• Learning one language makes it easier for you to learn another
• if you go to another country and you need help, you can ask. 
• it makes you much more open-minded to people and their culture

EMPLOYABILITY: give yourself THE EDGE

This is what top employers say they are looking for in a new employee:

• Social skills
• ability to work in a team
• communication skills
• problem solving skills
• confidence
• experience
• openmindedness
• flexibility
• cultural awareness
• ability to network in the local language

Learning a language makes you stand out from the crowd, and provides a pathway into many and varied fields of employment, including:

• Banking & finance
• Broadcasting
• Business Services
• Civil Service
• Engineering
• Event Management
• Financial Services
• Interpreting
• Journalism
• Law
• Marketing
• Media
• MI5 / CID
• Public Services
• Teaching
• Technology
• Translation
• Travel & Tourism

Curriculum Offer

Lower School – Year 7/8

All students follow either French or German in Year 7, 8 and 9.

In Year 7, students are selected to become a dual linguist and study a second language from the beginning of Year 8.  This could be either French or German (depending on what they are already studying). 

GCSE- Languages

Students must do at least one Language to GCSE, either French or German. They can opt to study two languages at GCSE level.

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