LONDON (AP) — Polish is England’s second language, according to statistics published Wednesday, a dramatic illustration of the wave of immigration that has brought nearly 1 million Eastern Europeans ...

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...

The poll found that 68% of respondents agree that learning a second language other than English should be compulsory in secondary school, while 64% said the same for primary education. “Parents are ...

The 2021 census revealed the five most commonly spoken foreign languagesin England and Wales, and Spanish didn't make the ...

Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign language (Alamy/PA) Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a ...

The most spoken language in the UK is English, but what comes next? The census from 2021 indicated that there’s another language which many people living in Wales and England speak, but it’s not one ...

A scheme to enhance foreign language learning in schools has been launched in England, with the creation of a national Centre of Excellence supporting the teaching of French, Spanish and German.

Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a report has suggested. Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign ...