Students will be able to gain a GCSE in a foreign language without speaking a word of it, exam chiefs revealed yesterday. New "short" GCSEs in French, Spanish or another language will simply test ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE level is ...

The number of teenagers taking a GCSE language is so low that it is threatening the Government’s flagship English baccalaureate qualification, an education expert has warned. The “Ebacc” recognises ...

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research shows.