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From September this year, all primary schools in England will be required to teach a language from year 3. At secondary level, languages will remain optional at GCSE, but the government has made it clear that students need to make substantial progress in one language over key stage 2 and 3.
In a recent blog post, Janet Lloyd, a primary languages consultant and teacher, discusses how the primary schools in her area are collaborating with the local secondaries to help students have a smoother transition when they move on to being taught languages in year 7.
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