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<header><h1 class="gmail-article-title">Scottish schools to receive extra £3 million to help pupils learn languages</h1> <div class="gmail-row">
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<p class="gmail-byline gmail-author gmail-vcard">Author: <strong class="gmail-fn" rel="author">Katrine Bussey</strong>, 20 February 2018</p> </div>
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<p>The Scottish Government announced the additional cash, with
Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn saying it would help give young
Scots the skills they need to succeed in a “global marketplace”.</p>
<p>It will go towards a scheme that starts teaching youngsters additional languages as early as primary one.</p>
<p>The 1+2 language policy sets out that children should start learning a
foreign language in their first year at school, with a second
introduced by the time they are in P5.</p>
<p>Students will continue learning additional languages including
Mandarin, Gaelic and British Sign Language as well as European languages
until at least the end of S3, the government said.</p>
<p>The new funding for 2018-19 takes the total spent on language learning to £27.2 million since 2013.</p>
<p>Ministers hope the additional spend will build on a rise in the
number of students studying languages at Higher and other levels.</p>
<p>Mr Hepburn said: “Learning languages in today’s global, multi-cultural world is becoming more crucial than ever.</p>
<p>“Research shows that employers strongly favour candidates with
language skills and we want to ensure young Scots are equipped with the
skills they need in the global marketplace.</p>
<p>“That is why introducing school children to languages at a young age
and helping them to foster a long-lasting love of languages is so
crucially important.</p>
<p>“Our 1+2 language policy supports this ambition and I’m pleased to
announce we are allocating a further £3 million to schools in the
2018-19 draft budget, bringing our total investment to £27.2 million
since 2013.”</p>
<p>Mr Hepburn announced the new funding during a visit to St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge.</p><div class="gmail-sp-article-panel-dfp">
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<p>Headteacher Ellen Douglas said: “St Ambrose High is committed to
ensuring that modern languages is given its rightful place in the school
curriculum and I’m delighted to learn that the national commitment to
promoting modern languages will continue with the additional funding
being announced by the minister today.</p>
<p>“Young people live in an increasingly global village and marvellous
economic, cultural and social opportunities are created where the
barrier of language is removed.</p>
<p>“Future prosperity requires to be underpinned by good communication
in order that communities can remain competitive and enjoy the mutual
benefits of working towards a common purpose.”</p>
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