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PRIMARY schools in <a href="http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/search/?search=Inverclyde&topic_id=9107" target="_self">Inverclyde</a> will share £42,000 to help children learn additional languages.
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The Scottish Government cash is aimed at enabling every pupil to start
learning another language in P1, a second extra language by P5 and for
teaching to continue to the end of S3.
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Employment minister Jamie Hepburn announced yesterday that £3 million
will be distributed to councils across the country this year to support
the scheme, with Inverclyde to receive £42,000.
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It is estimated that a lack of language skills costs Scottish
businesses hundreds of millions of pounds a year in lost exports.
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Funding will help towards the teaching of Mandarin, Gaelic, European languages and British Sign Language.
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Mr Hepburn said: “Learning languages in today’s global, multi-cultural world is becoming more crucial than ever.
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“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.
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“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.
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“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.”
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Ministers hope the extra cash will help continue a recent surge in the
number of young people gaining language Highers and skills-based
qualifications in recent years.
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