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<h1 class="gmail-section-theme-background-indicator gmail-publication-font">Government announces increase to additional language fund at Coatbridge school</h1><p>Employability
minister Jamie Hepburn visited St Ambrose High to announce the Scottish
Government's extra £3m which will support language learning.</p><div class="gmail-byline"><div class="gmail-sharebar"><ul><li class="gmail-sharebar-provider"><a class="gmail-sharebar-icon gmail-icon gmail-facebook" title="Facebook"></a></li><li class="gmail-sharebar-provider"><a class="gmail-sharebar-icon gmail-icon gmail-twitter" title="Twitter"></a></li><li class="gmail-sharebar-provider"><a class="gmail-sharebar-icon gmail-icon gmail-pinterest" title="Pinterest"></a></li><li class="gmail-sharebar-provider"></li><li class="gmail-count-shares"><span class="gmail-count-num">3</span><span class="gmail-count-text gmail-initial">Shares</span></li></ul></div><div></div><div class="gmail-article-information"><div class="gmail-author-information-container"><span class="gmail-author-label">By</span><div class="gmail-author"><a class="gmail-publication-theme" href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/judith-tonner/">Judith Tonner</a></div></div><ul class="gmail-time-info"><li><time 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minister Jamie Hepburn visited the Coatbridge school to meet pupils and
find out more about their current cross-curricular projects in Spanish,
science and computing.</p><div id="gmail-div-gpt-ad-vip-slot" class="gmail-gpt gmail-in-article" style="height:8px;max-height:8px"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/5293/dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news_2__container__" style="border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0pt;margin:auto;text-align:center;width:8px"></div></div> <p>He
was greeted by head girl and boy Iona Clancy and Michael Higgins, and
went on to tour the school with senior pupils, staff and head teacher
Ellen Douglas.</p> <p>The MSP was visiting to announce the
Scottish Government’s additional £3 million to support language learning
– with North Lanarkshire receiving £212,000 from the national
allocation.</p> <figure class="gmail-in-article-image">
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</figure> <p>It will enable every pupil to start learning an
additional language in Primary One and a second additional language by
Primary Five, and for language learning to continue to the end of third
year at secondary school.</p> <p>Mandarin, Gaelic and British Sign Language are among the languages included, as well as European languages.</p> <p>Scottish
Government figures show that Higher language passes have increased by
more than 11 per cent in the past decade, while attainment of “modern
language for life and work” qualifications rose by more than one third
in 2015-2016; but that a lack of language skills was estimated to have
cost the Scottish economy half a billion pounds in 2011.</p> <p>Mr
Hepburn said: “Learning languages is becoming more crucial than ever –
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> <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/airdrie-coatbridge">Click here for more from Monklands</a> </p><div id="gmail-div-gpt-ad-in-article-slot" class="gmail-gpt gmail-in-article" style="height:250px;max-height:250px"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/5293/dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news_4__container__" style="border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0pt;margin:auto;text-align:center;width:300px;height:250px"></div></div>
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