APPG Modern Languages
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Chair: Tonia Antoniazzi MP; Co-Chair: Baroness Coussins. APPGs are informal groups of parliamentarians. Full disclaimer and contacts: link below.
Westminster, UK
Joined November 2014
RT @emmacayley: A great afternoon in Westminster thanks to @APPGML and @darrenpaffey We presented our collective response to the Curriculum….
university-council-for-languages.org
In the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review of March 2025 , the subject 'Languages' was classified as requiring Category 1 intervention, i.e., a subject currently deemed to be...
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⬇️APPG Chair @ToniaAntoniazzi writes in @politicshome about the pressing need to revive school exchanges post-Brexit.
Macron is right. Revive the school French exchange to secure a future together. ✍️ @ToniaAntoniazzi .
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RT @ToniaAntoniazzi: Our future generations are missing out, there is so much excitement and learning to be had by learning a foreign langu….
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RT @GermanAmbUK: Concerning that language learning is less widespread in schools in less affluent areas. Language learning should be an op….
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@ToniaAntoniazzi , Chair of the APPG ML: "As the former head of department for Modern Foreign Languages at a state school in Wales, I am passionate that all children get to learn a language. That is why I will continue to push for it to be a priority in all schools.".
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Baroness Coussins, Co-Chair of the APPG ML: “These data show there is a real risk that A-level languages could disappear from state schools altogether and even GCSEs could become the preserve of affluent state schools and the independent sector.”.
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🚨New data from @BritishCouncil Language Trends report shows languages increasingly concentrated in more affluent schools:.
theguardian.com
Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools
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Delighted to see @InterNewcastle pioneering work as a City of Languages recognised in this way. Newcastle and other Cities met the APPG last year and have gone from strength to strength. 94,000 young participants in this year's @EYFOLNE Festival of Languages!.
We were delighted be receive an award for our work supporting schools with German language learning and teaching in Newcastle and the North East from the German Ambassador Miguel Berger, with Minister @CMcKinnellMP attending . Find out more:
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As reported in @theipaper by @janemerrick23.
inews.co.uk
MPs and peers raised fears that the Mandarin Excellence Programme, which teaches 8,000 secondary school children, faced the Whitehall axe
Baroness Coussins welcomes @educationgovuk announcement on continued funding for @MEP_Excellence next year:. "I am delighted and relieved to hear that the MEP ‘s funding has been renewed for another year, but hope it will continue in the longer term too." [1/2].
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"@MEP_Excellence shows what British pupils are capable of when supported by a well-funded, high quality language programme. It would have been a waste to lose that, especially when the curriculum is under review. Mandarin is much-needed in business, diplomacy and security."[2/2].
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Baroness Coussins welcomes @educationgovuk announcement on continued funding for @MEP_Excellence next year:. "I am delighted and relieved to hear that the MEP ‘s funding has been renewed for another year, but hope it will continue in the longer term too." [1/2].
🌏Mandarin Chinese opens up a world of opportunities! . 🇨🇳 Since 2016, the Mandarin Excellence Programme has helped more than 15,000 school pupils in England get on track to fluency in Mandarin. Find out more:
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RT @FFTEduDatalab: French, German, Spanish and computer science grades are more than half a grade lower than pupils’ grades in English and….
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
A new edition of our occasional series examining how pupils' grades in different subjects at Key Stage 4 differ to those they achieve in GCSE English language and maths
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Read all about it! Reflections on the Duolingo Westminster Language Challenge by Michael Lynas, UK Country Director Duolingo:.
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RT @michael_lynas: Très bien @politico for covering the @duolingo Westminster Language Challenge. Well done to all the winners! .🏆@CatSmith….
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Particular congratulations to the winners @CatSmithMP, @adamthompson111 and @alexlmayer ! #LanguagePolicyUK.
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The APPG was delighted to host this event capping a wonderful few weeks in which MPs and peers took part in this challenge and shared their enthusiasm for languages. Delighted to work with @duolingo and @michael_lynas 's team to boost the visibility of languages in Parliament.
Congrats to the 200+ MPs and peers who took part in the @duolingo Westminster Language Challenge, learning 26 languages and completing 65,000 lessons!.🥇@CatSmithMP for @Girlguiding .🥈@adamthompson111 for Blue Tonic.🥉@alexlmayer for Home Start
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RT @michael_lynas: Thanks to our partners @APPGML, @CIOL_Linguists, @UCFLangs. We look forward to working with you to harness the enthusias….
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RT @michael_lynas: Congrats to the 200+ MPs and peers who took part in the @duolingo Westminster Language Challenge, learning 26 languages….
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