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<p>Deciding which languages are offered at GCSE is the responsibility of awarding
organisations.</p><p>The government is committed to increasing the number of pupils
studying languages to GCSE level and beyond, including languages that are commonly
spoken in Britain. It is for this reason that teaching of languages is in the national
curriculum from age 7 to 14, and why GCSEs in languages are included as part of the
English Baccalaureate suite of subjects.</p><p>However, it is up to schools to decide
which languages are taught as part of their curriculum, both at primary and secondary
school, and the government does not specify which languages should be taught. When
deciding which languages to offer, schools are likely to consider the needs of their
local community.</p><p>Awarding organisations can offer a GCSE in any modern language,
and this decision would be informed by matters such as the level of demand from schools,
the proportion of the population in the UK speaking the language, and the availability
of examiners. Thus, there is no reason in principle why a GCSE in Romanian could not
be introduced, and the government would support any awarding organisation wishing
to do so.</p>
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