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<p>Since September 2014, the reformed national curriculum makes it compulsory for
pupils in maintained schools to be taught a modern or classical language in Key Stage
2. The Department introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure
in 2010 where entry into both modern and ancient language GCSEs count towards the
languages element of the EBacc.</p><p>The modern foreign languages pedagogy pilot
commenced in December 2018, managed by a Centre for Excellence and run through nine
school-led hubs, is aiming to improve uptake and attainment in languages at Key Stages
3 and 4, and to share best practice especially in disadvantaged areas. We have also
launched a pilot project in languages undergraduate mentoring for secondary school
pupils to drive up participation in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high
disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p>
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