UK Department for Education

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Ancient languages in primary schools in England

Research and analysis

Ancient languages in primary schools in England

A review of existing literature on Latin and Ancient Greek provision in primary schools.

From:Department for EducationPublished24 November 2022
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Applies to England

Documents

Ancient languages in primary schools in England: a literature review

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-391-2, DFE-RR1298PDF, 392 KB, 43 pages

Details

The Department for Education (DfE) worked in partnership with the University of Oxford to:

  • explore the teaching of Ancient Greek and Latin in primary schools in England
  • assess the availability of ancient languages provision in primary schools
  • review the literature on the impact of the learning of these languages on pupils' development and outcomes

Their findings have been published in this research report.

Published 24 November 2022
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