Mandarin Language
(asked on 15th September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the uptake of Mandarin.
This question was answered on 19th October 2016
Between 2012 and 2015, entries for Chinese GCSE in England increased by 34%.
We introduced the Mandarin Excellence Programme this year for highly motivated pupils. It has started in 14 schools with more to follow over the next two years.
The programme will result in at least 5,000 young people heading towards a high level of fluency in Mandarin by 2020.