The Languages Company

Professor Michael Worton’s review of languages provision in higher education  was published yesterday by HEFCE.

In it Profesor Worton argues that there needs to be continued investment in languages from Government, but that Universities themselves must also take action – taking advantage of their autonomy – to secure the place of languages and the contribution that they make to the strategic objectives of universoities and to society more widely.
He links what happens in  Universities to current developments in schools and calls for greater coherence throughout the system.

The report concludes with 17 recommendations for Universities and for external bodies. For more information access the HEFCE website or read the full report.