New initiative to give primary school pupils a taste for languages

The sample language modules will run in the first academic term of the 2021/2022 school year.

The Department of Education is rolling out a new six-week “sampler” initiative to give senior primary school pupils an opportunity to learn a new language, including sign language.

Under the initiative, all primary schools and special schools are being invited to sign up for a sampler module in which they can opt to learn a foreign language of their choice or sign language.