Information for parents

Parents of community language learners will find a lot of useful information on the Our Languages website. The questions below will help to guide you around the site.

Should your child learn a community language?

We owe it to all our children to value their bilingualism and promote the benefits of a plurilingual society that enriches us all, linguistically and culturally. Read more about 'What we believe' under the About us section.

Want to find a school which teaches your language?

If you are looking for a school for your child use our Schools directory to find a school in your area.

What kind of qualifications are there for community languages and how do they work?

Asset Languages, A Level, GCSE and more...what is the difference? See the Accreditation section of the website to find out how accreditation works. You might like to help your child record their language skills using the 'My Languages Portfolio'.

Does your child attend one of our participating schools?

In the Partner schools section of the website you can read about the schools involved in the Our Languages project and their partnership activities.

Can't find what you're looking for?

Use the search box at the top right of every page to search the Our Languages website. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to Contact us.