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 Education
• Published: 24 November 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Ancient languages in primary schools in England: a literature review

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-391-2, DFE-RR1298

PDF, 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