Irish will join minority tongues in the English national curriculum

30th October 1998, 12:00am

* Irish will join minority tongues such as Dutch, Danish, and modern Greek as optional languages , Education Secretary and Employment Secretary David Blunkett announced this week.

Headteachers’ Views on English in the Primary School is available from the NFER, telephone 01753 747281.

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