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Exciting Languages news!

We are absolutely thrilled that Pate’s, partnered with Cotswold School Academy, has been selected as one of only fifteen new Language Hubs in the country!
11 Apr 2024
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 At Pate’s, we value multilingualism highly, and it’s great to be part of a national DfE drive to boost uptake, re-energise language learning, and boost national participation in language study, especially but not only, in German. 

What are #LanguageHubs? Find out how, as joint lead hub school, we’ll be working to support high quality language education in England - do look at these websites for further information:

Isbourne Language Hub Isbourne Language Hubs | The Cotswold School | Pates Grammar School

Goethe-Institut  https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/drm.html 

Goethe-Institut Gimagine https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/drm.html?wt_sc=gimagine

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