"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.   Nelson Mandela  

Today there are 220 million French speakers worldwide, 400 million Spanish native speakers, and 130 million for Japanese. Understanding and communicating in another language is like wearing a different pair of glasses; it allows you to see the world in a different way. It opens your mind, gives you an intercultural understanding and helps you to become a citizen of the world.   

We offer a wide range of languages and students often choose to study more than one. French and Spanish are available at Standard or Higher Level. Ab Initio courses allow students to experiment with a new language so they can learn Spanish or Japanese to conversational level. All lessons are taught predominantly in the target language and encourage excellent speaking proficiency linked to the real world. We have an excellent track record in terms of results and last year eight of our students, of which half were dual linguists, went on to study languages as part of their university degree.  

 I have really enjoyed studying HL French because it has helped me to learn more about the culture. Also, my speaking skills and confidence have massively improved since my GCSE. Lauren  

It is very different from the European language as Japanese use a different writing system but I found it very interesting to learn and never fail to enjoy every lesson. George