Saddened to read BBC analysis on continued decline of foreign language learning in the UK. Stark drop in German/French is worrying to observe, especially as language skills will only become more important. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

What an exciting opportunity for students!! Have a look year 10 Germanists!

Year 7 Spanish students have been working hard on their family trees, showing off their family vocabulary! Very Creative work! MAGNIFICO!! #learnspanish Downlandslearning

Year 11 French- New Bitesize resource for Revision bbc.com/bitesize/subje…

German is the most wanted language for employers! independent.co.uk/news/education…

Well done to everyone who has done their speaking exam today! Excellent effort and preparation! Good Luck for the rest of the week! Remember you can do this!!!

Well done to all the year 11 who have completed their speaking exams this week- such great commitment and hard work from everyone! Good luck to those doing their exam today!

European Bake Off Today - can't wait to see those cakes!

European Day of Languages Bake Off-and the winners are.. Bea Bambury Brenner, Tilly Rayner, Laura Cooper, Honey Moore & Jake Gerthold and Lyddia Babister! Well done everyone and thank you to Deputy Headteacher Matt Ashdown and the Year 10 Language Leaders who were our judges!

European Day of Languages Bake Off Cake Sale yesterday was so busy! Delicious cakes - all sold with the proceeds going to charity. Thank you for baking and thank you for buying! Languages@Downlands

Well done to year 11- an excellent effort in your speaking mocks last week! Great to see so much effort going in to languages! Good Luck for your writing mocks tomorrow!

Congratulations to all our talented Language Leaders who have been promoting and teaching French, German and Spanish in local primary schools. Yesterday Mr Wignall was delighted to present them with a certificate and badge in recognition of their great work! Languages@Downlands

📣📣 Calling all students! 📣📣 Wondering how German can help turbocharge your career? Find out more at the German Embassy Career Fair on 11 March in London Register here ➡️ uk.diplo.de/CareerFair

“It is serious. Since German reunification, no, since the Second World War, there has not been a challenge for our country in which action in a spirit of solidarity on our part was so important.” Read Chancellor Merkel’s address to the nation in English: bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen…

So proud of our yr 11 linguists, they may not get a chance to show off in an exam hall their skills but they will in the real world! Language Learning is a skill for life, beyond the classroom! Well done everyone! Downlandslearning

#HelloYellow Learning a language can help improve your mental health youngminds.org.uk/blog/how-learn… Downlandslearning

A great reminder of the power of language learning...

Downlands School are looking for a Spanish speaking assistant to join our Modern Languages team. 8 hours per fortnight. Flexibility required. Click below to find out more! downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk/information/va…

An excellent blog post: 'How learning languages changed my life' by Farah Aden #lovelanguages educationblog.oup.com/secondary/mfl/…

How learning languages helped my mental health. Finding a hobby to immerse ourselves in when times are tough can be really helpful. Wil, 15, explains how learning languages helped her when she was struggling. youngminds.org.uk/blog/how-learn…