The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a “global language” may have contributed to the GCSE’s success, it was suggested. But while the increase in Spanish entries ...

Autumn has just about reared its ugly head, and many are still craving to get away to escape the gloomy weather. So if a trip to France is on the cards, but you fancy neither the crowds of Paris nor ...

Spanish has overtaken French as the most popular foreign language at GCSE, figures suggest. Provisional data for England shows exam entries for French GCSE this summer are down by 1.9%, from 130,650 ...

The number Spanish GCSEs being taken has overtaken French for the first time (Alamy/PA) Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first ...

The overall number of entries for this summer’s exams for both GCSEs and A-levels has decreased, according to data published on Thursday (David Davies/PA) Spanish has overtaken French as the most ...