In Junior School, my daughter was introduced to: French, Spanish, German and Mandarin. In year 7, she was taught how to learn any language and spent a term learning: German, Russian and Mandarin. In year 8, she’s now being taught: Latin, German and Italian.
Read MoreIt can sometimes feel as though Brexit has triggered only frustration and fury in a country that barely used to think about the mechanics of the EU.
But analysis of the subjects chosen by children for their GCSEs, A-levels and degrees shows that the 2016 referendum result has had one unexpected effect — a huge increase in the number of young people studying politics.
The number of teenagers sitting the subject at A-level has jumped from 14,195 in 2016 to 18,240 this year.
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