MFL is currently only compulsory for KS3, and statistics suggest that just 25% of schoolchildren currently continues to GCSE level. Welsh (either as a first or second language) is compulsory from 5-16 years. CILT Cymru lobbies the Welsh government on this subject and can provide more information. A draft report from Eurydice – Key data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe shows that Wales has the shortest period of compulsory foreign language learning in Europe. There is also currently a Welsh Government review of qualifications.
See: the Welsh Government’s Global Futures programme for information on languages in Welsh education.