Implement compulsory foreign language education from primary school through to secondary education, offering sufficient hours in the curriculum per week, to ensure all students have the opportunity to develop proficiency in at least one foreign language to a minimum B2 level.

Invest in greater integration of language learning with other subjects in the curriculum, starting from primary school and continuing through to higher education (i.e. geography or history with a modern language). This investment should include allocating larger resources for language teachers and creating incentives for schools to offer a more diverse range and delivery of language courses as part of the national curriculum alongside community-based forms of learning.

Build on the approximately 300 languages that are already spoken in the UK at a local and domestic level, by a) incentivising and supporting language learning and cultural exchanges as part of Regional Skills Improvement Plans (e.g., funding for community language schools, cultural festivals, and language immersion programmes targeted at local communities) and b) offering opportunities for schoolchildren and adults to upskill their languages from the domestic to the professional level and apply them in their careers - to the benefit of themselves, the organisations they work for, and ultimately the global UK economy.

Establish more language immersion and study abroad programmes that allow students to spend extended periods abroad in countries where the target languages are spoken, fully integrating themselves with the language and culture, including programmes funded and supported at Local Education Authority level.

Provide financial incentives, not only as scholarships and grants for students pursuing foreign language studies at higher education and further education institutions, but also as tax credits for workers to maintain or add language skills throughout their careers as a form of lifelong learning.

Develop a national framework of standards for recognising language proficiency applicable to the job market, and further develop existing certifications for technical skills, with the aim of assisting employers to accurately assess the language skills of domestic and international job applicants.

Incentivise businesses to invest in language training programmes for their employees as part of their own training offer. This should include tax breaks or subsidies for companies that offer language learning opportunities as part of workplace upskilling and continuous professional development, to put language training on a par with apprenticeships and other professional skills.

Create incentives for multinational corporations to collaborate with educational institutions and language learning centres at regional and local levels. This collaboration should be targeted at developing tailored language training programmes that meet the specific needs of these businesses, thus enabling them and their employees to develop the industry-specific vocabulary and cultural competencies needed to play their part in a ‘global Britain’ industrial strategy.

Promote lifelong learning initiatives that encourage individuals to continue developing their language skills outside of formal education. This includes providing access to a wider range of free, flexible and easily accessible online language learning platforms, alongside offering tax breaks, allowances and subsidies (including for child care cover and disability support) to encourage a greater take up of language courses by adults.

Launch public awareness campaigns to highlight the value of multilingualism and promote the benefits of language learning for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. This includes setting and enforcing national standards for public bodies including media outlets, educational institutions, and businesses to actively spread the message about the importance of language diversity and cultural understanding as part of realising the strategic vision of a ‘global Britain’.