Mandarin - Year 7 - Independent or State School

[ukdaole]

I am looking for schools which offer Mandarin from Year 7 onwards. Preferably within a 20 mile radius of London. Please let me know if you know of any programs. Thanks

[LuluB23]

My son's school offered Mandarin as part of the curriculum, but dropped it because many parents felt it was more important to schedule more French and Latin lessons ('teaching to the exams'). Vicious circle for the schools and parents. Luckily, we found an excellent Chinese tutor -- our son really enjoys the lessons and has a great rapport with the teacher, so he is making excellent progress in speaking and writing Mandarin! I highly recommend Hsin Yi Huang at www.letstalkmandarin.com. She's amazing!