The teaching of languages in two Fife primary schools were under the spotlight last  Monday as Roderick Campbell MSP, member of the European and External Relations Committee, visited Balmerino Primary School in Gauldry and Leuchars Primary School in Leuchars. The visit was part of the Committee’sinquiry into teaching of languages in primary schools. Earlier this year, the Scottish Government recommended that children should learn a second language from Primary 1 and that learning of a third language should start no later than Primary 5. The Committee has determined that it wants to look at this policy aim, the capacity within the curriculum for this, and the role of languages in supporting the economy.