Left hand, right hand?

From the beginning of the next school year, it will be compulsory for primary schools to teach a foreign language to Key Stage 2 pupils (7 to 11 year olds). However, it is becoming apparent that when these children go on to secondary school, there is no guarantee that they will be able to continue to study the same language there. There seems to be no requirement for primary and secondary schools to liaise to ensure any sort of continuity of language teaching.  This wouldn't be so bad if you were able to ensure that your child went to a secondary school where they would be able to continue their study of Italian, Mandarin or whatever, but as we all know and I've commented on so many times in these pages, which secondary school your child ends up at is very much in the lap of the gods. So four years studying language X may end up being a waste of time.  Joined-up thinking, folks?