Dunlop told the BBC: “If we can deliver this GCSE, that is really something that Britain can really take pride of – a way of owning our status as a welcoming space for migrants we have invited in, and a way of celebrating the wonderful diversity in this country.”
The historian and campaigner has two children who learn Romanian at home.
Her daughter, Mara, who is 17 years old, and is now in the year after GCSEs, explained how the exam should be offered, along with already-available GCSE options such as Polish.
“It’s not just Romanians,” she said, “this represents an entire unsung generation of children who cannot communicate with their culture.”
She added: “I am so grateful I speak Romanian.”