Category Archives: EAL

School records ‘too crude for super-diverse UK ‘

Posted on May 21, 2012 by dchan

Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils, according to a report. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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School with 700 pupils has only 26 native English speakers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by tburr

Byron Primary in Bradford school has fewer than one in 20 pupils speaking English as their first language, it has emerged. The primary has 26 out of 700 pupils who speak English as a mother tongue, with 96.3 per cent using … Continue reading →

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Immigrant children benefit from Finnish education

Posted on November 23, 2011 by LWhitehill

Finland’s education system is already praised worldwide. Now, as its population becomes more diverse, it is setting a great example when it comes to educating its immigrant children, too. Jessica Shepherd of the Guardian reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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End to free language classes for immigrants

Posted on August 1, 2011 by MThompson

Thousands of vulnerable women face being priced out of classes that enable them to learn English, reports Sarah Morrison in The Independent. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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