UK: English a minority language in 1,300 schools

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...

English a minority language in 1,300 schools
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent
Last Updated: 1:06pm GMT 17/12/2007



Children with English as their first language are now in the minority
in more than 1,300 schools, according to official figures. Top 30
areas where English is in the minority The Daily Telegraph has
obtained data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families
illustrating the impact of high levels of immigration on the education
system.  The figures show that in a total of 1,338 primary and
secondary schools - more than one in 20 of all schools in England -
children with English as their first language are in the minority.
In 600 of these schools, fewer than a third of pupils speak English as
their first language.

Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/17/nschool117.xml

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