English is a second language for 1 in 8 pupils in England

[Francis Hult]

Mail Online

 

English is a second language for 1 in 8 pupils in England

 

One in eight pupils speaks English as a second language, a report has revealed. 

The Government survey highlights the 'disunited nations' in classrooms as teachers battle to educate a massive influx of immigrants. In some areas more than 70 per cent of pupils arriving at the school gates do not speak English as their mother tongue. 

 

MPs and unions immediately called on ministers to take urgent action to prevent primaries and secondaries being overwhelmed by the pressure. They warn that schools are being forced to juggle resources as migrant children take longer to understand lessons and divert the teacher's energies from other pupils.

 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1045097/English-second-language-1-8-pupils-England.html

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