Polish is most-spoken foreign language in Scottish schools

[Francis Hult]

Daily Record

 

Polish is most-spoken foreign language in Scottish schools

 

Polish is now the most spoken foreign language among pupils in Scottish schools, according to figures published yesterday.

 

Statistics published in Holyrood's Pupils in Scotland 2008 document show Polish ahead of Punjabi and Urdu in schools for the first time.

 

The findings were made as part of the government's annual census of pupils.

A total of 26,801 students at publicly funded schools in all 32 Scottish council areas took part in the census.

 

In 19 areas, Polish is now the second most popular language behind English.

Earlier this year, the government revealed that 3347 school pupils had registered their first language as Polish.

 

Cantonese, Arabic, French and Gaelic were also among those most heard in classrooms.

 

Full story:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/02/25/polish-is-most-spoken-foreign-language-in-scottish-schools-86908-21150975/

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