[lg policy] UK: Is second language English an issue for children?

[Harold Schiffman]

Is second language English an issue for children?

The right-leaning think tank, Policy Exchange has pointed out that in
inner London a majority of primary school pupils do not have English
as their first language and are questioning whether children with
English as a second language will grow up to feel British, get jobs
and feel included.

Neil O'Brien, the Director of Policy Exchange, says there is a huge
variation over the country in the number of school children speaking
English as their second language. He adds that there are in some cases
smaller groups of people where integration hasn't worked out very
well. The question, he says, is should more be done to actively
integrate people.

Matt Cavanagh from the more left-leaning think tank, the Institute for
Public Policy research, agrees that it is an issue but points out that
what is encouraging is that the school results of these children are
"just as good". It suggests that the school system is working pretty
well, he adds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9695000/9695432.stm




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