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English a second language to one million pupils as record one in six children don’t speak it at home

June 22nd, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

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Laura Clark


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18:17 EST, 21 June 2012

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18:18 EST, 21 June 2012

More than one million children speak English as a second language, official figures reveal.

A record one in six pupils at primary schools and one in eight at secondary don’t speak English at home.

The number of non-native speakers topped one million for the first time, rising from 957,490 last year.

A record one in six pupils in primary schools don't speak English at home, according to the figures

A record one in six pupils in primary schools don’t speak English at home, according to the figures

The figures were released as part of an official census of schools taken in January. At some schools, dozens of different languages are spoken.

A separate analysis released earlier this year showed how children who speak English as their first language are now a minority in more than 1,600 English schools.

The number of schools where fewer than half of children are native speakers has virtually doubled in 15 years. Pupils with English as their main language now form a minority in one in 13 schools – up from one in 25 in 1997.

The cost of educating a child with English as an additional language has been estimated at up to £30,000-a-year, against around £5,000-a-year for other pupils.

Punjabi is the most commonly spoken language among pupils who do not have English as a first language. Other widely-spoken languages are Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Somali, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish and Tamil.

Number of schools where fewer than half of children are native speakers has virtually doubled in 15 years

Number of schools where fewer than half of children are native speakers has virtually doubled in 15 years

There are also sizable proportions of pupils who speak Shqip from Albania and Kosovo, Igbo from parts of Nigeria, Luganda from Uganda, Sinhala from Sri Lanka and Amharic from Ethiopia.

GCSE results published earlier this year showed how pupils whose first language is not English are closing the attainment gap with English-speaking youngsters. And they were also more likely to make fast progress in the three Rs between the ages of 11 and 16.

A Department for Education spokesman said: ‘English language skills are vitally important to ensure all individuals and communities can fully integrate into society. We provide schools with funding and teaching materials to help them support children with English as an additional language right through to secondary education.’

Windsor and Maidenhead was one of a number of towns with a minority English-speaking school

Windsor and Maidenhead was one of a number of towns with a minority English-speaking school

The council areas with the largest number of schools where English-at-home speakers are a minority include Bradford with 59, Manchester with 35, Birmingham with 117, Leicester with 40, Luton with 22 and Slough with 19.

In London, the highest numbers are in Newham with 79, Tower Hamlets with 70, Brent with 57, and Ealing with 55.

There are also minority English-speaking schools in towns and cities including Brighton, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Scunthorpe, Skipton and Windsor and Maidenhead.

GCSE results published earlier this year showed how pupils whose first language is not English are closing the attainment gap with English-speaking youngsters.

They are actually outperforming first-language speakers on one measure for the first time.

Some 80.8 per cent of second-language English speakers achieved five good GCSEs or equivalent qualifications last year – against 80.4 per cent of native speakers.

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This goes further than just the children within the classroom. For every parent evening, special arrangements have to be made for a translator to come in. In Special Schools, a translator has to come in for every Annual Review, IEP meeting etc. In many instances, neither of the parents speak a word of English. Even on a school outing it can be necessary for a translator to be specially included as additional support for those pupils who need it. Just how far does this go? Provisions are being cut back left, right and centre within ALL schools, yet the money to support those who cannot even speak the language of this Country seems to be flowing. Many many British children are therefore being deprived of funding for their important needs. They have rights too surely?

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Can someone show me where it says English is the official language of UK? Anyone? No. Because it’s not. UK is multi-cultural, which means English is just one of many languages in UK! Why UK school kids not speak other languages? Why not speak of this? UK is multi-cultural; if you don’t like this, then leave; UK is changed, it is now multi-cultural, it is time people realize this!

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Why are people flipping out? There are no translators in primary school, that would be ridiculous. However you do have a teacher assistant that spends more time with the children that don’t know any English. Geeeeez since when is it a bad thing to be bilingual? English is not my first language, not even my second. You would be surprised at how quick children pick up language.

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Could be English is not spoken in the home because some parents do not know the language. Vast amounts of time and money must be spent on this problem but i sometimes wonder if English speaking pupils are held back in their learning because extra effort is having to be directed to those that don’t.

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Our elected Politicians were never given a madate by Englishmen to allow such an occurance. They should now be made to explain themselves and say how they will reverse this unsatisfactory state of affairs. Michael Gove is credited in DM to speak the truth on Education. He should speak up very clearly and very soon on this subject. A subject which must be detrimental to English boys and girls living in the areas mentioned.

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How depressing.

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Who the hell pays for this?
– Vektor Elektrik, Leeds, 22/6/2012 00:55
I can tell you who doesn’t: Jimmy Carr and the rest of tax evading bunch whose first language is english

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Wow, look how many multi-linguists we’ll have in this country, that’s incredible! I’m always amazed at how children can take to studying with English as their second language and even go on to have successful careers. Most native speakers only speak one language. And Chronicler from London, there’s no such thing as a “translator” in primary schools, or a person “sitting next to them translating everything for them”, that’s preposterous, kids can pick up English very quickly, some better than the native speakers believe it or not!

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They don’t need to speak english since someone had the really great idea of printing benefit forms in 50 languages.

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What the hell is going on in this country?

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