English is no longer the first language for the majority of pupils in one in 15 councils. In 11 of England's 153 local educational authorities, children speak another language at home, such as Urdu, ...
Newly-arrived pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) often make 'mixed' linguistic and academic progress during their first years in British schools, which need a proper framework to ...
At Helms Elementary School, English-speaking pupils in the dual-language kindergarten class are learning colors and numbers — in Spanish. They are part Helms' language immersion program, where 50 ...
More pupils are taking GCSEs in unusual languages such as Chinese and Russian amid claims native speakers are using them to boost their grades. Government data for this year shows 42,945 pupils took ...