11/02/2008
Numbers Of Non English Speaking Pupils Growing
Eastern Europeans are pushing the number of schoolchildren in Northern Ireland whose first language is not English up to new levels.
In the last four years the number of children arriving with immigrant parents has grown dramatically - the bulk of those who don't speak English as their main communication being from eastern European countries, such as Lativia and Estonia.
Numbers are up by almost 50%, with, last year the number being 3,911, but a census at the beginning of this school year showed the number to now be 5,665.
The Government plans spend £5.5m in extra payments directly to schools to help them cope with the pupils who do not speak English.
But some parents have complained their children do not get enough assistance.
A new inclusion and diversity service has been set up and is beginning to train hundreds of teachers how to run lessons for the children with poor English.
(BMcC)
In the last four years the number of children arriving with immigrant parents has grown dramatically - the bulk of those who don't speak English as their main communication being from eastern European countries, such as Lativia and Estonia.
Numbers are up by almost 50%, with, last year the number being 3,911, but a census at the beginning of this school year showed the number to now be 5,665.
The Government plans spend £5.5m in extra payments directly to schools to help them cope with the pupils who do not speak English.
But some parents have complained their children do not get enough assistance.
A new inclusion and diversity service has been set up and is beginning to train hundreds of teachers how to run lessons for the children with poor English.
(BMcC)
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