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Lack of English skills puts pressure on schools

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Children with English as their first language are in the minority in more than 1,300 schools, according to official figures.

This article on the Guardian website says that data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) obtained by the Daily Telegraph shows that in 1,338 primary and secondary schools in England there are fewer children with English as their first language than those who consider it a second language.

Categories: English as a second or foreign language

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