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Modern Languages Blog

Results of the September 2008 Pupil Census in Scotland

Anne MacleodFebruary 26th, 2009

A range of statistics relating to pupils in Scotland’s publicly funded schools has been published.

  • There were about 19,000 pupils identified as having English as an additional language
  • There were 147 different languages spoken as the main home language, with Polish overtaking Punjabi and Urdu and now being second only to English
  • There was a six per cent increase in the number in Gaelic medium education

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/02/23125339/0?

Categories: Ages and stages, English as a second or foreign language, Gàidhlig/Gaelic

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