CEP News: Conversation UK: Drop the negative spin on kids who start school bilingual

Conversation UK:
Drop the negative spin on kids who start school bilingual - they are a rich resource for the future

1 July 2014

There are now more than 1.1 million children in our schools whose first language ''is known or believed to be other than English'' according to the latest government figures. ... Chinese students are our highest performing group and the presence of so many Polish students has helped improve the position of many of our Catholic schools in the league tables, as shown by a study carried out by the LSE in 2012.

This article was published online by the Conversation on July 1, 2014
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Drop the negative spin on kids who start school bilingual - they are a rich resource for the future

Related publications
CentrePiece Magazine Article In brief: Language barriers? The impact of non-native English speakers in the classroom, Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj. Article in CentrePiece Volume 17, Issue 1, Spring 2012
'Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What are the Effects on Pupil Performance?', Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.137, March 2012

Related links
Sandra McNally webpage
Shqiponja Telhaj webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education website

Conversation UK:Drop the negative spin on kids who start school bilingual - they are a rich resource for the future

Conversation UK:
Drop the negative spin on kids who start school bilingual - they are a rich resource for the future