Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, former Bradford Council Leader refered to
'appaling figures'relating to the English language abilties of children
in our district released by the Dept of Education. more than 4 in 10
children in primary school and 1 in 3 in secondary school do not speak
English as a first language. The figures showed that a total of 28,000
children in the district do not speak English as a first language even
though it is thought that 90 percent of these children were born in the
UK.The 'blame' for this was put put firmly on the parents who were seen
as 'failing' their children. Maybe if these parents could access ESOL
classes things would improve!
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