The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) funds learning support for children with English as a second language through the Ethnic Minorities Achievement Grant. Following recommendations in the government strategy, Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Minority Ethnic Pupils, the DCSF developed guidelines on improving outcomes for children with English as a second language.
Teachers now have access to online resources and the DCSF provides leaflets for parents explaining the school system. In 2007, 447,480 primary school pupils and 342,240 secondary school pupils had English as a second language.
SCOTLAND
Local education authorities in Scotland have a legal duty to support all children and young people with additional learning needs, which includes supplying English as a second language lessons.
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