Multi-lingual pupil numbers rise
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The proportion of primary school pupils with English as a second language has risen by 73% in a decade.
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The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears has been soaring recently.
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A "pupil passport" scheme in Sweden is popular with parents, says BBC education correspondent Mike Baker.
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Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.
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Nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English, according to new Census data
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A Muslim girls' comprehensive heads the table of pupil progress in England, with grammars showing strongly.
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The number of gifted and talented pupils in secondary schools is to be included in league tables in England.
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Language tensions overshadow the new school year in Moldova's breakaway Trans-dniester region.
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Modern foreign language lessons could become compulsory for the first time in England's primary schools.
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School children as young as seven in England will have to learn a foreign language, the government announced Monday after a report said it must try harder to boost the country's poor linguistic skills.
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Scientists believe learning a second language alters a part of the brain.
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Eoin Colfer had his young audience spellbound as he read from one of his books. Over 300 pupils from Tayside schools proved today that Harry Potter isn't alone in igniting the flame of interest in children's ...
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The basis of new 'single level' pupil progress tests is changed, to more closely resemble Sats.
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.
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Update to the public data adds support for nine more languages plus e-mail and reporting enhancements.
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Education experts say children should be allowed to talk more in class.
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