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United Kingdom: English teaching ‘outstanding’ at Challney Boys

david — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:46:46 +0000

A school where more than 40 different languages are spoken by pupils has just been commended by the ever reliable Ofsted for its ‘outstanding’ English teaching. At Challney Boys School nearly all of the pupils are from ethnic minorities and 86 percent don’t have English as their first language.

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United Kingdom: Standards of English as a second language improving

david — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:28:05 +0000

According to a report published by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted), inadequate ESOL in colleges is now rare. The number of colleges providing ESOL that is less than satisfactory has fallen to one in sixteen, down from one in five in the period from 2001-2005.

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United Kingdom: Migrants are getting better English lessons

david — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:21:30 +0000

The quality of English-language teaching for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers is improving, according to a new report by the education watchdog Ofsted. But it warns that a lot more needs to be done to ensure standards are lifted beyond “satisfactory” levels, and makes a series of recommendations to protect and enhance services.

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