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New Arrivals Excellence Programme: Primary and Secondary National Strategies
What is it?
High mobility within school populations has been a common feature of many cities in England for decades. In these cities schools have become accustomed to welcoming the new arrivals and supporting them with induction procedures that enable children and young people to rapidly become accustomed to schooling in the UK and to progress. Indeed, many new arrivals outperform their peers after a few years of education in the UK.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in 2005, 565 000 people came to the UK, of which 145 000 were EU citizens. Overall, an estimated 64 000 more citizens of the EU Accession countries migrated into the UK for at least a year than left in 2005 and this was an increase of over 50% from 2004 to 2005. An estimated 49 000 Polish citizens migrated into the UK in 2005 which is more than from any other European country. One in eight EU residents now live in the UK.
The total number of pupils in primary and secondary maintained schools learning English as an additional language (EAL) has risen from 653 800 in 2003 (9.6% of the school population) to 789 790 in 2007 (12% of the school population). The largest increases in pupils learning EAL were in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East of England, Inner London and Outer London. Over 50% of pupils in Inner London are learning English as an additional language (EAL).
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New arrivals – a brief introduction
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Frequently asked questions
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Ethnic Minority Achievement Forum
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 New Arrivals Excellence Programme: Useful prompts (WORD 36Kb)
New Arrivals Excellence Programme: Useful websites (WORD 472Kb)
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