Ethnic pupils 'not being taught enough English' in our schools [Independent.ie]
- Published: 12 February 2010
CHILDREN from non-Irish backgrounds are not being taught enough English in school to allow them to learn other subjects, primary principals said yesterday.
Failure to provide necessary support to schools with up to 90pc of pupils from non-Irish families is causing frustration, a lack of integration and leading to ghettoisation they warned.
Principals told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Science they were not being given the resources to deliver a proper education to their pupils.
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