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Pupils: English Language

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 73669

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) teachers and (b) head teachers on teaching pupils who have English as a second language.

Answered by Georgia Gould

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not recently met with teachers or headteachers to discuss teaching pupils whose first language is other than English.

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