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'Mufti day' dropped at multilanguage school

发布:wenhui    时间:2011/7/27 12:00:00     浏览:2620次

The lingo at St Matthew's School in Redhill emcompasses the globe, from Spanish to Turkish to Shona.

There are 43 languages other than English spoken by 178 youngsters at the C of E primary school, which has a total of 477 infant and junior pupils.

Head teacher Janet Lightfoot said "Many people see this as a difficulty but we celebrate our differences â it makes the school varied and special."

Many of the children's parents moved to England for work and Mrs Lightfoot said "Some of the parents are doctors working at East Surrey Hospital, others work for local companies in Redhill or Gatwick.

"The fact that St Matthew's is a Church of England School, with a clear Christian ethos, is appreciated by parents of all faith backgrounds which makes it a popular choice.

"We are known within the community for our multicultural make-up, 36 per cent of the school's pupils speak more than one language, and so when people move here they are advised by other parents to try our school."

Some of the children speak no English when they start, but they receive individual lessons to help them learn the lingo.

She added "There is also a homework club specifically for children for whom English is an additional language and whose parents might find it difficult to help them at home.

"We have to be careful with words that the children don't recognise, like 'mufti day' and 'inset day', by calling them 'non-uniform day' and 'teacher training day'."

Surrey County Council's family learning team also provides English classes for parents, and helps them become familiar with British customs and traditions. - 21 Jul 2011


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