Westminster Archdiocese is pioneering free tutoring to help non-native-English-speaking children struggling with homework, and it is working, as Carolyn Morrison explainsFor those for whom English is not their mother tongue, the National Curriculum’s statutory requirements for core and foundational subjects become more and more demanding with every new key stage. Homework can become problematic for parents and pupils alike. The level of anxiety for parents increases because they are often unsure of how to use the English language effectively when it comes to transcription, composition, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.It is in this context that in collaboration with local schools, the Sisters of the Religious of the Assumption, university students and local parishioners are
15 May 2014, The Tablet
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