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The Local Government Slot: Coalition boost to English Language funding

Going down the road to the Post Office, the supermarket, or just chatting at the school gates are things we take for granted in our everyday life. But they are only really possible because we have a shared language – English – that enables us to communicate what we want effectively. That’s not true for everyone, though.  And if you speak no, or very little, English, it’s not just your social life that’s cramped.  You can’t help the children with their homework, and you’ll find it very hard to get a proper job. A high proportion of the people who …

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