In some schools - for example, Tower Hamlets - most bilingual children will speak the same language as a mother tongue, whereas in others 40 different languages or more may be spoken. ... The one generally used in education in Britain is very broad: "Bilingual learners: all children who have access to more than one language at home or at school. ... It draws attention to the fact that children may have two or three languages in addition to English; also that English should be considered as an additional language, rather than one that replaces the children's other languages. ... I have ...

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