Teh One Who Knocks
05-03-2016, 11:23 AM
By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter For Mailonline
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A Glasgow primary with 222 pupils has no native Scots in the school, it was revealed today.
Annette Street School is pleading for cash to help teach its Roma, Eastern European and Asian children, who don't speak English as a first language.
Overall, 181 of the school's 222 pupils are from Romania or Slovakia.
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Having fun: Headteacher Shirley Taylor at Annette Street Primary in Glasgow with some of her students - she is trying to extra funding to help pupils learn English
Headteacher Shirley Taylor said this causes problems because all of the school's teachers speak only English.
Youngsters who have been in Scotland the longest often act as unofficial interpreters for other pupils.
he primary has joined forces with students from Strathclyde Business School in a 'crowd-funding' appeal to raise cash through public donations to help buy teaching materials.
Mrs Taylor said: 'We don't have any Scottish children in the school at all. The majority of children attending are from either Slovakia or Romanian Roma families.
'Families originally came from Slovakia because Govanhill is an area where migrant families come by tradition.
'They settled in and then started communicating with families back home, and word got out for others to come to Annette Street Primary, and so they did.
'And now the same thing is happening with our Romanian families. Most come from the same area and word has got back to their extended families that if you go to Glasgow, you should go to Annette Street.'
The cash raised will be spent on board games like Guess Who? or Articulate, which for £10 help pupils learn words and social skills, according to the cash appeal.
A donation of £100 could be used to pay for after school classes for students and parents to learn English together.
Around £200 may finance a trip away to the seaside or out of Glasgow into the Scottish countryside. £500 could fund a new playground and £1,000 would be enough for an outdoor classroom.
Mother-of-nine Ayesha Siddiqi currently has two children at the school.
The 54-year-old from Ayrshire said: 'Lots of my friends sent their children here before, but then took them out and sent them to other nearby schools where there were more kids from Scotland'.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: 'The diversity and many cultures in our classrooms across the city make Glasgow the wonderful city that we have become known for.
'Our children and young people can all learn from each other. Almost 140 languages are spoken in our schools in Glasgow. Working and studying together brings tolerance.'
http://i.imgur.com/dqm7zhG.jpg
A Glasgow primary with 222 pupils has no native Scots in the school, it was revealed today.
Annette Street School is pleading for cash to help teach its Roma, Eastern European and Asian children, who don't speak English as a first language.
Overall, 181 of the school's 222 pupils are from Romania or Slovakia.
http://i.imgur.com/oR00nP6.jpg
Having fun: Headteacher Shirley Taylor at Annette Street Primary in Glasgow with some of her students - she is trying to extra funding to help pupils learn English
Headteacher Shirley Taylor said this causes problems because all of the school's teachers speak only English.
Youngsters who have been in Scotland the longest often act as unofficial interpreters for other pupils.
he primary has joined forces with students from Strathclyde Business School in a 'crowd-funding' appeal to raise cash through public donations to help buy teaching materials.
Mrs Taylor said: 'We don't have any Scottish children in the school at all. The majority of children attending are from either Slovakia or Romanian Roma families.
'Families originally came from Slovakia because Govanhill is an area where migrant families come by tradition.
'They settled in and then started communicating with families back home, and word got out for others to come to Annette Street Primary, and so they did.
'And now the same thing is happening with our Romanian families. Most come from the same area and word has got back to their extended families that if you go to Glasgow, you should go to Annette Street.'
The cash raised will be spent on board games like Guess Who? or Articulate, which for £10 help pupils learn words and social skills, according to the cash appeal.
A donation of £100 could be used to pay for after school classes for students and parents to learn English together.
Around £200 may finance a trip away to the seaside or out of Glasgow into the Scottish countryside. £500 could fund a new playground and £1,000 would be enough for an outdoor classroom.
Mother-of-nine Ayesha Siddiqi currently has two children at the school.
The 54-year-old from Ayrshire said: 'Lots of my friends sent their children here before, but then took them out and sent them to other nearby schools where there were more kids from Scotland'.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: 'The diversity and many cultures in our classrooms across the city make Glasgow the wonderful city that we have become known for.
'Our children and young people can all learn from each other. Almost 140 languages are spoken in our schools in Glasgow. Working and studying together brings tolerance.'