English Language: Education
(asked on 6th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value to the economy of the teaching of English as a second language.
This question was answered on 17th January 2017
Findings from a 2016 study of the economic benefits of learning maths and English in Further Education,[1] show that adults who achieve ESOL qualifications secure an average wage premium of 6%.
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/522300/bis-16-180-maths-english-learning.pdf