More Than a Language

The independent Committee of Inquiry into English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) was supported by NIACE and chaired by Derek Grover CB. It is the first comprehensive overview of policy on ESOL since the DfES committee which produced Breaking the Language Barriers in 2000. Its key finding is that policy development and planning of the delivery of ESOL should be coordinated across the full range of government policies and the full range of providers.The report recommends a series of actions to ensure that there is more ESOL provision effectively targeted on the world of work; and a package of activities designed to address the most significant quality issues, including concerns about recently introduced qualifications for learners. It also makes a number of suggestions intended to improve teacher supply and quality. Recognising that the present funding situation is not sustainable, it makes further recommendations designed to target resource on those learners and potential learners most in need, and to increase the range of funding sources available to support ESOL provision.Glover, Derek is the author of 'More Than a Language' with ISBN 9781862013131 and ISBN 1862013136.