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Arabic Complementary Schools in England: Language and Fundamental British Values
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Szczepek Reed, Beatrice; Said, Fatma; Davies, Ian; Bengsch, Geraldine – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2020
Heritage language education is not included in the national curriculum in England, and therefore formal learning and teaching of heritage languages are primarily achieved through complementary schools, which are part-time, community-led and linked to various ethnic and national backgrounds. This study focuses on Arabic complementary schools and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Native Language Instruction, Community Programs
Arabic Schools and the Promotion of Fundamental British Values: A Community's Ambitions for Consensual Diversity
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Szczepek Reed, Beatrice; Davies, Ian; Said, Fatma; Bengsch, Géraldine; Sally, Jayme – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2020
This article explores the positioning of a sample of Arabic complementary language schools in the context of the UK government's discourse and promotion of so-called Fundamental British Values. While there is considerable social and political debate about radicalisation in Arab communities, teachers in the sample are deeply committed to a form of…
Descriptors: Social Values, Community Schools, Semitic Languages, Public Policy