English and ESL at Hope
Students who attend Hope School represent 30 different nationalities. Approximately 50% of students come from non English speaking homes, however 25% percent have achieved a level of fluency in English such that that ESL is no longer an issue for their learning.
Hope tries to protect this ratio as it impacts everyone, English speakers as well as English Language learners.
The policy in school is to encourage English as the language of communication, so students are expected to speak English in class and in the playground.
Targets are set for English learning, and regular assessments are made of progress.
