Chinese speakers in Warrington

[Graham Smith]

This week I have been analysing what the school census tells us about the languages spoken by pupils in each LA. The strangest thing I have come across so far is that  between 2021 and 2022 the number of Chinese speaking pupils in Warrington has increased by 400%- from 143 to 714. It could just be a data input or processing error in either the LA or the DfE. It might also be true (lots of Hong Kong Chinese settling there?). Does anyone know Warrington schools well enough to explain what might have happened?

 

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Graham

 

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[Frank Monaghan (NALDIC)]

Hi Graham,

This article might hold the answer:

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19534170.many-hong-kong-nationals-moving-warrington/

Liverpool is home to the longest established Chinese community in the UK and, of course, to the greatest football team, so it’s not hard to understand why it’s such  a draw!

Cheers,

Frank

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[lois burgess]

That is soo interesting.  Thank you for sharing. 

Best wishes

Lois

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[Stuart Scott]

I remember that in the 1980/90s the Chinese community in Liverpool (as in London Soho) was very supportive of new arrivals and had a variety of agencies to help their children which the local authorities also funded and supported. I imagine many families are deciding to leave Hong Kong so they will be travelling to places where they they know support exists. Even more so in these times where LA support is thin on the ground.

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