‘Our heart goes out to them, but we need help,’ says Nottingham’s education chief
Today is Nigo’s second day at school in a new country. She is eyes down, head to head with one of the specialist staff at the Bluecoat Beechdale academy in Nottingham, poring over an English text as her language skills are assessed.
But Nigo – not her real name – isn’t new to the UK. She has been in Nottingham for 16 months since arriving here from Pakistan.
