Teacher language app – BBC London News

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Channel: BBC London · 2018 · News & Politics

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It’s a question that's troubled schools in London for years. In the diverse capital city, how do teachers communicate with pupils and their parents regardless of the language they speak? 

With over 300 languages spoken here it can be tricky. But now an app has been developed to tackle that problem.  

Education Reporter Marc Ashdown has been finding out more.

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