In Cornwall, after school clubs have been set up to encourage the use of the language and there's a Manx-language primary school on the Isle of Man.

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They want total immersion in the language just like at primary school.

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The older ones had their first day at school on June 8th and 25 of the younger ones have just started at the primary school next door, where, despite language problems, teachers say they mingle well with local children.

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The OCR, meanwhile, is setting up a Language Ladder, starting at primary school, to assess children's skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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Four primary schools in County Londonderry could send pupils to an Irish language secondary school which is a 'satellite' of one in Belfast.

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