Educational Challenges Faced by International Students in the UK

: concept, debate and theory
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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Topic- Educational challenges faced by international primary and secondary-level students
in the UK: A Case-study of students who migrated from India to UK.
MAIN BODY
Concept, debate and theory
In present time, education challenges are highly being faced by migrants when they go to
aboard for further studies (, J.F. and Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, 2019.). Basically, it has been found
that Indian students mostly travel to Australia, UK, US and other European countries for studies.
There are many reasons due to which student went to these nations for studying. Therefore,
education and training practitioners can benefit from guidance and with help of sharing the good
practices can assist to address the learning needs of students in increasingly diverse and
multilingual classrooms. It might be high quality level of education, more facilities, etc. but it
becomes difficult for migrant to adjust within the country culture and education system.
Generally, at primary and secondary level only the challenges are faced by Indian students in
UK. They are racism, homesickness, language and cultural barriers, etc. Alongside, it is found
that some students are not able to grasp things which is taught by professors in UK. it might be
because of accent in their language or way of teaching (Godfrey and Brown, 2019). However,
due to it at primary level Indian students are not able to perform well in their studies. Moreover,
it is found that curriculum followed in UK is completely different from Indian education system.
So, students are not able to understand that curriculum. Furthermore, for a migrant the main
thing that matter in education is classroom environment. Here, student finds a difference or gap
in environment due to which he is not able to concentrate in studies. Student feel very nervous in
classroom thus he hesitates in asking questions to tutor. It has been analysed that the pattern or
way of teaching in primary and secondary level is different (Godfrey and Brown, 2019). Hence,
migrant student finds it difficult to understand lectures given by teacher. In order to develop the
learning of migrant student this is crucial to have a policy in school to keep the better monitoring
over develop of migrant student and help them where it needed.
To promote better learning in the migrant student school function plays primary driver of
integration that works as a link to resources and assets. It can be helpful in promoting the healthy
development for the migrant students (R.J. and Lee, 2019). In order to so, the universities,
schools and other educational institutes must apply social capital theory as this argues that social
relationship have value. To promote better learning in youth, family, community and school
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