EAL Task 1
EAL TASK 1 (Q13)
School systems and policies for meeting the needs of children with EAL and/or Black and Minority Ethnic pupils
What are the needs in this school regarding EAL and ethnic minority achievement?
Middle Row Primary School has a population of 39% pupils who are bilingual. A total number of 21 different languages are spoken throughout the school. According to the Race Equality Policy, 57% of the pupils have English as an additional language. The school has a majority of the ethnic minority as stated below:
• 17% - Mixed White/Caribbean • Moroccan – 15% • Black Caribbean – 12% • Somali – 11% • White British – 11%
What written policies are there about the school’s approach?
The school has a general EMA policy …show more content…
Due to shortage of staff it becomes impossible to extend support to each and every EAL child present in the school. Support is still provided to the best of ability.
How are parents involved and what systems exist for developing home-school relationship?
In autumn term (Nov ’09) MRPS in coordination with the RBK&C arranged a session for the parents of EAL children. Many parents attended the session, which was mainly focused on the importance of home languages. The school is working towards involving the parents and having more sessions on developing home-school relationships. In the past there have been sessions on parent child reading in the classroom which was quite a success.
Find out how it uses local and national data to inform its practice. Are there any particular groups that are targeted for support?
The school prioritizes in providing support to beginner levels of EAL children. So far, the school haven’t categorised any particular target group as the main focus stays with children who are new in the country or the ones with little or no English language at
School systems and policies for meeting the needs of children with EAL and/or Black and Minority Ethnic pupils
What are the needs in this school regarding EAL and ethnic minority achievement?
Middle Row Primary School has a population of 39% pupils who are bilingual. A total number of 21 different languages are spoken throughout the school. According to the Race Equality Policy, 57% of the pupils have English as an additional language. The school has a majority of the ethnic minority as stated below:
• 17% - Mixed White/Caribbean • Moroccan – 15% • Black Caribbean – 12% • Somali – 11% • White British – 11%
What written policies are there about the school’s approach?
The school has a general EMA policy …show more content…
Due to shortage of staff it becomes impossible to extend support to each and every EAL child present in the school. Support is still provided to the best of ability.
How are parents involved and what systems exist for developing home-school relationship?
In autumn term (Nov ’09) MRPS in coordination with the RBK&C arranged a session for the parents of EAL children. Many parents attended the session, which was mainly focused on the importance of home languages. The school is working towards involving the parents and having more sessions on developing home-school relationships. In the past there have been sessions on parent child reading in the classroom which was quite a success.
Find out how it uses local and national data to inform its practice. Are there any particular groups that are targeted for support?
The school prioritizes in providing support to beginner levels of EAL children. So far, the school haven’t categorised any particular target group as the main focus stays with children who are new in the country or the ones with little or no English language at