EMTAS (Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Service)

Our EMTAS team are experienced in supporting schools to raise the educational attainment of our ethnic minority pupils by drawing on local community knowledge and providing high quality training for all teachers and staff.

 

If you would like to get in touch with the team, please email [email protected] 

 


                   
 

EMTAS Newsletters


Pivotal to all of our work at EMTAS is that sense of inclusion, welcome and celebration - take a look at our latest newsletters.

 

Summer Term 2023 | Autumn Term 2023 

 

 

Community Languages Project

Our Community Languages team are experienced in supporting schools to raise the educational attainment of ethnic minority pupils by providing high quality language qualifications and language support for GCSE and A-Level Community Language qualifications.


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Like us on Facebook

The EMTAS Facebook page has been created to help us stay on touch with schools and families. It will help by signposting parents and carers to practical and inspiring content, such as our daily blog. It will also be a channel for encouraging our families to celebrate their Mother Tongue and to use this in supporting their children's learning at home!
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How we can support your setting.

We offer support and advice, and specialise in the induction of newcomer children with EAL and improving outcomes for ethnic minority cohorts at risk of underachievement

 

We can provide bilingual Staff - all specialist Teachers, Bilingual TAs and Curriculum & Pastoral Support Officers.

 

We offer support and advice for working with asylum seekers, refugees, Gypsies and Roma and Irish Traveller families and support for Parents and carers who may be unfamiliar with the English education system.

 


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Talking Toddlers

Why not read Talking Toddlers produced by our Educational Psychology Service? This user friendly resource provides useful tips to support language development for our youngest learners. This  resource is available in a number of languages as well as English.

 

Arabic |  Czech  |  English  |  PolishSomali 

FREE ESOL Lessons

If you would like to practise your English, why not check out our set of six ESOL lessons? Each lesson is designed to be short, simple and easy to follow! 

Visit our ESOL lessons page for more information and to download copies.
 


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Race Equality Guidance

EMTAS can support with the recording of Racial, Homophobic and Bullying Incidents and offer race equality guidance to schools and support following racist incidents.

 


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Resources

Why not check out some resources which have been created to supprort curriclum delivery including tricky idioms and metaphors.

 

This is alongside other resources that can be used to support EAL, Refugee, Asylum Seeker, Gypsy, Roma, Irish Travellers and ethnic minority children.

 

 


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Quality Marks

The  'School of Sanctuary'  Charter celebrates providing a safe and welcoming haven for all pupils, particularly those from overseas. 


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