Listed here are a collection of links to useful sites and information regarding EAL and ethnic minority issues. Home Office website - Government site outlining information regarding Immigration and asylum the commission for racial equality - website Refugee Action - independent charity supporting refugees Refugee Council- organisation working with refugees Multiverse- Multiverse provides teacher educators and student teachers/ trainees with resources that focus on the educational achievement of pupils from diverse backgrounds EAL Overview from DfES A language in common- assessing English as an additional language from the QCA Common European Framework of reference for languages: Learning, teaching assessment (Council of Europe, 2001) Could they do even better? A report from Ofsted outlining the needs of advanced bilingual learners Current information regarding ethnic minority teaching from the DfES Minority Ethnic Pupils in Mainly White Schools- Guidance from the DfES Aiming high:Guidance on Supporting the Education of Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children- DfES Aiming high:Guidance on the assessment of pupils learning English as an additional language - DfES EAL Assessment of pupils - DfES Terminology for ethnic background categories - DfES Induction training for teaching asistants in primary and secondary schools- a useful guide from the DfES Learning for all- standards for racial equality in schools from the CRE NALDIC - national association for language development in the curriculum Points to remember when supporting pupils with EAL- teachernet outline of issues relating to the teaching of EAL Raising the attainment of minority ethnic pupils: School and LEA responses - Ofsted report on the attainment of minority ethnic pupils Primary National Strategy EAL Programme - from the DfES Raising achievement of bilingual learners - interim report from nfer Removing the Barriers- a resource pack from the DfES sharing good practice Racist bullying - Advice for schools on countering prejudice driven bullying in schools Race equality in education: Good practice in schools and local education authorities - Ofsted School's Race Equality Policies - from Issues to Outcomes - DfES The education of asylum seeker pupils- report from Ofsted surveying 37 schools across the country Grammar for Writing, supporting pupils learning EAL - DfES Raising achievement of children learning English as an additional language: Self-evaluation to establish priorities -Primary National Strategy November 2005 |
