Nadia Potts, from the British Red Cross, will be looking at the national and local context and thinking about the impact of their journey, the asylum process and ongoing points of crisis on the young people and how this may manifest itself in the classroom. Catherine Paradine and Jessica Blake, from Portsmouth EMAS and our […]
Author: Rubi Giles
“Pamodzi Inspirational Women of Portsmouth 2019” Award
Huge congratulations to the (female) bilingual staff at EMAS for being a winner in the “Pamodzi Inspirational Women of Portsmouth 2019” award in the category Education. This is a fantastic recognition of their ongoing hard work in supporting pupils with EAL in our city schools and nurseries. The award evening was held at Royal Maritime […]
EAL Portsmouth become ‘Inclusion Experts’ for the STA
The Advisory team at EAL Portsmouth has been successful in their applications for the role of Inclusion Experts for English as an Additional Language (EAL) for the Standards and Testing Agency (STA). We will be working with the DfE to ensure that Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 national curriculum tests, reception baseline assessments […]
Starting Out for UASC
Starting Out – Creating a co-ordinated approach to UASC’s access to education in Portsmouth In June 2017, EAL Portsmouth began delivering a programme for UASC in Portsmouth, creating a series of eight roll-on, roll-off English language sessions for those young people awaiting permanent school or college placements in the city and beyond. In March 2018, […]