Raising Turkish achievement in Islington

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Raising Turkish achievement in Islington
Graham Smith, School Improvement Officer for
Achievement Diversity February 2005
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Ethnicity in January 2004
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Language and ethnicity in January 2004
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Which schools?

• 6 schools (out of 60) with no Turkish speakers
• 9 schools with 50 Turkish speakers
• 23 schools with 25 Turkish speakers
• 50 of Turkish speakers in 15 of schools
• 0 schools more than 20 Turkish speakers

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KS2 English 2001-2004
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KS2 Maths 2001-2004
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KS3 Boys English 2001-2004
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KS3 Girls English 2001-2004
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Girls GCSE 2001-2004
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Boys GCSE 2001-2004
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GCSE higher levels of attainment
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Some Islington initiatives

• Good or better teaching of pupils with English as
  an additional language according to Ofsted in all
  school inspections in 2003-04
• Out of school hours learning
• Year 6 GCSE with parents
• Borough wide parents conference
• School meetings for Turkish parents
• Focus group
• Bilingual community workers
• Family numeracy workshops in Turkish
• Role model project
• Dual language book project with Minik Kardes
• Research