PowerPoint Presentation - NEW ARRIVALS

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NEW ARRIVALS
Meeting their needs in school
A CIRCLE PRESENTATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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What are the needs of newly arrived EAL pupils?

• To be made welcome
• To feel safe and secure
• To find their way without getting lost
• To have someone to turn to
• To make friends
• To learn English
• To follow the National Curriculum

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Suggestions for the first early days in school

• Pupils can spend useful time just listening,
  getting accustomed to the sounds of English,
  gradually picking up new words
• CIRCLE staff talk to tutor group
• Gradual introduction to timetable
• ICT English learning programmes
• Workbooks for lessons when they cant access
  curriculum
• Bilingual notebook

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How can the school meet the needs of newly
arrived pupils?

• School induction process for new pupils
• Placing pupils in appropriate year, class, set
• Peer support, Study Buddy Scheme
• Sixth form, volunteer, LSW support, mentoring
• English tuition
• Inclusion in mainstream lessons (teaching
  strategies, differentiated work)

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How can CIRCLE support the school in meeting the
needs of newly arrived pupils?
Advice to Mainstream staff
Study Schemes
Initial Assessment Of English
Resources
English Teaching
Support Agreement
Information Booklets
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Information booklets from CIRCLE which will
answer many questions about EAL pupils

• What do I do with a pupil who speaks no
  English?
• H.E.L.P. (How to elicit language from
  pupils)
• How long does it take to learn English?
• The Growth of Language
• What will pupils be able to do in my lesson?
• Advice to subject teachers (A4 Sheet)

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Resources available from CIRCLE

• Language Packages I II
• Family Partnership Book scheme
• Lets write a book scheme
• multimedia multilingual book project
• bilingual dictionaries and resources
• advice on CD ROMs and ICT resources
• reading schemes and CD ROMs
• visual aids (posters, games, flash-cards)
• workbooks, textbooks, worksheets, reading
  audio-books
• Gloucester and Gloucestershire library
  resources

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Recognizing the additional needs of EAL pupils
Pupils may have additional needs because

1. refugees and pupils seeking
   asylum/unaccompanied children
2. cultural and/or religious differences
3. differences in educational systems
4. differences in script of first language
5. lack of school experience
6. non-literate in first language
7. SEN as well as EAL
8. emotional social needs

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Meeting the additional needs of EAL pupils

• refugee information pack, resources INSET
  from CIRCLE
• community contacts
• school uniform - girls may need to wear
  headscarves, long- sleeved
  shirts, appropriate PE/swimming kit
• pupils may need prayer facilities for
  Ramadan, etc
• maintaining bilingualism, celebrating
  festivals cultural diversity,
  bilingual books
• strategies for inclusion of non-literate
  pupils
• access and training in ICT

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What about exams?

• additional GCSEs in own first language/s
• rules for SATs disapplication, extra time,
  etc
• Pitmans ESOL exams
• ICT qualifications (CLAIT)
• alternative exams for late arrivals/ pupils
  with little previous schooling (AEB Achievement
  in literacy/ numeracy, Welsh Board English
  exams)
• work experience
• CIRCLE achievements booklet

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What Next?
If you need any advice or help in arranging an
INSET
Contact CIRCLE on 01452 427261