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This section contains details of EMAS training courses for schools in South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset.

All courses are based on the following National Strategy programmes:

·       Raising the achievement of Black Pupils (primary and secondary)

·       Excellence and Enjoyment: Bilingual Pupils (primary)

·       Ensuring the attainment of more advanced learner of English as an additional language (secondary)

·       New Arrivals Excellence programme (cross phase)

Local EMA Network Meetings: cross phase
School EMA leaders initial training: primary and secondary
New Arrivals Excellence: cross phase (rolling programme)

Local EMA Network Meetings: cross phase
Network meetings are designed for Inclusion leaders for Ethnic minority achievement and other interested teaching staff.

(136KB) BANES EMA Network meetings

(136KB) North Somerset EMA Network meetings

(133KB) South Gloucestershire EMA Network meetings

Network themes:

October 2010
Good practice networking
Speaking and listening
Structured talk

February 2011
Good practice networking
Transition
New primary curriculum

June 2011
Good practice networking
Narrowing the Gap - linking EMA principles to strategies fir addressing the needs of white pupils with FSM

National Strategy Programmes
School EMA leaders initial training
Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

(321KB)  Raising the Attainment of Minority Ethnic pupils
  For school leaders with responsibility for minority ethnic attainment.  EMA leader initial training follow up day for new and existing EMA leaders.  Open to all EMA leaders who want to update their skills and knowledge.

For EMA leaders with responsibility for Minority Ethnic attainment
Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

  (320KB) Raising the Attainment of Minority Ethnic pupils
EMA Leader initial training.  For school leaders with responsibility for minority ethnic attainment.

Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
(124KB) Induction and Assessment of New Arrivals
'A training session for teachers and teaching assistants working with children and young people at an early stage of English and who may be new to the country.'