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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)
EMAS Conference

(407KB) South Gloucester letter of Invitation to Head teachers of all school

  (36KB)  SWGfL Regional ICT Conferences 2010 - Creating Connections

EMAS Conference
Narrowing the Gap for Minority Ethnic Pupils.  Whole school approaches for ensuring success within the new OFSTED framework on 22.03.10.

This conference is aimed at school EMA leaders, Local Authority officers, Head Teachers, School Governors, South West EMA delegates and  ACTES.  It will give a thorough overview of Ethnic Minority Achievement work within the context of the new OFSTED framework.  There will be national and local speakers as well as an exhibition of publishers and local organisations.  The conference is free.  See training materials at the top of this section.
(159KB)  EMAS Conference

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

(136KB) South Gloucestershire EMA Network meetings

National Strategy Programmes
School EMA leaders initial training

For Primary EMA leaders with responsibility for Minority Ethnic attainment.
(314KB) BANES: Raising the attainment of Minority Ethnic Pupils

(314KB) North Somerset: Raising the attainment of Minority Ethnic Pupils

(314KB) South Gloucestershire: Raising the attainment of Minority Ethnic Pupils

For Secondary Senior leaders with responsibility for Minority Ethnic attainment and Secondary leaders with responsibility for pupil support in Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
(155KB) Closing the Attainment Gap

New Arrivals Excellence: cross phase (rolling programme)

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.  The session will cover: the local context, how a new language is acquired, assessment for learning, intervention and support systems and the use of the EMAS website.  This session runs three times in the school year.  All schools in the three LA's may attend any one of the sessions
(124KB) New Arrivals Excellence Programme

Secondary National Strategy
EAL materials

A training session for Local Authority Secondary Strategy consultants and advisory teachers, Secondary senior leaders, secondary EMA leaders and Secondary subject leaders
(124KB) Ensuring the Attainment of more Advanced Learners of English as an Additional Language

North Somerset Schools

Assessing Newly Arrived EAL pupils: training course for North Somerset primary schools.
Audience: A training day for senior managers, teachers and teaching assistants working with children at an early stage of English and who may be new to the country at The Campus, Weston-Super-Mare on
5th October, 2009 or 6th October, 2009.  Cover is available for teachers.
(122KB) Assessing Newly Arrived EAL pupils Training Course for North Somerset Primary Schools
(84KB) Agenda
 

Assessing Newly Arrived EAL pupils: training course for North Somerset secondary schools.
Audience: A training day for senior managers, teachers and teaching assistants working with children at an early stage of English and who may be new to the country at The Campus, Weston-Super-Mare on
9th October, 2009.  Cover is available to teachers.
(122KB) Assessing Newly Arrived EAL pupils Training Course for North Somerset Secondary Schools
(84KB) Agenda