EMTAS training courses

Strategies to Support early stage learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Course: New Arrivals training

This is a session of approximately one hour which focuses on strategies that will support a pupil new to English to access the curriculum. A generic New Arrival session can be delivered to whole staff as part of INSET or as a twilight. Alternatively, a more tailored session covering similar material can be delivered to smaller groups of staff where it would be more useful to focus on the specific needs of an individual pupil.

A New Arrivals training session is appropriate for any members of school staff who may have contact with the pupil/parents including teachers, SENCo, teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisory assistants and admin staff.

As part of their programme of support for New Arrivals who are in the early stages of acquiring English, schools might also find it useful to implement the Young Interpreter Scheme.

For schools on the Isle of Wight

New Arrivals/New-to-English training sessions 

Course: Supporting New Arrivals who are in the early stages of acquiring English as an Additional Language (EAL)

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This generic training session looks at how practitioners can meet the language-learning needs of more advanced learners of English as an additional language.

The session:

• is suitable for staff working with pupils who have been here at least two years and who have already acquired fluency in everyday conversational English
• focuses on ways of improving pupils' use of more academic language across a range of curricular areas
• is most appropriate for teachers working in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.

TEAL is for practitioners who have an interest in developing their knowledge and expertise in working with children and young people for whom English is an additional language. It is a Masters level qualification which we run in partnership with the University of Winchester and it sits within the university's MA (Ed) programme.

What will the course include?

• Understanding how children and young adults acquire English when it is not their first language
• Strategies for the teaching and assessment of pupils with EAL
• Issues of identity beyond language acquisition: the learner, the family and the school community

Who will run the course?

The course is delivered by EMTAS Specialist Teacher Advisors working in collaboration with staff at the University of Winchester.

TEAL flyer for TEAL in the Autumn term 2019

How is the course assessed?

Students have the opportunity to submit assignments for up to 40 Masters Credits (fees vary according to the number of credits being Assignments normally take the form of an essay. Students are supported in writing and presenting at Masters level, and there is the opportunity to match the assignment focus to their own school priorities in supporting EAL learners.

What have previous TEAL Students said about the course?

I really enjoyed the quality of teaching and the resources used in the teaching. The reading we completed prior to each session was like pre-teaching, which enabled discussion and engagement with both tutors and other students.

Outstanding quality of teaching from very experienced professionals.

It [the course] has made me far more confident in my ability to deliver a primary curriculum to children with EAL.

It has provided me with a more in-depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the EAL children I work with.

Being able to study and then lead staff training using my study has been invaluable as it really means they are impacting the classroom. This training is very specific to our setting and has had impact in the pupil progress this year – results at the end of this year have improved for EAL pupils.

When will the course run?

The TEAL course is scheduled when the minimum number is recruited.

SEAL is a course for Teaching Assistants wishing to develop expertise in supporting pupils who are learning English as an Additional Language (EAL).

The course commences in the Autumn Term 2021. There are six units available and these will be delivered one a term over a two year period. Each unit focuses on a different aspect of provision for pupils with EAL.

SEAL Training

EMTAS can provide ‘Raising Awareness of Traveller Culture’ training bespoke to your setting/district.

This session will identify the different sub-groups of Travellers that come under the umbrella term “Travellers”, focus on Traveller culture, discuss any implications for schools and share good practice.

We can also support with planning to help schools and settings celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month which takes place in June.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Network Meetings

The EMTAS Traveller Team run termly network meetings. These are twilight sessions and they provide an opportunity for practitioners to meet to share best practice in relation to different aspects of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) cultures in Hampshire schools.

The meetings are open to teaching and support staff working with GRT pupils and their families as well as GRT co-ordinators, SENCOs and line managers in infant, junior and secondary settings.

Date: Wednesday 19 October 2022
Time: 3.45pm to 5pm
Venue: Online
Focus: GTRSB Pledge for Schools. The Pledge for Schools is a commitment to which schools sign up to work towards creating a welcoming environment and conditions in which Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) pupils can stay resilient and thrive academically.
Contact: Email lizzie.jenner@hants.gov.uk to register for this session.

The GRT Cross-Border Group was formed by Hampshire Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service in 2017 and brings together professionals from different Local Authorities in the south of England who work directly with or on behalf of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. It has a specific education focus.

The purpose of the GRT Cross-Border Group is to disseminate best practice across all authorities and improve the efficiency and impact of services, thus ensuring improved outcomes for GRT children and communities.

Meetings take place online and are held termly. Topics covered in the meetings are wide ranging and can include discussions on: education, institutional racism, new projects, sharing what works and what doesn’t, resources and new thinking amongst other things.

The next meeting of the Cross Border group is Monday 7 November 2022, 10am to 12.30pm.

Email Lizzie Jenner if you would like to join this meeting so we can send you a TEAMS invite and an agenda: Lizzie.jenner@hants.gov.uk

The EMTAS Specialist Teacher Advisor team offer network meetings on a range of topics throughout the academic year. These are held as twilight sessions and provide an opportunity for practitioners discuss best practice in relation to different aspects of ethnic minority achievement.

Many of our network meetings are offered online via MS Teams. Others we aim to run as in-person sessions; these are specific to a particular district of Hampshire. Venue details will be confirmed nearer the time and will depend on the Covid situation. The contingency plan will be for these sessions too to be online.

The meetings are open to teaching and support staff working with pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds as well as EMA/EAL co-ordinators, SENCOs and line managers in infant, junior and secondary settings.

Pan-Hampshire Network Meeting
Date: Thursday 22 September 2022
Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Online
Focus: Catering for the needs of refugee new arrivals
This meeting will be pertinent for schools welcoming children and young people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other parts of the world where circumstances have forced families to seek refuge in the UK

Pan-Hampshire Network Meeting
Date: Tuesday 27 September 2022
Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Online (MS Teas)
Focus: Supporting learners who are New-to-English
This session focuses on classroom strategies to support children who are new-to-English (Bell Bands A and B). It's cross phase and will cover listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Pan-Hampshire Network Meeting
Date: Tuesday 11 October 2022
Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue: Online (MS Teams)
Focus: Catering for the needs of refugee new arrivals
This meeting will be pertinent for schools welcoming children and young people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other parts of the world where circumstances have forced families to seek refuge in the UK

Pan-Hampshire network meeting
Date: Thursday 20 October 2022
Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue: Online
Focus: Supporting learners who are New-to-English
This session focuses on classroom strategies to support children who are new-to-English (Bell Bands A and B). It's cross phase and will cover listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Pan-Hampshire network meeting
Date: Tuesday 08 November 2022
Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Venue: Online
Focus: Catering for the needs of refugee new arrivals
This meeting will be pertinent for schools welcoming children and young people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other parts of the world where circumstances have forced families to seek refuge in the UK

Pan-Hampshire network meeting
Date: Wednesday 16 November 2022
Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Online
Focus: Supporting learners who are New-to-English
This session focuses on classroom strategies to support children who are new-to-English (Bell Bands A and B). It's cross phase and will cover listening, speaking, reading and writing.

A set of high-quality, cross-phase, interactive online training modules based around catering for the needs of learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Our e-learning is aimed at Governors, Teachers, HLTAs, TAs and Inclusion Managers with particular relevance for trainee teachers, NQTs and key workers recently appointed to the role of working directly with EAL learners.

There are 12 modules available:

1. Introduction to working with EAL learners
2. Core principles
3. Working with parents and the community
4. The SEND:EAL interface
5. Teaching and Learning
6. Bilingualism
7. Adult Bilingual Conferencing
8. Catering for the needs of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
9. Culturally Inclusive School
10. First Language Assessment
11. Role of EAL coordinator
12. Multilingual Perspectives

More detail about each of the above modules can be found in the EMTAS EAL e-Learning brochure

Benefits

• The materials have been developed by specialist teachers of EAL in conjunction with senior leaders and class teachers based in local schools
• They contain a variety of interactive learning materials supported by text, images, podcasts and video
• There are assessable assets and free-form activities that enable learners to reflect on their current practice
• The materials can be visited at a learner’s own pace and in their own time-frame
• The system records progress throughout each unit
• Completed units are certificated by the system and can form part of a learner’s CPD

See the EMTAS EAL E learning taster units.

Hampshire EMTAS share the hosting of the NALDIC EAL RIG meetings with Portsmouth EMAS and the University of Reading. Meetings are held termly and are free to attend.

NALDIC Berkshire Hampshire RIG
Date: Thursday 31 March 2022
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Theme: Talk Rich Teaching for Multilingual Learners

Guest speaker Naomi Flynn from the University of Reading Institute of Education will talk about her recent research trip to the US to observe a model of effective teaching for multilingual learners. She will report on lessons learned and on how she is implementing this approach with teachers in English primary schools. Discussion will focus on how small group interaction is a corner stone of good practice that raises outcomes in language and literacy development.

All welcome. If you want to attend complete and submit the Sign-up form.

Follow @HampshireEMTAS on Twitter to receive notifications about the scheduling and focus of the next NALDIC RIG meeting.

EAL Clinics can be used to offer on-going support to school-based staff. Led by an EMTAS Specialist Teacher Advisor and scheduled once a term through the school year, this model of training provides opportunities for practitioners to discuss particular pupils, questions and concerns in relation to EAL practice and provision in the classroom. Download this leaflet for more detail.

EAL Clinic Model

A GRT/Showmen Clinic can be used to offer on-going support to school-based staff, particularly GRT Co-Ordinators. Scheduled once a term through the school year, this model of training provides opportunities for practitioners to meet with an EMTAS Specialist Teacher Advisor to discuss GRT practice and provision in their school setting. Bespoke to the needs of the school, a GRT Clinic can also include a focus on next-steps planning for particular pupils/families. Download this leaflet for more detail.

GRT/Showmen Clinic

Through our Sold Services, EMTAS offers a range of services to schools and academies on the Isle of Wight.

Full details can be found in these two brochures:

Isle of Wight Brochure of Services for Primary Schools

Isle of Wight Brochure of Services for Secondary Schools

Staff from schools and academies on the Isle of Wight can access any of the EMTAS network meetings listed above.

The sessions on welcoming and supporting refugee children are being offered free to all schools and academies. The Gypsy, Roma & Traveller network meetings and the network meetings that focus on other aspects of EAL practice and provision are chargeable at the rates shown in the Isle of Wight brochures.]