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Schools - Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS)
Summary of Service
The Wiltshire Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS) is a team within Schools Branch.
It consists of:
- a Head of Service;
- a Consultant for Race Equality and Diversity and an outreach project leader for Black pupil achievement;
- a secondary English as an Additional Language (EAL) team consisting of a team leader, three EAL advisory teachers and three bilingual assistants;
- a primary team consisting of 1 FTE team leader, three EAL advisory teachers and fourteen bilingual assistants;
- an EMAS Early Years specialist advisory teacher.
Details of Service
EMAS aims to improve the capacity of schools and settings to raise the attainment and achievement of pupils from minority ethnic groups through:
- advice and support for senior leaders in schools with school self evaluation in relation to race equality and cultural diversity and provision for minority ethnic pupils and students;
- advice and training for teachers, teaching assistants and pre-school staff on strategies to support the development of English as an additional language (EAL), including demonstration of strategies within schools;
- advice and training on ways of making the curriculum more accessible to, and relevant for, minority ethnic children and young people;
- advice and training for school and pre-school staff and governors on race equality and cultural diversity;
- support for schools with the language assessment of pupils and students learning EAL;
- support for schools with procedures for tracking and monitoring the attainment of minority ethnic pupils and students;
- bilingual support for targeted pupils and students who are new to English;
- support for schools with home-school liaison.
Contact Details
By Post
Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS)
Wiltshire County Council
5 Ascot Court
Whitehorse Business Park
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0XA
By Email
schools@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 785693
By Fax
01225 785699
| A to Z Names | Schools - Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS), Schools - language and cultural support |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Language and cultural support; Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS); EMAS |
| PID No. | 6 |
| IPSV Category | Language skills and training |
| Level 1 Name | Schools - Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS) |
| IPSV ID | 143 |
