Ethnic Minority Achievement Support Service (EMAS)
Who are we?
We are a team of advisory teachers, bilingual consultants and teaching assistants who work in partnership with schools and minority communities to meet the needs of learners of English as an additional language (EAL) and ethnic minority pupils who are at risk of underachieving.
Who is the service for?
- Pupils who use a language other than English at home and in the community. They may be recent arrivals, returnees from extended stays abroad or UK- born.
- Ethnic minority pupils at risk of under-achieving.
- Bilingual and ethnic minority families.
- School staff and support services working with EAL and ethnic minority pupils.
How does the EMAS service operate?
- We assess each school’s needs through negotiation. Schools contact us via a referral form.
- We work with schools and parents to collect necessary information on pupil’s educational background, linguistic ability, cultural and religious identity.
- We work in partnership with school staff to promote effective teaching and learning and to disseminate good practice.
- We give schools and parents guidance on reporting and dealing with racism.
- We run training courses for teachers and teaching assistants.
EMAS Resource Centre
The EMAS Centre has a range of resources suitable for teaching EAL. It also provides a sample of multi-cultural resources and dual text books. Resources and teaching materials are available on loan.
We would like to post original EAL materials developed by schools ( full accreditation and remuneration given). Please contact us if you think you have anything which would be of interest.
