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  • English as an Additional Language

    Welcome from Mrs Zolnowska-Bull, EAL Co-ordinator:

     

    Welcome to the EAL section of our school web site! The wonderfully diverse linguistic and ethnic community at our school is such a great asset and brings so much to our school. We are very grateful for you all being part of our school community and we are always here to work together with you and offer our support. Being able to understand, speak, read or write in more than one language is a real superpower and something that we celebrate with our pupils. We treasure and celebrate children's cultural heritage and your family's traditions and we recognise and welcome the diversity of our community and how much we can all learn from one another. 

     

    We have gathered some information here that you - Parents and Carers - may find useful when supporting your children with their learning at home, or when preparing for the next phases in their education. We would like to support you at every stage of this journey so if there is any information that you find here that you would like to discuss with Mrs Zolnowska-Bull in more detail, please do contact me at: kasha.zolnowska-bull@mastacademy.co.uk. 

     

    Information about the education system in England (in English and 22 languages) - including primary and secondary phases:

    https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/guidance/parental-involvement/guidance-for-parents-english-education-system/

     

    Supporting your child's learning at home:

    https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/guidance/parental-involvement/guidance-for-parents-helping-children-learn/

     

    SEND guidance in English and translated into 9 languages:

    https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/guidance/parental-involvement/send-guidance-available-in-different-languages/

     

    Please come back here for more news and updates linked to speaking English as an Additional Language, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, and the wonderfully diverse heritage of our school community! If you are interested in helping us with interpreting from and into your first language, please also get in touch. We recognise that there is so much new information when families are new to the school system that we would like to work together with all parents and carers to share our language skills and help one another as needed.