EAL School & Department Overview 

At Ladybridge High 47% of our students are now from an ethnic minority background (29% in 2004). 36% have EAL with half of these being INAs within the last 3 years and in the school we currently have 49 different first languages.

At Ladybridge we have an EAL base called ‘Mercury’ (part of the Planet Suite of support teams). Our EAL team comprises:

Pam Spurling - Director of EAL

Fatima Ashraf LSA (Assistant Director of EAL)

Carol Gresty - LSA (Assistant Director of EAL)

Yvonne Skelton LSA (Assistant Director of EAL)

 

Plus a BEMAS funded Somali heritage worker (2 days per week), 2 part time temporary assistants (15hrs total as part of the MEAP project, 1 part-time Pakistani (male) heritage mentor as part of the MEAP project, plus a Roma mentor working for the Travellers Service.

Our Mission Statement is:

  • To meet the needs of EAL students so that they can overcome barriers to learning and achievement.
  • To narrow achievement gaps by careful targeting of lower achieving ethnic minority groups.
  • To provide access to education for International new arrivals by effective assessment, induction and integration into the mainstream.
  • To support EAL students with emotional, social and cultural needs.
  • To involve parents in their children’s learning.

We provide:

  • Induction for International new arrivals
  • A programme of early stages of English language experience
  • Ongoing in/out of class support across the curriculum
  • Year10/Year11 EAL withdrawal groups to reduce options and provide more personalised learning for International new arrivals
  • Year8/Year9 English withdrawal groups for focused/appropriate English teaching within level 2/3
  • Help/advice for other staff
  • Mentoring Project, e.g. BLT/in house Pakistani heritage mentoring
  • Focused support for underachieving groups e.g. MEAP, project for Somali/Pakistani heritage
  • Nurturing/pastoral support for any EAL students but especially International new arrivals
  • Liaison with other agencies, e.g.
    • Starting Point
    • Travellers Service
    • BEMAS
    • Connexions/College
    • Somali Community Centre
  • MFL exams in first language
  • Attendance issues and home visits
  • Data collection/compilation reporting
  • Baseline data – English reports to parents for withdrawal groups
  • Parents/community involvement

 

For more information please feel free to contact:

Pam Spurling on 333355 Ext 122