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EMAS Bulletin: March 2019 Dare I mention the 'B-Word'? No politics here, of course, but just a quick reminder that, judging by what happened after the referendum and spikes since, if we do leave the EU at the end of this month there is likely to be a sudden rise in racist incidents (both in and out of school). Research has continued to show how vulnerable and unsettled pupils from the EU, and their families, feel so please continue to be aware of their needs as the process continues… New Resources Just in the nick of time, here is a new resource for the Spring festival of Martisor, celebrated by Romanian and Bulgarian children at this time of the year. The EMAS Conference, 21 st May 2019, from 12:30pm Here is the flyer with all of the information that you need about the conference: Don't forget the 'good for EAL, good for ALL' mantra. If you haven't already , please book on https://schools.portsmouthlearninggateway.org.uk/courses/bookings/ Any surplus places will be offered nationally, so don't forget to book. Remember - if you are reading this, your school has two free places! New staff One of our Romanian BLAs, Alexandra Albu, is leaving us shortly to work at Highbury College and we wish her well with her career going forward. We are, however, already 'on the case' with her replacement and the closing date for the new Romanian post is this Wednesday, 6 th March. The link is
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EMAS Bulletin: March 2019Dare I mention the 'B-Word'?
No politics here, of course, but just a quick reminder that, judging by what happened after the referendum and spikes since, if we do leave the EU at the end of this month there is likely to be a sudden rise in racist incidents (both in and out of school). Research has continued to show how vulnerable and unsettled pupils from the EU, and their families, feel so please continue to be aware of their needs as the process continues…
New Resources
Just in the nick of time, here is a new resource for the Spring festival of Martisor, celebrated by Romanian and Bulgarian children at this time of the year.
The EMAS Conference, 21st May 2019, from 12:30pm
Here is the flyer with all of the information that you need about the conference:
Don't forget the 'good for EAL, good for ALL' mantra.
If you haven't already , please book on https://schools.portsmouthlearninggateway.org.uk/courses/bookings/
Any surplus places will be offered nationally, so don't forget to book.
Remember - if you are reading this, your school has two free places!
New staffOne of our Romanian BLAs, Alexandra Albu, is leaving us shortly to work at Highbury College and we wish her well with her career going forward. We are, however, already 'on the case' with her replacement and the closing date for the new Romanian post is this Wednesday, 6 th March. The link is below if you know anyone who is interested in applying:
https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/your-council/careers-portal/school-jobs/non-teaching-jobs/non-teaching-jobs
There will probably be a couple of weeks where we will, unfortunately, be short-staffed with this language but hope it won't inconvenience you too much. Please contact Ruth if you need anything at all in the interim.
We are also pleased to welcome Rebecca Reeve to the team, as an additional adviser. Becca will be working with the city's Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers, in partnership with the Virtual School, for the rest of this academic year on a part-time basis, mainly assessing these young people in school or college.
Referral Forms once again!Just another quick plea…please can you ensure that you are using the new referral forms that are GDPR-compliant. Unfortunately, one or two schools are still having their referrals returned to them to recomplete, as we are no longer able to accept referrals without parental permission recorded etc. Please contact us if you need any further support and guidance:
And, just in case, here are the forms once again:
SATsPrimary schools: please contact Ruth as soon as you have decided the support you will be requesting for the SATs tests this year. Only a few of you have been in touch so far!
Central TrainingThere are lots of courses this month.
Firstly, the three additional courses offered for primary colleagues:
KS1 Reading - March 6th , 4-5:30pm
KS2 Reading - March 7th , 4-5:30pm
KS1 Maths - March 12th , 4-5:30pm
Then, for all schools, the important:
Safeguarding - implications for BME pupils - March 27th, 1:30-4pm
Secondary colleagues have already been informed about the proposed changes to the 'Developing very early literacy for pupils in KS3 and 4', which is now not scheduled to run on the 13th March.
Please book all courses through the Portsmouth Learning Gateway https://schools.portsmouthlearninggateway.org.uk/cpd/portal.asp
If you experience any problems, please contact [email protected] for help.
Festivals and EMAS ResourcesFestivals and commemorations for this half term include:
1st March Martisor
5th March Mardi Gras
21st March Purim (Judaism)
21st March Nowruz (Kurdish and Persian New Year)
EMAS has resource packs and/or SACRE resources available for these celebrations. You already also have lots of ideas for assemblies and display material on your memory stick or we can send you a physical pack for immediate (and pain-free!) display.
And finally…We wanted to share some exciting news. Our BLA Team have been shortlisted for the city's first 'Pamodzi Inspirational Women' award in the education category.
https://pamodzicreatives.weebly.com/
We are really proud of them all.
Please keep your fingers crossed on the 7th March (International Women's Day), when Ruth and Shahnaz attend the award ceremony on the team's behalf.
Karen Thomas
023 92733130
https://eal.portsmouth.gov.uk/
