Understanding EDEAS’ core offer
The Ethnically diverse education achievement service (EDEAS) support maintained schools, run by the local authority as well as academies, special and independent settings. In order to meet the demands of the ever changing demographics in our Devon schools we review our core offer to meet the needs of the children we support.
If you are unsure whether your school/setting is a maintained school or not, you can visit the Devon school list.
Funding for multilingual/’EAL’ children
It is useful to understand how support for multilingual children is funded in your school. Every year the government allocates ‘EAL’ funding to your school in your yearly budget. This is a set formula for primary and secondary and is calculated based on the proportion of ‘EAL’ children on roll during the October census. This funding should be allocated to supporting your multilingual children and future arrivals, as part of your Equality duty. You can view how much your school received through the School budget share calculator. Just make sure you are on the summary page, when you update the DfE number.
If must register your multilingual children correctly in the October census in order to receive this EAL funding.
Schools who are supporting some refugees, such as Afghan refugees may also be in receipt of additional funding. £4,500 for children aged 5 to 18 and £2,250 for children aged 3 and 4. The families local key worker will inform you if your school is entitled to this funding and will arrange for payment – usually through the districts council.
EDEAS does not hold any funding, please do not contact EDEAS as this is not our area.
Maintained schools
Maintained schools direct funding to EDEAS at the start of each financial year through was is known as the de-delegation budget, which funds your core offer which is:
Supporting multilingual children
- Up to 1hr online F2F interpreting per child for a meeting per year.
- Up to 2 visits of bilingual support, for new children with proficiency levels A or B. This is for languages inhouse only.
- Access to unlimited Supporting multilingualism clinics
- Access to Advisory teacher consultancy, please book a clinic in the first instance.
- Home language assessments
- Intervention through English, where bilingual support is not possible and if deemed appropriate for children with proficiency levels A or B. Please book a clinic in the first instance.
- Access our Supporting multilingual children guidance – containing all the information to support you to supporting multilingual children and their families. For a copy of this please email educate.educationethnicdiverseachievement-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
- Key inset day and twilight webinars
All support is subject to availability.
Maintained schools can purchase further services and support, as well as translation services. For further details please visit our Accessing support and training webpage.
Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen
- Short-term intervention programmes.
- Support with applying for school places.
- Advice and support with attendance – information around the use of the T code.
- Individual transition programmes for Traveller children from primary to secondary, early years to primary and secondary to post-16.
- Advisory support to help develop inclusive approaches.
- Advice on distance learning.
- Support for schools, settings and agencies to build strong links with parents and carers.
- Curriculum support to plan for opportunities to value and promote Traveller culture.
- Future focus workshops and Traveller history month (June) assemblies.
All support is subject to availability.
Maintained schools can purchase further services and support, as well as translation services. For further details please visit our Accessing support and training webpage.
Academies, special schools and independent settings
The current core offer for academies and special schools is to be able to access the content of the website and we will respond to your emails. However, you might be asked to purchased Advisory teacher consultancy time to formalise the support and advice you need.
For further details please visit our Accessing support and training webpage and for all other enquiries please email educate.educationethnicdiverseachievement-mailbox@devon.gov.uk