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
Schools receive funding for multilingual children only.
Every school receives ‘EAL’ funding, which is funding to support your Multilingual (English as an additional language) children. You will receive this in your yearly budget and it is based on you October census data.
There is a Schools budget calculator (25/26 financial year)/Schools budget calculator (26/27 financial year), which is on the public domain, where you can see how much funding a school received. This is often thousands of pounds. To use this spread sheet, ensure you are on the Summary page. Then enter the school DfE number in the top left, without the ‘/’. Press enter and then you will find the ‘EAL’ funding under the AEN tab.
Schools who are supporting some refugees, such as Afghan refugees may also be in receipt of additional funding. The families local key worker will inform you if your school is entitled to this funding – this is usually arranged through district councils.
EDEAS funding
EDEAS does not retain any funds or grant funding for requests. EDEAS are unable to support you to access further funding.
EDEAS to however often deliver funded projects, such as additional training. When these are available to schools, these will be advertised in our newsletter, Leadership update from Devon County Council to schools and on our webpages.
Maintained schools
Maintained schools direct funding to EDEAS at the start of each financial year through what is known as the de-delegation budget, which funds your de-delegated core offer which is:
Supporting multilingual children
- Funded access to EDEAS’ community learning website, via the Devon Education Services Shop platform. This platform provides a wealth of information in supporting multilingual children.
- Up to 1hr online F2F interpreting per child for a meeting per year.
- Up to 4 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.
- Intervention through English via a Bilingual Support Worker, where bilingual support is not possible and if deemed appropriate for children with proficiency levels A or B – for 2 visits. Please book a clinic in the first instance.
- Access to our Proficiency assessments.
- Access our Supporting multilingual children guidance – containing all the information to support you to supporting multilingual children and their families. You can download this from the Devon Education Services shop.
- Key inset day and twilight webinars
- EDEAS newsletters
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
- Support with applying for school places.
- Advice and support with attendance – information around the use of the T code.
- Advice on 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.
- Access to unlimited Supporting Traveller children clinics
- 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.
- Key inset day and twilight webinars
- Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen eLearning course
- EDEAS newsletters
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.
We shortly will also be offering academies a package to include consultancy and a subscription to EDEAS connect – a subscription only access hub for expert resources, guidance and community support for schools and settings. Please visit this page again or sign up to our EDEAS newsletter.
For further details please visit our Accessing support and training webpage and for all other enquiries please email educate.educationethnicdiverseachievement-mailbox@devon.gov.uk