Accessing support and training
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Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen support
Please visit our dedicated webpages, which has a wealth of information – including improving your awareness of cultures and the attendance coding. It is important to understand that Gypsy, Roma, Traveller & Showmen are ethnicities and therefore it is not EDEAS’ role to ‘register’ or approve a families chosen ethnicity.
Ellen Tout is our dedicated Gypsy, Roma, Traveller & Showmen advisory teacher and you can contact her directly by emailing her: ellen.tout@devon.gov.uk
English as an additional language (EAL) support
You will find advice, guidance and support for all aspects of a child’s EAL journey in our EAL guidance September 2024.
Quick links:
- EAL Bilingual support and Interpreter booking form
- EAL Clinic booking – for maintained schools and EYS attached to maintained schools only.
- Translation services – email your document to educate.educationbilingualsupport-mailbox@devon.gov.uk for a free quote.
- Advisory consultancy – for academies and other settings
We are no longer requesting schools register new arrivals with us.
Maintained schools have already allocated our support within the wider DCC budget and therefore some support is fully funded.
Early Years settings which are attached to maintained schools can access our clinics. We also offer resources and dedicated EAL in Early Years website with further guidance.
All other establishments, such as academies, independent early years settings, special and independent schools you need to invest in our support and to give you a general guide to costings we have outlined some key areas of support below.
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| 6hrs Advisory consultancy –home language assessment, long-term consultancy, bespoke training, or academic and engagement intervention | £497 +VAT |
| 3hrs Advisory consultancy – child observation or short-term consultancy | £299 +VAT |
| 1hr Advisory consultancy – general EAL enquiries (guidance and support), EAL advisory meeting (advice on meeting the needs of ethnic minority children, SEN/EAL, planning for induction, inclusion and transition), EAL consultancy at multi-agency meetings, EAL assessment support or advice about resources and cultural celebrations | £124 +VAT |
| 6hrs Bilingual support, from BSWs | £309 +VAT |
| 3hrs Bilingual support, from BSWs | £185 +VAT |
| 2hrs Bilingual support, from BSWs | £154 +VAT |
| 1hr Interpreter support – online F2F, from BSWs or external interpreting agencies | £93 +VAT |
| 1hr Interpreter support – onsite F2F, from BSWs | £116 +VAT |
| 1hr Translation service, from BSWs | £60 +VAT |
Training opportunities
We will deliver various training opportunities throughout the year. Training opportunities for 24/25 academic year can be booked via the Devon Education Services shop. We can also offer bespoke training sessions to primary and secondary schools, and early years settings.
We are also delivering training on key INSET dates and twilights, to support schools in allocating time to improve their awareness and skills regarding EAL, Traveller support and equality.
These training sessions are fully funded for Devon maintained schools and Early Years settings (attached to maintained schools). They are also heavily discounted for all other schools and settings. All Equality, diversity and inclusion training is also currently fully funded for this academic year.
The training will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams and we will cover the following topics:
Bullying, prejudice, and racism training
This whole school interactive training session initiates the discussion of staff’s understanding of bullying, prejudice and racism, whilst supporting the use of our BPRI guidance.
Closing the EAL word gap
Vocabulary is one of the key building blocks in learning a new language and EAL learners of all ages and at all stages of English language proficiency need additional support to increase their vocabulary. Bilinguals will have different strategies and needs to English as a first language children so join us to find out more.
Supporting EAL writers
This is a workshop for teachers working with EAL learners who struggle to write despite being able to communicate. It considers latest research (2015,Victoria Murphy) which illustrates that children with EAL, even when matched on language skills to native-speaking children, still show key differences on their written compositions in relation to native-speaking children.
Improving EAL support
An introduction to understanding an EAL learner and how best to support them in the classroom.
Equality, diversity and inclusion awareness
An introduction to raising awareness of equality, diversity and supporting your setting to be fully inclusive.
Supporting EAL children in the Early Years
An increasing number of children in Early Years settings are learning English as an additional language. There is no doubt about the importance that language plays in the lives of children. Language develops rapidly in the early years and all young children, including children learning EAL, benefit from good quality provision which focuses on interaction and the development of communication skills. This training session is aimed at Early Years practitioners working with children who are learning EAL.
Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen Awareness training
Have a better understanding of the barriers which effect Traveller families in accessing education and have an improved awareness of how to engage effectively with these communities.
We can deliver the training packages described above on other suitable dates, in person and online and we can tailor make bespoke training on your chosen area and topic. These can be purchased and booked via the Devon Education Services shop.