{"id":21199,"date":"2023-07-24T10:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings-new\/?page_id=21199"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:02:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/ethnically-diverse-education-achievement-service\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the EDEAS team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Devon Ethnically Diverse Education Achievement Service (EDEAS) is a dedicated multi-ethnic and multilingual team with over 30 years of experience, working closely with Devon education establishments to remove barriers and inequalities in attainment and achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By working alongside you, we can help your establishment to improve educational outcomes for children and young people from ethnically diverse communities, including Traveller heritages, as well as those learning English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We provide expert advice, guidance and training to help raise attainment and close the performance gap for these children. Our approach is flexible and responsive, giving you the right level of support when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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EDEAS Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header>

  • Katarina Tasinkiewicz<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Lead Ethnically Diverse Advisory Teacher, specialising in multilingualism and EYFS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Cary-Anne Ginns<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Lead Ethnically Diverse Advisory Teacher, specialising in multilingualism and EDI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Alina Nishkur<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker and team support, specialising in Ukrainian and Russian<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Cevdet Acu<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Turkish and Kurdish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Vivek Sulochana<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Sahar Ghrab<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Arabic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Rubaiya Haque<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Bengali<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Jennifer Wang<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Cantonese and Mandarin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Anna Lesniewska <\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Polish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Rachel Vu<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Vietnamese<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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  • Omid Afghan<\/span><\/h3><\/header>

    – Bilingual Support Worker, specialising in Dari and Pashto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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