EAL and GRT e-learning courses

These are offered free of charge to Schools who have a Service Level Agreement with the Inclusion Support Service Kent (ISSK) or £30 per person plus VAT.

Supporting Children with English as an Additional Language

All staff in school need to have an understanding of EAL pedagogy if they are to meet the needs of children and young people who are learning English as an additional language.

This e-learning module provides guidance to both Teachers and TAs on how to support and engage EAL pupils in their learning and explores a range of effective EAL intervention strategies that will accelerate progress and raise the achievement of both newly arrived EAL learners and more advanced Bilingual pupils.

Raising awareness of Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller Communities

"Pupils from Gypsy or Roma backgrounds and those from a Traveller or Irish heritage background had the lowest attainment of all ethnic groups throughout their school years... were also most likely to be excluded... to be absent [and] were also far less likely to stay in education after the age of 16 than pupils in any other ethnic group.” Race Disparity Audit October 2017

“Schools have a duty to ensure that no group is discriminated against and that they are challenging any inequality and stereotypes that students encounter. They have a duty to ensure that no one is bullied on the basis of their ethnicity while ensuring that children of all genders are enabled to thrive throughout their education.” Women and Equalities Committee 2018

This e-learning module will support schools to ensure that Gypsy, Roma, Traveller pupils will have equality of opportunity in regard to accessing education by developing an awareness of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller culture, possible barriers to inclusion and how overcome these.