The DCSF for National Strategies is rich in resources for teaching and planning for BME pupils, particularly EAL. The site can be accessed from the following link: www.standards.dscf.gov.uk.
The Bracknell site has some very good resources for teaching on it, partciularly Bilingual Phrase Books for Beginners in Czech, Polish, Thai and German to name but a few. Their web-site is: http://www.bfinclusion.org.uk/EAL%20files/Resnewtoeng.htm
The Britkid site built by Chris Gaine is really good for use in class discussions on race. It can also encourage empathy to different ethnic groups through individuals taking on the role of one of the young people. www.Britkid.org.uk
Below are a web-links to various sites that NASSEA member organisations have constructed. They provide lots of useful information that can be used in the claassroom, for inservice training, strategic planning and for background information.
If there are any web-sites that you think would benefit a wider audience, please contact the web master through the forum messaaging board.
English as an Additional Language -
This site provides some good links to other web-sites. They have produced a CD, the content of which is on their web-site. It gives advice to schools which have little or no experience of supporting newly arrived EAL pupils. There is a particularly good faq section supporting schools who are not experienced in working with newly arrived pupils.
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/sats/ema/ealprof.asp
The resources below have been found to be useful for Cumbria:
General EAL issues
http://www.qca.org.uk/8476.html
This QCA website ‘Pathways to Learning’ contains excellent information on supporting newly
arrived pupils with EAL
http://www.emaonline.org.uk/ema/
This is a resource base that has been developed by Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester LAs.
The ‘EAL and Bilingual Resources’ section links to many resources including multilingual
stories, lesson plans and guidance.
http://www.dgteaz.org.uk/resources/letters.htm
This contains translated letters in many languages and is available on this website.
http://www.naldic.org.uk/
The National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum works to provide information regarding supporting pupils with EAL.
These following web-sites have been taken from the Leeds Learning web-pages
The bilingual books project is very interesting. It is one from Canada and not only gives resources and ideas, articulates clearly the pedagogical research into effective practice
Translation Websites
The following websites can be used for supporting translation, but you should always be aware that accuracy of translation websites can vary.
http://www.systransoft.com/index.html
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Tagalog_for_Kids/tagalog_for_kids_fs.htm
Bury also have a web-site where all resources can be used free of charge
http://www.bury.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/SchoolsAndColleges/EthnicMinorityAchievementService/Default.htm
Curriculum - Primary, Secondary
The Collaborative Learning web-site have a lot of ideas and lessons for teaching bilingual pupils. It's site is well worth delving into.
http://www.collaborativelearning.org.
Improving Self-Esteem
Developing the self-esteem of an individual is important if that person is to become a successful learner, a confident individual and a responsible citizen
The Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning(SEAL) materials provide a wealth of resources that can be used in the classroom for any child of young person.
http://bandapilot.org.uk/primary/
http://bandapilot.org.uk/secondary/
