Our EAL team works collaboratively with colleagues in educational establishments to provide support for learners with additional support needs (ASN) to help them achieve their individual targets and reach their full potential.
Currently over 20 languages are spoken in East Ayrshire including Polish, Russian, Arabic, Latvian, Chinese and Urdu.
The English as an Additional Language (EAL) team is part of East Ayrshire Support Team (EAST). It provides support for children and young people from 2 to 18 years who:
- have little or no English
- have limited English
- appear fluent in English but are not achieving to their full potential
For more information on our EAL team, access our service information leaflet here.
Welcome Packs for young people arriving in Scotland from Afghanistan
In response to the arrival of Afghan refugee families to Scotland, the EIS Equality Department has updated the Welcome Packs for young people arriving in Scotland to include translations in Dari and Pashto, in addition to French, Polish and Arabic; all of the information packs are accessible online and available to download, in all of the aforementioned languages.
