This is a good page on this website focusing on support for teachers and parents of children whose first language is not English.
Lots of useful website links on this page.
All posts by Mrs Anderson
Much Language Such Talk – new podcast
A language podcast answering your questions about language, learning, and culture.
Much Language Such Talk (MLST) is a new podcast talking about bi- and multilingualism and what it means to speak more than one language. They will explore the benefits, the advantages, the struggles of bilingualism, what it entails, and what it means in the daily life of people who speak, know, and study more than one language.
They address topics such as language change, how we learn languages at different ages, bilingualism and language disorders, language identity and culture, minority languages, language policies, language education and more.
Published every Thursday – transcript also on the website.
Link above.
Corona virus recent updates Scotland 22.9.20
Many thanks to PKAVS Minority Communities hub for posting these translations on their Facebook page of the recent updates to staying safe in Scotland during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the English, Polish and Romanian advice leaflets to download.
Covid 19 New Rules Scotland Sept 2020 Update ROMANIAN
Practice your Vocabulary with Learning Chocolate
This is quite a good website to practice your vocabulary at home.
Pick the topic, listen to the word, match it, write it and speak it.
Lots of different topics available.
EU Citizens voting in Scotland
Action for Happiness
September Action for Happiness calendar – available in various languages. Some links below, but more languages are available.
Be kind to yourself each day through September.
actionforhappiness.org/self-care-September/English
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Greek.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Hungarian.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Polish.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Portuguese.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Spanish.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Ukranian.pdf
actionforhappiness.org/september_2020_Turkish.pdf
EU Citizens staying in Scotland Translated leaflets
https://www.gov.scot/publications/eu-citizens-staying-in-scotland-leaflet-translations/
Support Information for EU citizens staying in Scotland after Brexit – Various language translations available through the link.
Have a lovely and safe summer holiday everyone!
Wishing all our pupils, families and colleagues a very happy and safe summer break.
We look forward to seeing you all again in the New term.
With best wishes from the EAL Team in Perth & Kinross.
Rights of EU Citizens in Scotland
This is a link to information about EU citizens rights in Scotland.
In addition to existing support under the Stay in Scotland campaign, the Scottish Government commissioned JustCitizens.Scot, a legal centre for justice and human rights, to develop a range of factsheets for EU citizens. This guidance explains the rights of EU citizens in Scotland to vote, work and access healthcare, education, housing and benefits. These are now available in English, Polish, Romanian, Lithuanian, Spanish and Italian.
Factsheets for the following are also available :
The English Hub for Refugees
Continuing the celebration of Refugee Week this is a nice website with some good resources in the Materials section to support your New to English (A1) learners. Both downloadable worksheets and online learning practise available.
