Many thanks to the creators of this video www.kilogramme.co.uk .
This illustrates very well how EAL pupils feel coming to a new country and a new school and what other pupils might be able to do to help them.
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Test and Protect Information translated
Test and Protect information
Test and Protect is a public health measure designed to interrupt the spread of coronavirus in the community.
The Test and Protect approach aims to:
- identify people who have the virus
- trace those who have been in close contact with an infected person for a long enough period of time to be at risk of infection
- support these close contacts to self-isolate, so that if they have the virus they are less likely to transmit it to others
Further information about Test and Protect is available from NHS Inform.
Please also find on the links to Test and Protect information translated into a range of community languages.
https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/21898/Test-and-Protect-information
With thanks to Perth & Kinross Council
Supporting and understanding Roma Communities
This is a very informative and useful link for anyone wanting to be better informed about and feel better able to understand and support our Roma community and students in our schools.
https://smp.eelga.gov.uk/migrant-workers/parallel-lives-roma-project/
With thanks to Rachel Heathcock, Project officer, East of England Local Government Association & Jane Driver, Deputy Principal Teacher, Queen Katherine Academy
World Children’s Day 20th November 2020
- A special day to celebrate and think of Children around the world.
- Join the voice of youth drawing challenge here: Voice of Youth Challenge
- There are lots of lovely pictures here already to look at and talk about.
- Some other ideas on how to take part are listed on World Children’s Day 2020
New Ways November 2020 – Action for Happiness
This months calendar – available in different languages – gives some ideas to try out new thing each day. This might help us manage the ongoing Covid 19 restrictions and challenges in our lives.
The calendar maintains that “Covid is restricting our lives, but we can find new ways to keep making progress. Trying out new things can actually boost our well-being. When we open up to new ideas, it helps us stay curious and engaged. It can also bring a sense of accomplishment and help to boost our self-confidence and resilience. There are so many ways to learn new things and this month we’re encouraging everyone to find new and creative ways to overcome our frustrating situations.”
https://www.actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-november
More languages are available on the website.
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.
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.
Teach First
This link is to a database of websites shared by teachers which has many useful resources for learning. It has been compiled by Teach First, a social Enterprise dedicated to building a fair education for all. https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149TQzqLlY7C-jxbCRdMYz8oYXxfimhI1k9IiI-PxWe4/edit?usp=sharing
Informed Scotland – Wakelet
Education Scotland’s Laura Mcintosh has collated some sites to support ESOL learners with English. You can access each site from this link or create your own account and save it to access any time.
The site links you to:
BBC Learning English
SQA
Scottish Refugee Council
NATECLA Scotland
Migration Scotland
Learn English Glasgow
and more…
