dreamgirl Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Does anyone have an EAL policy or some sort of document to show their good practice??? Want to get ready for the big O and feel this is a gap in my documents. Ta very much if you are out there!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Im not sure you need a separate EAL policy, but you might cover something in your inclusion or equality of opportunities policy. Have you been told you need a separate policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamgirl Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 No but we have been told that outstanding settings often have an EAL policy or protocol as quite visible. I am trying to put something together that pulls together what we are doing as we have a high proportion of EAL children. I also want to make sure that there are not too many gaps in our practice. Feel I would benefit from seeing something written down. We have a general inclusion policy but it's not practical enough for what I want. Applies to the whole school. I want something more tailored to EYFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If it's all in the school policies you don't need a separate one...just making sure the school policy covers anything different that is required by EYFS statutory legislation would suffice. To be honest Ofsted are more interested in the impact of policy on outcomes rather than the papers themselves - do your EMA/EAL children do as well as all the rest? Do you have any children from grops that do least well nationally such as GRT? Knowing the data re EMA groups is important. That is how they identify gaps in practice!! Cx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If it's all in the school policies you don't need a separate one...just making sure the school policy covers anything different that is required by EYFS statutory legislation would suffice. To be honest Ofsted are more interested in the impact of policy on outcomes rather than the papers themselves - do your EMA/EAL children do as well as all the rest? Do you have any children from grops that do least well nationally such as GRT? Knowing the data re EMA groups is important. That is how they identify gaps in practice!! Cx What are grops/EMA/GRT?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Sorry- groups such as Gypsy, Roma, Traveller (GRT), EMA is shorthand for ethnic minority achievement so relates to any children who are not coded as white british in any ethnicity data. Looking at gaps and being able to talk about what you are doing to narrow/close gaps in achievement is a big Ofsted focus in terms of gaining good or better. Cx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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