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National Conference

National Conference. Glasgow City Council has been working with the City of Marseille through a Comenius Regio Partnership to devise policy and practice for the support of newly arrived young people to both cities during their transition from primary school to secondary school.

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National Conference

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  1. National Conference Glasgow City Council has been working with the City of Marseille through a Comenius Regio Partnership to devise policy and practice for the support of newly arrived young people to both cities during their transition from primary school to secondary school.

  2. THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT • Amanda Miller • EAL Teacher (English as an Additional Language) • Shawlands Academy, Glasgow • DjamelSaada • English Teacher • College Jules Ferry, Marseille

  3. Multilingual, multiracial, inner city school SHAWLANDS ACADEMY • Roll of 1200 12-18 year olds • Bilingual pupils - 560 Recent arrivals - 188 • Recent Arrivals: • S1 - 14% S2 - 18% S3 - 26% • S4 - 15% S5 -12% S6 - 8%

  4. THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT • Introduction and background • Examples of whole school transition arrangements • First steps • Marseille visit • Transition Activities • Next steps • Film clip • Questions

  5. EXAMPLES OF WHOLE SCHOOL TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS S1 visit P7 classes P7 parent meeting at Shawlands P7 2 day visit P7 mini-visits P7 after school clubs P7 parents meetings in primaries

  6. 5 EAL teachers at Shawlands • 1 EAL teacher links with 1 primary school • Cuthbertson Primary

  7. FIRST STEPS • Shadowing of A Miller by Alanna Melville (EAL Teacher at Cuthbertsons) • Increased communication • ex Cuthbertson pupil experiences • Different experiences of EAL teachers • Met ex pupils • Continuity

  8. MARSEILLE VISIT • Learning • Commitment of staff • Parental involvement

  9. TRANSITION ACTIVITIES • Meetings (ongoing) • Visit to Marseille (November 2011) • Marseille colleagues visit to Glasgow (June 2012) • Email contact with Djamel Saada

  10. TRANSITION ACTIVITIES • Met with A Melville (January and May) • P7 Parents night (March) • Met P7 teachers (May)

  11. TRANSITION ACTIVITIES • Shadowing (A Melville, December 2011) • Visits to Cuthbertson with 2 S1 pupils and 2 S2 • pupils (March and May) • Young Leaders

  12. TRANSITION ACTIVITIES • Young Leaders – Connecting classrooms • S2 pupils • Visit to Cuthbertson Primary • Informal information sharing

  13. TRANSITION ACTIVITIES • Young Leaders • September – end October • Friday lunchtimes • Mentoring • Literacy program

  14. NEXT STEPS • 2-day visit • Settling in period (first few weeks of term) • Meetings organised - help with homework • - general support • Further develops links between EAL teachers and • pupils

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