Inclusion at Babington All in a Day’s Work Inclusion at Babington Proud Holders of The EQualities Award

678 pupils 381 EAL pupils (56.1%) 39 different first languages 35 different countries of origin 97 Somali heritage pupils (17%) 79 Roma heritage pupils (13%) 51 Indian heritage pupils (7.9%) 63 different countries of origin since 2003

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Why is a Teacher like a Gardener?

Prune the tips of the new growth to get more fruit Add photo of tutor group Layer on top photo of our flags Prune the tips of the new growth to get more fruit Prune the tips of the new growth and you get no fruit!

These plants must have wet ground These plants must have dry ground Add in training day These plants must have wet ground These plants must have dry ground

Inclusion is not thinking about who we have left in but checking who we have left out. Equality is not treating everyone the same but treating everyone to the same opportunities

They come here with this mentality … wanting to keep themselves to themselves and feel no obligation to integrate into our way of life.” They are, according to a new study, worse at learning the host language and integrating into school life than any other nationality the researchers found the most important factor was negative attitudes towards integration among the immigrant children. but some teachers observed there were the “worrying beginnings of gang behaviour” among youths from this ethnicity

What issues have we had with engaging with Roma Pupils? Literacy : if they can’t read in L1 It is harder to help them read and write in L2 Lack of prior learning Attendance Health: eyes and teeth

Catch Up Literacy LILAC What do we do? Literacy : Catch Up Literacy LILAC http://www.catchup.org.uk/CatchUpLiteracy/IntroducingCatchUpLiteracy.aspx Give pupils ways of showing understanding which by-pass literacy Give them something they want to write about. i.e. get them to write and perform their own play.

What do we do? Lack of prior learning: Teacher planning and delivery Skilling the pupil

Inclusive planning Re teach Support talk Chunk down spiral Key visuals differentiate Always check understanding Re teach Support talk Chunk down spiral Key visuals Key words Learning objectives starter Inclusive planning

Provide the pupil with ways to show what they have understood which are instant and can by-pass literacy Skilling the pupil

We arrange; Eye tests Dental appointments Health

Engaging and Communicating with parents. Welcome DVD QR codes Designated extension numbers Engaging and Communicating with parents.

People in Glass Houses There is racism in the country of origin But we are not perfect here. But where others see problems let us see people with needs. People in Glass Houses

Together with Lucie Fremlova a group of teachers from Babington have formed their own charity called REST (Roma Education Support Trust) opreroma1.webs.com Our Charity