EAL Provision in St Paul’s College, Kilrea. Working to a new future of inclusion and diversity Irish English Slovakian Polish French

Where we are …. At present we have 9 EAL children in our school, they are spread throughout the school, from Year The children come from Poland and Lithuania. The children who are here are well settled and happy in St Paul’s College.

What has been achieved so far… The children who are here are secure and happy in St Paul’s College. We have put in place an Induction Procedure for New Arrivals, which formalises admission of New Pupils. A Welcome Booklet has been produced for all new children joining our school community. A bank of resources is currently available on the schools public site on C2k computers. This is updated regularly.

Our action plan for the school year … Continue to customise planners to include provision for EAL children in all year groups. Continuing to build upon the bank of relevant resources. Share resources between year bands. Inclusion of representatives from EAL in School Council. Monitoring of provision for EAL children in school. Tracking progress of EAL children. School diary / translation letters to be used as a mode of communication between home and school for all EAL children.

Events last term…. European Week… a celebration of cultural diversity through music, song, food and dance. Trip to the Continental Markets at Christmas time

Learning Strategies Teachers in St Paul’s College use a variety of teaching strategies and interactive learning. Learning Intentions are made clear at the beginning of the class and referred to throughout the lesson. Teachers incorporate Numeracy, Literacy and ICT into their teaching methods – as part of the New Revised Curriculum. Pupils have additional literacy classes.