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

2. 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

3. Add photo of tutor group
Layer on top photo of our flags

4. Why is a Teacher like a Gardener?

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Catch Up Literacy LILAC
What do we do?
Literacy :
Catch Up Literacy LILAC
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.

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

12. 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

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

14. We arrange;
Eye tests
Dental appointments
Health

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

22. 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

23. 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