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Ethnic Minority Inclusion Service
The BME/GRT Team
The BME/GRT Team promotes the achievement, progress and attendance of Black/ Minority/Ethnic, Asylum Seeker and Refugee, Gypsy/Roma/Traveller and children with English as an Additional language.
Who are we?
The BME/GRT Team consists of EAL, Traveller support and support for New Arrivals. The Team Leader and BME/GRT Adviser is Julie Bunn, MTLC, 01642 201880, julie_bunn@middlesbrough.gov.uk
New Arrivals Worker
To provide support and advice to New Arrivals, (AS/REF,G/R/T and EAL) to assist them in accessing appropriate learning programmes. To provide school based learning support, where necessary ,during the induction period for New Arrivals.
The EAL Team
The EAL Team promotes the achievement of ethnic minority children in Middlesbrough. They provide support to bilingual pupils in mainstream schools who do not have sufficient command of the English Language to enable them to access the curriculum fully. We also advise and support their parents, carers and schools as appropriate.
We can
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Assess language levels and needs.
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Provide training to school staff, promoting teaching strategies and good practice.
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Advise schools on induction programmes and materials.
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Raise awareness of the needs of EAL pupils.
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Provide classroom support where appropriate.
Traveller Education
Who are we?
The Traveller Education Team works with schools and Gypsy/Roma/Traveller pupils across the three boroughs of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar & Cleveland.
Our aim is to ensure successful access to appropriate education, and to support the school and family so that the pupil can fully access the curriculum.
The Traveller Education Team carries out its duties by :-
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Providing training to staff, promoting an inclusive and diversity – aware curriculum, and sharing good practice.
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Advising on teaching strategies and materials to aid inclusion.
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Providing home/school liaison.
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Assisting with the production and monitoring of Distance Learning Packs.
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Supporting schools with self-evaluation and preparation for OFSTED.
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Where appropriate, helping with the pupil’s induction into school and classroom support.
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Providing cultural resources on loan to enhance the curriculum.
Who can access our Service?
Anyone involved in education or working with the Gypsy/Roma/Traveller communities. Schools do not need to have a G/R/T on roll to access our diversity/awareness work.
All G/R/T whether they live a mobile lifestyle or not can avail themselves of our service. Gypsy, Roma and Irish Travellers are defined as ethnic groups under the law and as such remain ‘Traveller’ regardless of where or how they live.
BME/GRT Team
We are on hand to offer advice and information to schools and other agencies. In the past we have advised many issues from Forced Marriage Policy to Inter-racial Bullying and Myth-Busting etc., and have delivered many after school clubs and empowering activities.
Other useful numbers include : -
NERF – North East Refugee Service
Peter Widlinski Tel: 01642 211117
Middlesbrough Adult Education Classes – Streets Ahead
Alison Robinson Tel: 01642 315063