- The REAL Project
The REAL Project was launched in spring 2006. It is the first national project to systematically consider how to improve the quality of gifted and talented education for pupils from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds and to respond to the particular and urgent needs of gifted and talented learners with English as an additional language (EAL). - Collaborative Learning Project
Quick easy access to free downloadable teaching resources in many curriculum areas and key stages. For use with groups where EAL students work collaboratively with proficient English speakers. - Willesden Bookshop
Willesden Bookshop provides multiultural books, including many unusual and imported titles. They are specialist suppliers to schools, nurseries, libraries and professional development agencies, an independent company with many years' experience in the provision of a wide range of children's books and a particular commitment to quality books that also reflect positive images of our multi-ethnic society. - Breazshare
Wealth of resources and planning across the curriculum, with an emphasis on collaborative work, curriculum diversity and race equality. - Littlelearner
Littlelearner is home to a growing collection of interactive multi-modal bilingual teaching and learning resources designed to support New Arrivals in their first months of academic life in predominantly English speaking - www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/index.html
A free website containing interactive video clips showing children teaching their home languages - http://c99.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/database/p2/homepage.php
This site has translated materials covering a range of languages, year groups and curriculum areas in the "Equalities" folder - www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/profdev/literacy/571599
Please see above link to access the DCSF online training site for teachers who wish to improve their grammatical knowledge: - www.insted.co.uk
Insed website including sections regarding Multiculturalism which consists of about 70 links to recent articles. There are sub-sections entitled Aspects of fundamentalism and Implications for schools. - http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ethnicminorities/resources/rabilingualpupilsapril2005.doc
The NFER was commissioned by the DCSF to evaluate the Primary National Strategy EAL pilot and an interim report is available - http://www.dgteaz.org.uk/resources/letters.htm
Letters to give to parents in a range of languages - http://mason.gmu.edu/~aross2/index.htm
Translates words and text in a range of languages. - Leaflets about maintaining home languages are available in different languages over the internet at:
www.hvec.org.uk - www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/
- www.nassea.org.uk
- www.naldic.org.uk
- www.emaonline.org.uk
- www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ethnicminorities
- www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
- www.multiverse.ac.uk
Multiverse website (Exploring diversity and achievement). Visitors to the site need to register as users and login in order to access the full range of resources available.
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