There is a diverse student population at Rushey Mead Academy, with more than 45 home languages spoken by our students. We believe it is very important that all students are taught in mainstream lessons following the full curriculum, working alongside their peers in all subjects, whatever their level of English proficiency.

When students are new to our school or come directly from overseas they are interviewed and assessed by the Language Development Team and their level of English proficiency, abilities and needs are shared with their teachers, in order for them to be supported as effectively as possible. Dependent on a student’s needs this may take the form of support in lessons, before and after school intervention classes, weekly mentoring and bespoke homework to improve their English. This gives students every opportunity to develop their English skills and become integrated into the school as quickly and as fully as possible.

Our aim is to:

  • Champion the diversity of languages in the school and celebrate the advantages of speaking more than one language;
  • Support the integration of all students within the mainstream classroom (support and mentoring provided by our Language Development Mentors);
  • Provide support for teachers which enables students to access mainstream teaching and learning (resources, strategies, scaffolding etc);
  • Provide extra-curricular support to improve the use of English within the context of the curriculum (development of academic language, intervention sessions after school, work at home, parental links);
  • Mentor and monitor new arrivals;
  • Ensure students meet the expectations of the full curriculum and participate fully in all tasks set.

In order to support your child in improving their English we recommend the websites listed below.

FlashAcademy Gujarati

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1417

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en

https://esol.britishcouncil.org

http://esl.fis.edu/learners/writing/misc/index_color.htm

https://www.englishclass101.com/english-word-lists/

https://www.edu.uwo.ca/faculty-profiles/docs/other/webb/essential-word-list.pdf

Helping your child learn- Guidance for parents of students who use English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Guidance for Parents – English

Guidance for Parents – Punjabi

Guidance for Parents – Urdu

Guidance for Parents – Bulgarian

Guidance for Parents – Gujarati

Guidance for Parents – Arabic

Guidance for Parents FV-Italian

Guidance for Parents – Somali

Guide for parents – Secondary Schools FV Gujarati

Exam Guidance FAQ Parents – Bulgarian (missing link)

Exam Guidance FAQ Parents – Gujarati

Exam Guidance FAQ Parents – Italian (missing link)

Exam Guidance FAQ Parents – Punjabi