Closing the Gap: targeted work with underachieving minority ethnic groups

NASSEA Associates offer a range of consultancy, coaching and partnership work to raise the attainment of Minority Ethnic and EAL learners in schools. This includes:

• Working in partnership with class and subject teachers and assistants to develop teaching and learning strategies, classroom practice and links with parents and carers to raise the attainment and increase the engagement of learners from underachieving minority ethnic groups;
• Developing parental involvement in their children’s education;
• Developing the roles of EMA specialist staff;
• Developing partnership working across the school/ department.

This includes bespoke initiatives as well as projects on:

• Minority Ethnic Achievement Programme;
• Secondary EAL Programme;
• Black Children’s Achievement Programme;
• Black Pupils’ Achievement Programme;
• Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Achievement Programme;
• Supporting children learning EAL in the Foundation Stage;
• Learning and teaching for bilingual children in the primary years;
• International New Arrivals programme.

For further information and requests for NASSEA Services please contact Ameer Abbasi on mobile number 07845 649 624, telephone number 0161 253 6422/23 or through e-mailing consultancy@nassea.org.uk.