What impact on these non-English speaking children does the Leader expect the current situation to produce?
5. Will the targets for the school take into account the impact on overall school standards, including the effect of teacher time diverted to give additional assistance to non-English speaking pupils?” Mr Ould replied as follows: “1. Yes, I am aware of that situation. 2. The Ethnic Minority Achievement Support Service does support St Francis School, within the current capacity of the service. St Francis School receives half a day per week of peripatetic teacher support from EMASS. This will continue after April 2007. In addition EMASS funds 5 hours per week Learning Support Assistant support at St Francis. The continuation of these additional hours cannot be determined until the budget for the Service for 2007/8 is confirmed. EMASS has a small peripatetic team (5fte) that supports schools with arrivals ‘new to English’. It currently supports over 50 schools on a regular basis as well as offering training, one-off assessments and advice and guidance. The expansion of the EU has increase
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