The Staffordshire Ethnic Minority Achievement Unit (EMAU) aims to help schools:
- support the inclusion of minority ethnic pupils
- promote diversity
- prevent racism
Brochures About the EMAU
The Ethnic Minority Achievement Unit
The work of the Advisers
The Resource Facility
Background
Staffordshire is a county of increasing diversity. There are now over 70 languages spoken by pupils in Staffordshire schools. The most common, other than English, are Mirpuri Punjabi and Polish.
Learners of Caribbean, African and mixed African/Caribbean and white heritage form nearly a quarter of the ethnic minority population in Staffordshire schools. At present the largest minority group in county schools is of children with dual/multi heritage backgrounds. "White other" children, particularly from Eastern Europe, are rapidly increasing as a population. Most minority ethnic pupils are distributed thinly across a larger number of schools.
What We Do
EMAU helps schools raise the achievement of all ethnic minority pupils, with particular support for underperforming minority ethnic groups.
The Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG) from central government, match funded by Staffordshire County Council, provides schools where there are significant communities of ethnic minority pupils, with additional funding to raise achievement.
Further information about the work of EMAU and how to contact us is available by following the links on the left of this page.
You have a New Arrival with EAL and are not a school in receipt of EMA grant funding?
To request help in supporting a new arrival with EAL complete a
Notification of New Arrival Form (Staffordshire schools and settings only) and return to
emau@staffordshire.gov.uk
E-Updates from EMAU
If you would like to receive a regular electronic newsletter from EMAU find out how to sign up here E-Updates
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06/05/2009 12:12:43
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