As a city wide ethnic minority specialist service, Salford EMTAS is best placed to offer training and professional development opportunities to all schools.
We have thorough knowledge of the changing demographics of our child population, have a good overview of EAL practice across our schools and strong partnerships with other LA services and the third and voluntary sectors. In this regard, we can promote best practice, broker relations between schools in Salford and across Greater Manchester and ensure that our EAL, GRT and asylum and refugee children get the best support they can to fulfil their potential.
Please see below details of training and networking events in 2024-2025.
How to be an Outstanding EAL Co-ordinator
This training is aimed at staff with an EAL lead responsibility, particularly those who are new to the role or as a refresher for more experienced staff. Suitable for schools with significant numbers of EAL children or small numbers. The objectives of the course are:
The webinar is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £100 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Teachers, TAs and EAL support staff
How to provide effective support for new arrival EAL children in interventions and in the mainstream primary classroom.
A course for mainstream teachers, TAs and EAL support staff. This session will focus on how to best support new arrival EAL pupils who are at the early stages of learning English.
The areas of focus will be:
The course is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £65 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book.
Schools of Sanctuary and New Arrivals Ambassador Scheme
A Microsoft Teams webinar for head teachers, senior management and teachers of PSHE, Citizenship, RE and pastoral staff.
This course will explain how to become an accredited School of Sanctuary and encourage pupils to take positive action through the New Arrivals Ambassador Scheme.
The focus areas will be how to:
The webinar is free for all schools.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Assessment and Tracking of EAL children
A course for EAL leads, SLT and mainstream teachers.
The areas of focus will be:
The course is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £65 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Effective differentiation for the EAL learner in the secondary classroom
A course for heads of faculty, subject teachers, teaching assistants and EAL co-ordinators.
This course will demonstrate how to effectively differentiate for EAL learners in the classroom in your curriculum areas, whether they are new arrivals, at the early acquisition stage or advanced learners.
Areas of focus will include:
The course is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £65 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
EAL Best Practice in the EYFS Setting
This course is designed for all practitioners working in an early years environment where there are EAL children whether that is a school setting, LA or private nursery.
It will be an opportunity to learn about best practice in a face to face and interactive environment. The objectives will include:
The course is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £65 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
EAL, EAL and SEN: Ensuring that we are getting this right
A training session for SENCOs, EAL co-ordinators, teachers and TAs. This training session will focus on English as Additional Language children who are not making expected progress and what steps schools need to take to ensure that the right provision is put in place to support these children. The objectives of the session will be:
The training is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £100 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
How to improve the reading skills of the EAL child in the primary classroom
This Microsoft Teams webinar is aimed at literacy leads, classroom teachers, EAL co-ordinators and teaching assistants.
This session will focus on how to improve the reading skills of more advanced EAL learners. It will highlight areas of weakness that are common amongst EAL learners, how to address these and how to maximise the learning opportunities in the mainstream classroom to ensure better rates of progress. The webinar is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £45 for other schools/settings.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
How to improve the writing skills of the EAL learner in the primary classroom
This Microsoft Teams webinar is aimed at literacy leads, classroom teachers, EAL co-ordinators and teaching assistants.
This session will focus on how to improve the writing skills of more advanced EAL learners. It will highlight areas of weakness that are common amongst EAL learners, how to address these and how to maximise the learning opportunities in the mainstream classroom to ensure better rates of progress. The webinar is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £45 for other schools/settings.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Grammar Matters - How to support advanced EAL learners effectively to improve their use of grammar in the primary classroom
This Microsoft Teams webinar is aimed at literacy leads, classroom teachers, EAL co-ordinators and teaching assistants.
This session will focus on how to improve the grammar skills of more advanced EAL learners. It will highlight areas of weakness that are common amongst EAL learners, how to address these and how to maximise the learning opportunities in the mainstream classroom to ensure better rates of progress.
The webinar is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £45 for other schools/settings.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
EAL Primary Network Meetings
These network meetings are for EAL leads in primary schools.
These networking meetings will give schools and teaching/support staff the opportunity to discuss all aspects of ethnic minority achievement and learn more about the good practice that is taking place across the city. It will also be a friendly forum where challenges and difficulties can be discussed in confidence. There will be elements of CPD in these networking meetings.
The meetings are free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £45 for other schools/settings per meeting.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
EAL Secondary Network Meetings
These network meetings are for EAL leads in secondary schools.
These network meetings will give schools and teaching/support staff the opportunity to discuss all aspects of ethnic minority achievement and learn more about the good practice that is taking place across the city. It will also be a friendly forum where challenges and difficulties can be discussed in confidence. There will be elements of CPD in these networking meetings.
These meetings are free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £45 for other schools/settings per meeting.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Schools of Sanctuary Network Meetings
These network meetings are for existing Schools of Sanctuary in Salford who want to maintain their best practice in supporting asylum seeking and refugee children and families. It will be an opportunity to learn about best practice in other schools across Salford and the GM region and share ideas.
How to provide effective support for asylum/refugee children and families in the school setting
A training course for teachers, pastoral staff, school co-ordinators and Early Help.
Day: Tuesday 17 June
Time: 9pm to 12.30pm
Venue: To be confirmed
The objectives of the training are to:
The training is free for all maintained schools and schools with an SLA. There will be a charge of £65 for other schools/settings. Non-attendees will be charged £45.
Please email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk to book a place.
Gypsy Roma and Traveller e-module training
A good way of marking this year’s Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month June 2025 would be to raise awareness of these minority groups amongst your staff. Gypsy Roma and Traveller children can turn up at any school, at any time during the year and building up your knowledge base and cultural competency is a great idea.
This e-learning package is a comprehensive cultural awareness course on Gypsies and Travellers in the UK. Informative and interactive, it is comprised of four modules covering Gypsy and Traveller history and culture, the main challenges for these communities, what can be done to help these groups access services, such as those in healthcare, and how to improve their participation in other areas such as education.
Access the Gypsy and Traveller e-module
Please note schools must have bought into the SLA with HR in order to access the course.
For details of any bespoke training requests or a repeat of any webinar/training during 2024-25 please do get in touch and we can deliver directly to your school. Email adminemtas@salford.gov.uk
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