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An exploration of strategies which help scaffold learning and make the curriculum more accessible for different types of EAL learner, depending on their need.

An exploration of current safeguarding issues relating to BME pupils and those with EAL, including cultural issues and language barriers.

Organisations that provide services to children are required to incorporate into their recruitment and selection procedures measures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children, or otherwise be unsuited to work with them. 

Making safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children an integral part of human resources management in organisations that work with children is an essential part of creating safe environments.

Following the 2004 Bichard Inquiry Report there are legal duties on schools, FE colleges and a wide range of partner organisations to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

For schools, Bichard specifically recommended that:

• Head teachers and school governors should receive training on how to ensure that interviews to appoint staff reflect the importance of safeguarding children
• No interview panel to appoint staff working in schools and colleges should be convened without at least one member being properly trained

Ideas, advice and guidance for practitioners working with refugees and asylum seekers.

This course is aimed at individuals wishing to take control of their finances for a secure future. Looking at information on mortgages, understanding your pension savings, state pensions and benefits, investing in the future and tax efficiency.

To encourage a positive and realistic approach to a financially secure retirement and help delegates make informed choices about their retirement
This workshop is for anyone, regardless of grade considering retirement within the next three YEARS

Taking a close look at different assessment frameworks, including the new Bell Foundation model, delegates will know how to use tracking information to decide what is (or isn't) expected progress for learners with EAL and link this to appropriate teaching strategies.

An exploration of EAL pedagogy in the Early Years, including developing talk, learning through play and the benefit of using first language in the classroom.

Organisations that provide services to children are required to incorporate into their recruitment and selection procedures measures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children, or otherwise be unsuited to work with them. 

Making safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children an integral part of human resources management in organisations that work with children is an essential part of creating safe environments.

Following the 2004 Bichard Inquiry Report there are legal duties on schools, FE colleges and a wide range of partner organisations to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

For schools, Bichard specifically recommended that:

• Head teachers and school governors should receive training on how to ensure that interviews to appoint staff reflect the importance of safeguarding children
• No interview panel to appoint staff working in schools and colleges should be convened without at least one member being properly trained

With the changes that have been made to state and occupational pensions in recent years and still tohappen in the near future, pension planning has never been more complicated. Many people allow the perception of planning i to overshadow the genuine benefits that arise from planning ahead. This workshop offers 'bite sized' information to give you a broad overview of the benefits, changes and the financial implications of pension planning.