Lots of language help available

The English as an Additional Language group continues to teach English to new arrivals and to tutor students in Maths and science after school

A new club for GCSE English Language and Literature has recently started for EAL students

The Chinese GCSE club attracts large numbers of students who are taught at two levels of proficiency, while Turkish, Hebrew, Russian Polish and and

Arabic-speaking staff prepare students for GCSEs in their first languages and also teach them at an intermediate level

Some bilingual sixth formers are also tutored in identified subjects

On the pastoral level, bilingual staff mentor students who speak Turkish, Romanian, Greek, Cantonese and Italian Ukrainian students attend a club twice a week during break to interact with each other and Ukrainian staff members

Newly-arrived Cantonese-speaking students are supported by a pastoral coordinator who also conducts research and organises events

Regarding staff development, a core team of staff run workshops on EAL and inclusion for new teachers and trainees

LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS: Year 12 heard about university applications as well as alternative pathways