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English as a second Language – Policy
At Felicity’s Fledglings Nursery we value the contribution which ethnic minority children
make through bringing their culture and language to enrich our nursery environment.
Aims:
We aim to provide the means for ethnic minority children to have access to a broad and
balanced curriculum and achieve their full academic potential. We will make every effort to
enable children to interact socially and to ensure their wellbeing. We will seek to provide
parents with clear information about the school and its procedures and to establish mutual
respect for culture and values.
To achieve these aims the nursery will:
§ ensure that the nursery is welcoming
§ assess individual children for cognitive level, education background and linguistic
repertoire
§ establish communication links with home and family and to identify cultural and religious
background
§ provide appropriate emotional and academic support
§ ensure that the setting reflects the culture of all the children, and that every child’s culture
and language is valued
§ monitor and assess progress regularly to check that the pupils have the opportunity to
achieve their full potential for learning
§ liaise contacts with pre-school and transfer schools when possible to exchange
information about the child’s linguistic and cognitive ability, what support has been given
and how parental partnership has developed.
§ keep all staff informed by providing opportunities for information sharing/gathering.
All practitioners will:
§ be made aware of and be sensitive to cultural needs of children
§ include reflection on other cultured as normal part of the curriculum
§ promote language awareness throughout the school
§ display pictures reflecting different cultures
Your child’s key person will:
§ provide each child with a ‘buddy’ or mentor on entry to the setting and for as long as is
deemed necessary.
§ ensure that bilingual pupils are assessed to determine their cognitive level and linguistic
repertoire.