Blackpool Council - Language and Cultural Support

Language and Cultural Support

Blackpool EMAS (Ethnic Minority Achievement Service) provides advisory support for all issues about Race Equality, English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Bilingualism. The facility exists to offer Advisory Support to all Blackpool schools at all key stages. Schools can access our services through a referral system.

EMAS are able to offer advice on a number of key areas. For example, our work could include an assessment of an EAL pupil who is struggling in school to make the necessary progress or we could be called upon to offer advice on a racist incident. In line with DfES directives, the main thrust of EMAS work is in empowering schools so they are able to carry out their responsibilities towards their BME (Black and Minority Ethnic)/EAL (English as an Additional Language) pupils. As this is a small service, we are unable to offer individual direct teaching to pupils.

All the work undertaken by EMAS is underpinned by Recent Race Equality legislation, namely the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000. The duty to promote Race Equality applies to everyone. Where an authority has a small number of Black and Minority Ethnic Population, the law still applies. Everyone has a part to play in carrying out the following responsibilities within their day-to-day work:

eliminate unlawful racial discrimination
promote equal opportunities
encourage good race relations

EMAS helps schools in meeting their responsibilities by providing necessary information about:

access to school places
SATs special arrangements
racist Incidents
specific publications
DfES Guidance
policy development
EAL assessments
EAL Target setting
individual Language Plans (ILP)
inclusion Strategies
settling Newly Arrived Pupils
cultural/religious/linguistic advice

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Blackpool
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Blackpool Council
Customer First Centre
Municipal Building
Corporation Street
Blackpool
FY1 1NF

Email: Click to email
Tel: 01253 477477

Customer First Centre
Monday to Friday 8am-5.30pm
Saturday 9am-2pm

Customer First Telephone Line
8am-6pm Monday to Friday
Saturday 9am-2pm