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Inclusion and Diversity Service

The Inclusion and Diversity Service (IDS) is an amalgamation of the previous EAL / Ethnic Minority Teams from the Education and Library Boards. We support schools in providing for the needs of pupils and parents for whom English is not the first language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What do we do ?

 

Inclusion and Diversity Service

School-based support:

 

  • Initial meetings
  • Follow-up advice on
    • Pastoral needs
    • Basic language needs
    • Deployment of personnel
    • Curriculum support

    • Assessment of progress

Regional support:

 

  • Beginning Teachers

  • Boards of Governors

  • Classroom Assistants

  • Primary Toolkit rollout

  • Post Primary Pilot rollout

  • Intercultural Awareness

  • International Collaboration