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Inclusion and Diversity Service

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?

 

 School Based Support    School Based Support
  •  Initial Meetings
  
  •  Beginning Teachers
  •  Follow-up advice on
  
  •  Boards of Governors
    •  Pastoral Needs
  
  •  Classroom Assistants
    •  Basic Language Needs
  
  •  Primary Toolkit rollout
    •  Deployment of Personnel
  
  •  Post Primary Pilot rollout
    •  Curriculum Support
  
  •  Intercultural Awareness
    •  Assessment of Progress
  
  •  Intercultural Collaboration

 

Latest Inclusion and Diversity Service Updates

  • Day of Intercultural Celebration - NEELB TV
    This Inter-Board event took place on 4th December 2008, at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Craigavon. Children participating were those from immigrant families of many nationalities, now resident in...
  • Teachers, Inclusion and Diversity Service (IDS)
    The Inclusion and Diversity Service (IDS) is an amalgimation of the previous EAL / Ethnic Minority Teams from the Education and Library Boards. We support schools in providing for the needs of pupils...
  • Toolkit for Diversity - Primary
    In both parts of Ireland primary education faces the challenge and opportunity of integrating increasing numbers of pupils whose mother tongue is neither English nor Irish. The two jurisdictions have...
  • Audit and Action plan - Post Primary
    This presentation will help you to conduct an audit of current provision in your school, establish a baseline and draw up an action plan for the year ahead.
  • Common European Framework of Reference - Post Primary
    This presentation will help familiarise you with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and consider its use in...
  • Welcome and Induction - Post Primary
    This presentation will help you examine current welcome and induction procedures for newcomer pupils and parents. You may wish to use the materials to help modify current practice.