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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806983803321

Titolo

Aiming high : raising the attainment of pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds / / Marie Parker-Jenkins ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, CA, : PCP, 2007

ISBN

1-4462-2276-4

9786611897970

1-4462-1421-4

1-281-89797-3

1-84860-753-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 112 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Parker-JenkinsMarie

Disciplina

371.8290941

Soggetti

Children of minorities - Education - Great Britain

Educational attainment - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-103) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; 1 Introduction; 2 Induction for new arrivals; 3 Supporting EAL pupils; 4 Raising 'Black Boys'' attainment; 5 Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in the UK; 6 Working with parents and the local community; 7 Final thoughts; REFERENCES; USEFUL WEBSITES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Helping you to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential this book draws on the authors' research and practical experience to demonstrate what can be done to raise attainment especially in pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds.