Case studies of pupil progress and attainment also provide evidence of impact.

 

Pupil impact: Case study and feedback

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Case Study of an International New Arrival: Ali

Ali arrived at the school towards the end of Year 10.

He was an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child (UASC) from Afghanistan and was placed with foster carers. He was keen and motivated to learn but had had an interrupted education due to the situation in Afghanistan.

The EAL specialist team input: home visit, PEP meetings, timetabling, referral for PTSD therapy.

Learning: bespoke timetable with fewer subjects, focusing on core subjects and Ali's interests; small group English Language intervention sessions; after-school extra science and English lessons; EAL specialist teacher support in English and science classes.

 

Ali worked very hard during his time at the school. It soon became clear that he had a good grounding in maths which helped him in his science as well. However, he also learnt skills in English and learnt how to respond in the correct style for the GCSE exams. He received a lot of support here and he used it to good effect.

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Ali's GCSE results:

Maths 7                          Science 6 6                      Art 6

English Language 3         English Literature  4

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After leaving the school, Ali attended college, where he studied maths, physics and chemistry. He then gained a scholarship to study medicine at a Russell Group university. Ali was clearly a gifted pupil, but the long-standing good practice at the school, where staff are so used to working with international new arrivals and collaborating with the EAL specialist team, undoubtedly helped him to perform so well at college.