[eal-bilingual] Cantonese pupil

I suspect that the new single equality policy will allow an EAL pupil 
who could achieve in science or maths if they understood the 
questions,  to have the questions and answers translated orally or in 
writing along the same lines as in the SATs, A pupil who is physically 
impaired could have an amanuensis etc etc. Apologies for the tortuous 
sentence but it is Friday.

Stuart

----Original Message----
From: middletp at loretto.com
Date: Jan 18, 2008 15:07 
To: "For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic 
andlinguistic
	minorities"<eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subj: RE: [eal-bilingual] Cantonese pupil

Exam candidates can receive 25% extra-time in public examinations in
order to use a paper dictionary. To qualify candidates must have 
arrived
in the UK in the last two years. They must have a dictionary with them
in the exam, and the dictionary must be a simple translation 
dictionary
(without explanations).
So, if a pupil arrives at the beginning of 4th Year they will qualify
for extra time for their GCSEs, but not beyond. We have found that 
this
is usually long enough.
Yours truly,
Philip Middleton.

-----Original Message-----
From: eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of 
Sharkey,
Christine (C&LL)
Sent: 18 January 2008 14:47
To: eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [eal-bilingual] Cantonese pupil

Can anyone advise on what concessions would be available to recently
arrived
child + sitting GCSEs
Thanks
Chris Sharkey

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