[senco-forum] Translations

Hello

We have had to trawl the school and area for Polish (found a teacher and a TA); Nepalese (none found); Lithuanian (found one pupil two years older new to England but able who helped out); Phillipino (none found but good website); Thai (used a pupil who had been in England one year to help with parental interview).  Then quickly produced an EAL guide for teachers and TAs. The local EMAS service has some names of people who can translate/interpret.
There are some good on-line worksheets//sample letters in different languages, I have used good Polish ones.

Barbara

-----Original Message-----
From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk on behalf of Amanda
Sent: Mon 5/21/2007 8:43 PM
To: Maggie Downie; annie williams; senco-forum
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Translations

Hello
  Thanks for the suggestion.  I haven't asked them to either translate in a meeting or the report yet.  I will ask.
  What do other people do?  What should I do if I have other parents whose first langauge is not one which is taught in school?

  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Maggie Downie <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  Is there no-one in your MFL department who can translate the report for you?

Maggie

annie williams <annie41 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:  suggest a french translator

annie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amanda" 
To: "senco-forum" 
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 6:04 PM
Subject: [senco-forum] Translations

> Hello
> New territory to me but I know there is someone out there who can help.
>
> After a great deal of investigation, I referred a pupil who is second 
> language English to our Educational Psychologist. She had advised 
> referral for a Statement. I don't have her report yet.
> The situation is this: father's English is pretty good in conversation 
> but mother's is not so he translates what I say for her. My French is not 
> good enough for me to be sure that he has told her the right thing. Do I 
> need to insist that I have someone like a French teacher with me?
> What do you advise me to do about the Ed Psych report? I have to 
> 'translate' these for all the parents!
>
> Amanda
> Secondary SENCO
> Cornwall
>
>
> Amanda
> Secondary SENCO
> Cornwall
>
> 

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Amanda
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