Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

 

BPSA - Bilingual Parent Support Advisors

(Previously BCOs - Bilingual Community Officers)

   

 

BPSA Projects & Training

BPSA's achievements consist of all the projects and activities organised in different schools and with different groups of parents and children in Islington. Our training is also an achievement in our personal development.

  • The Bilingual Community Officers - view presentation by Reba Rahman and Mustapha Jama

  • KS2 Somali Project Support - by Mustapha Jama
    - 2006-2008: in Islington Arts and Media Secondary School
    - 2008-2009: in Newington Green Primary School
    this project aims at supporting students in English and Maths

  • Latin Voices Project - Children learnt about their culture from their parents and other people from their community. - by Silvia Hunter

Previous Projects

  • Bengali classes for parents and children at Montem Primary School
  • Bengali classes for children in Hungerford Primary School
  • Trip to the Library
  • Research -"Why most of Turkish/Kurdish fathers do not spend enough time for their childrens education?"
  • Mother Tongue classes (in all the languages)
  • British Education System Workshops
  • Peer Mentoring Training
  • Maths Workshop with children and parents at Montem Primary school
  • Homework Support
  • Parents Meetings with Local Police, Housing Department, School Phsycologist at Montem Primary School
  • Traditional Dance Activity - link work with the Albanian Charity Organisation "Shpresa Programme"

Training

  • SFSC - Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities
  • SWis Level 3 - Support Work in Schools
  • First Aid
  • Race Discrimination
  • Family Learning
  • Courses at Tate Gallery
  • Early Years
  • Secondary School Transfer
  • Mentoring
  • Promoting Positive Behaviour
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Protection
  • Peer Mentoring
  • First Language Assessment

 

 

 

 

 
 
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