Ethnic Minority Achievement  The ethnic minority achievement team work with schools, parents, carers and the community to promote the wellbeing, progress and attainment of children and young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Our aims
- Promoting race equality and community cohesion
- Working in partnership with schools to close gaps in achievement for children and young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds
- Providing high quality advice and support to schools and other services
- Seeking and enhancing the contribution of parents, carers and the community in supporting children and young people’s learning
- Promoting children and young people's participation and involvement
- Participating in multi-agency initiatives
Our work
Consultancy to schools
The team works with schools and other education settings through consultancy support offering advice and guidance on all aspects of minority ethnic achievement. We have ethnic minority achievment consultants working in assigned schools within localities.
Camberwell, Dulwich, Peckham and Walworth
Matilda Assibi
matilda.assibi@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 07944 474362
Borough and Bankside, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Nunhead & Peckham Rye
Linda Webster
linda.webster@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 07949 018056
Training and professional development
We provide a wide range of training courses and other professional development opportunities to schools and other services. We also facilitate termly network meetings for primary and secondary schools’ ethnic minority achievement staff.
For further information visit our continuing professional development page for relevant course details relating to ethnic minority achievement.
Black pupils' achievement
We establish and support specific initiatives in schools to raise the achievement of black pupils, including the delivery of primary and secondary national strategy programmes.
Supporting pupils with English as an additional language
We support schools to develop effective teaching and learning for pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), including those who are advanced bilingual learners.
Managing mobility and supporting new arrivals
We offer consultancy support to schools to improve their management of pupil mobility and support for new arrivals.
Who we work with
In addition to our consultancy work with schools there are specific groups who are supported through the following initiatives:
Southwark traveller education support service
Southwark traveller education support service (STESS) works in partnership in schools to improve Gypsy, Roma and Traveller educational access, attendance and achievement. For more information, please contact
David Cannon (secondary and post 16)
david.cannon@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 2859
Lindsay Chappell (early years and primary)
lindsay.chappell@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 2859
The Leaders of Tomorrow programme
The Leaders of Tomorrow programme identifies BME learners aged 14 to 19 who possess leadership potential and need additional support to develop their potential. For more information, please contact
Vallin Miller
vallin.miller@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 2826
Out of schools hours' study support
We support community-run education projects to deliver core curriculum support, provide mother tongue education and develop their partnerships with local schools. For more information, please contact
Hugh Stultz
hugh.stultz@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 5194
Contact us
Ethnic minority achievement team manager
Elvira Gregory
elvira.gregory@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 5088 |