Minority ethnic and bilingual children

Kent County Council has a service focused on improving access and achievement of minority ethnic children and young people. We work in partnership with:

• schools
• minority ethnic communities
• Local Children's Services Partnerships
• parents and carers
• other agencies
• children and young people

We aim to improve access to education and raise achievement of minority, ethnic and bilingual children and young people. We:

• provide advice on teaching English as an Additional Language
• provide schools with advice and training on Refugee, Migrant and Traveller issues 
• review the progress of minority ethnic and bilingual children to ensure our services are effective
• track and evaluate the success of our services
• provide schools with advice and training about how to include minority ethnic children and young people 
• provide training and development for specialist staff in schools
• provide support to improve access to education and raise achievement of traveller and refugee children and young people
• work with a the Local Children's Services Partnerships to make sure that the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant is effective
• drive forward National Strategies to raise achievement of children and young people of minority ethnic and bilingual backgrounds
• support Kent County Councils initiative to promote race equality and community cohesion.

Further information is available from: emcas@kent.gov.uk