The EMAG is the main source of additional central government funding available to schools and local authorities for giving ethnic minority and EAL pupils (pupils with English as an additional language) access to the curriculum. Comprehensive guidance has been produced to support teachers in their work with these children and the DfEs website at the bottom of the page contains information ranging from the role of LEAs through to advice on supporting individual communities.

We are working with a number of schools to help their children achieve.

Click on the image to see their work. Click on the pdf icon to see their original bid.

The innovation fund grant aims to;

- improve the achievement of minority ethnic groups;
- help develop a curriculum that reflects the local community of Tower Hamlets;
- target specific groups at risk of underachieving;
- share innovative practice with a wider audience;
- target pupils who need to develop oral skills.

New Arrivals to Primary Schools
Mowlem, Old Palace, Smithy St & St Pauls

To coincide with the launch of “Guidance on Meeting the Needs of New Arrivals – A hand book for primary Schools” from the Tower Hamlets EMA Team, we worked with primary schools to capture the voices of New Arrivals in Tower Hamlets.

Students spent a week exploring the concept of democracy,
to understand children's rights and have a voice.

Find out more about
Ethnic Minority Achievement

Download the DfES document
Supporting effective use of EMAG