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Traveller education

Introduction

A Teacher Co-ordinator for Traveller Children in Kirklees and Calderdale works one day a week in Calderdale to support access and achievement for Gypsy, Traveller and Roma children.

Roma children from central and eastern Europe have a distinctive culture and often their own home language and, in addition, will be learning English as a second or third language. In Calderdale, Roma children are mostly from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The Teacher Co-ordinator for Traveller children works within Learning Services in Calderdale with the aims of promoting access, attendance and achievement for Traveller children.

This includes:

• working with parents to raise awareness of their rights and responsibilities towards the education of their children and to encourage their involvement in schools;
• working with schools to provide access to Traveller children, provide guidance and information to staff, pupil support and home-school liaison;
• providing information about resources for and about Traveller children - loan of books available;
• targeting support for the most vulnerable children and aiding school transfer.

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