Kenner, Charmian; Ruby, Mahera and Gregory, Eve E.. 2010. Teacher partnerships between mainstream and complementary schools: from parallel worlds to connected curricula. NALDIC Quarterly, 7(2), pp. 46-48. ISSN 1751-2182 [Article]

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This article describes how partnerships were set up between primary schools and complementary (community language) schools in East London. Teachers visited each other's settings and exchanged ideas on teaching and learning strategies. They planned topic-based lessons together, adapted to each context. In this way, mainstream teachers gained understanding of their pupils' linguistic and cultural competences and their lives outside school. The partnership work began to build a creative and inclusive curriculum in both settings.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	bilingual learning, community languages, complementary schools, Bengali, Somali, Russian
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Educational Studies > Centre for Language, Culture and Learning
Dates:	Date Event 2010 Published
Funders:	Funding body Funder ID Grant Number Paul Hamlyn Foundation UNSPECIFIED
Item ID:	4516
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2010 10:32
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 15:49
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/4516

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