Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)

Aims of the service

Doncaster has a large and diverse multicultural community, with over 94 different languages spoken.
It also has the largest Gypsy and Traveller population for a borough council in the country.

The main aim of the service is to work in partnership with schools, the LA (Local Authority), settings and other agencies to:

• Raise the attainment & improve admissions and attendance of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils, and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) pupils, including those with English as an additional language (EAL) across all key stages.

• Promote equality and community cohesion.

We are a diverse multi-ethnic team consisting of Consultant Teachers, Bilingual Classroom Assistants (BCAs), Traveller Early Years Specialist Workers, Traveller Learning Support Assistants.

We continue to liaise with the BME Admissions Officer and the GRT Admissions & Attendance Liaison Officers, who can now be contacted on 01302 736504.

Since April 2010, EMTAS has been a partly traded service, so there may be a charge for some of the services below.

Advice and Consultancy

Advice and consultancy is available in various formats. These range from sessions with relevant personnel in schools such as heads, co-ordinators and class teachers, to specialist advice from EMTAS staff working in schools on a day to day basis.

Central training offered by EMTAS   Summer Term 2012

• Induction for GRT/BME pupils
Welcome to our school: preparation & induction for GRT/BME new arrivals, including EAL learners.
Special 2 for 1 offer, inviting schools to send two members of staff, one teacher and one non-teacher
Tuesday 22/5/12, 13.30-15.30

• Introduction to EMTAS for NQTS.
Wednesday 30/5/12, 09.15 - 16.00

• EAL network
Thursday 14/6/12  14.30- 16.00

• Gypsy, Roma & Traveller pupils : cultural awareness, advice and strategies
Wednesday 20/6/12 13.30-15.30

• Persona Dolls
Tuesday 26/6/12 13.30-15.30      

Please contact Kerry Rawson for further details kerry.rawson@doncaster.gov.uk

Advice and consultancy is also available in the following areas:

• Key person training
• CPD 
• Underachieving groups (EAL, BME, GRT)
• Admissions and attendance 
• Developing academic language 
• SEN and EAL
• Cultural awareness
• Pastoral
• Engaging with parents
• Intervention programmes
• English as an Additional Language (new arrivals and advanced learners)
• Raising the attainment of ethnic minority pupils 
• Support to extend the curriculum to include a multicultural perspective 
• Resources with regard to any of the above areas.  

EMTAS Forms / Proformas

EMTAS has a number of forms available on this page which schools may find useful.

Access to service and further information

In order to access any of these services please contact EMTAS at the above address.


• Peter Bacon – Interim Head of Service