Our service

The Hampshire Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Service (Hampshire EMTAS) is part of Children's Services within Hampshire County Council. The service's vision is to raise achievement of ethnic minority pupils including those for whom English is an additional language by providing support to schools and parents across Hampshire. The service achieves this through training, achievement projects, specialist teaching and bilingual assistance.. The service supports newly arrived pupils and families with the knowledge, skill and understanding they require to participate on equal terms in all areas of the curriculum while maintaining cultural identity. The service assists in the promotion of home-school links and parental involvement. The service staff work alongside school staff to promote race equality and tackle racism.

The service is funded by Hampshire Local Authority (LA), and the DCSF through the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG) until March 2011.  Additionally the service receives external funding for a range of projects.

About us - a general view of the services that Hampshire EMTAS offers to schools and parents in Hampshire.

Who's who in the team - potted biographies of EMTAS staff

Key documents -  which support and endorse Hampshire EMTAS work. These include documents on inclusion with particular reference to pupils who have English as an additional language (EAL);and ethnic minority achievement publications.

EMTAS documents -  Read a short history of the service and view our Mission Statement.

Interface - half-termly newsletters sent primarily to School Improvement Partners but interesting information about the service.

Statistics and ethnic minority achievement data - view county attainment data by ethnic category

Team structure - roles and responsibilities of the team members plus a link to the service structure chart.