EAL Department

At Integrated College Dungannon we welcome students from around the world and we have speakers of Bulgarian, Cantonese, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Slovakian among our students.

Pastoral Care

We try to help make the transition to a new school and a strange country as stress-free as possible for our International Students.
• Before the new International student starts school our Head of International Students meets the new student and his/her parents, so that any queries may be answered.
• Each International Student is given a Welcome Book, with lots of information about school life.
• Multilingual signs around the College make the transition period less daunting for the new student.
• If the student wishes, he/she can be allocated a Buddy, who will help with the settling-in process.
• EAL Homework Club is held on Wednesdays after school and on Fridays at lunchtime.
• Interpreters are provided for all public events within the school and also for meetings between teachers and parents of International students.

Academic Progress

• International Students are withdrawn from some classes for extra tuition in English with our EAL Tutor. They are also given help with subject-specific vocabulary across the curriculum.
• They sit the JetSet exams and, if required, are prepared for the IELTS exam for university entrance.
• International Students are encouraged to maintain their fluency in their first language, and if possible, to sit the relevant GCSE.

Celebrating Diversity

We see the presence of our International students as an enrichment to the school. They are encouraged to talk about their culture in school assemblies, in Citizenship classes, in English orals, etc. They have added a new dimension to the Integrated Ethos of our College

ICD welcomes students of 13 different nationalities

Brazil Bulgaria China Estonia Hong Kong India Latvia

Lithuania Mozambique Philippines Poland Portugal Slovakia

Distribution of Certificates to International Students

International Students and their experience in ICD

EAL at the Day of Intercultural Celebration

ICD celebrates Portuguese Culture in Portadown

International Students design a poster to promote their home culture

The department staff

Head of International Students Mrs Anne Wilson	EAL Tutor Mr Robin Regan