TY - BOOK AU - Parker-Jenkins,Marie TI - Aiming high : : raising the attainment of pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds SN - 9781412929387 U1 - 371.8290941 PY - 2007/// CY - London : PB - Thousand Oaks, CA : KW - Children of minorities KW - Education KW - Great Britain KW - Educational attainment N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-103) and index N2 - What can schools do to raise the academic attainment of every pupil? Helping you to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential, this book draws on the authors' research and practical experience to demonstrate what can be done to raise attainment, especially in pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds. This book contains tried and tested strategies for: o inducting asylum seekers. o supporting bilingual learners. o working with gypsy and traveller children. o raising the attainment of black boys. o working with parents and the local community. Highly practical, this book contains lesson ER -