article_snippet.sent: ‘fair share’ of attention from teachers because of the additional needs of those from abroad.
article_snippet.sent: In a speech to delegates from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers,
article_snippet.sent: she said: ‘I was up until midnight writing individual lesson plans for the three EAL students and two other differentiated ones for the rest of her class.
article_snippet.sent: Without the appropriate funding, the EAL students do not get the specialist support staff the EAL students need.
article_snippet.sent: The non-EAL students do not get a fair share of the teacher’s time.
article_snippet.sent: The stress levels of the teacher go through the roof.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Heather Emerson, a teacher from Salford, told the delegates:
article_snippet.sent: It’s hard, not just for the teachers but for the children as well, and we need to be able to support the children. '
article_snippet.sent: The teachers’ concerns come amid a growing crisis over places in primary and secondary schools, fuelled partly by migration and a baby boom.
highlights_snippet.sent: Union conference heard other children aren't getting fair share of attention .