EAL Transition and Enrolment Checklist
Procedure
Checked
Early Preparation Office Staff have an understanding of EAL
family enrolments.
There is an assigned EAL teacher to attend
transition
Preparation prior Set enrolment interview time.
to first day at
Find out first language.
school
Ask about preferred interpreters.
Make sure assigned EAL teacher can attend
Request necessary documents to be brought
along – passport, visa, healthcare card, address
Organise appropriate interpreters.
Enrolment
Interview with parent/ carers
process
Interpreter present
Completion of enrolment form
Photocopy Entry into Australia documents
Need: visa number (200, 457 etc)
Tick the box “English is not first language” box
on enrolment form
Completion of EAL Family profile
Correct pronunciation of students’ names are
written in phonetics.
Discuss how school will maintain
communication to family. Are notes to be
translated
Discuss payment for booklist, excursions,
computers etc.
Give family the Photo book of school
Take a photo of each child enrolling
Take a photo of the family
School tour
Uniforms, school bag and school equipment
Request that all items be named
Created by Michele Chng (SEALS TEAM Bendigo)
Teacher
preparation
Transition
session
First day
Follow-up
interview with
parents
Appropriate placement or supports in place for
EAL student
Classroom and specialist teachers informed of
EAL students’ first day.
Classroom and specialist teachers given correct
pronunciation of students’ name.
Classroom teachers directed to EAL/ MEA
support
Buddies in place
Photo of student is added to the EAL
photoboard with name/ pronunciation
Staged transition is implemented if
appropriate
If a new arrival – organise a 2 hour session
prior to their first day to settle into school with
the EAL teacher and buddies
Meet in the office
Teacher / Buddies/ EAL teacher to collect
student
Parents shown classroom
Parents told where to meet child after school.
Time of end of school given to parent
Gather feedback from classroom teachers/EAL
teacher to see how student is progressing
Meet with parents and interpreter to give
feedback.
Created by Michele Chng (SEALS TEAM Bendigo)