Accessibility DVD
School information made available for parents in several languages on DVD
A new multi-language DVD is available which explains the English secondary school system and the role parents can play in supporting their children.
The DVD, compiled by London Challenge with input from London's African and African Caribbean, Bangladeshi, Somali, Pakistani, Turkish, Turkish-Kurdish, and Turkish Cypriot communities, is the result of a year-long project to help tackle underachievement in these groups by identifying what information parents need to help their children succeed at school.
The DVD deals with common issues, ranging from how to understand the
language of school reports, to how the English school system differs from
schools in other parts of the world. The DVD can be watched in English,
Sylheti, Somali, Urdu and Turkish. There are also accompanying fact sheets for
parents available in the five languages, which explain all about homework and
how you can help your child learn at home. They are downloadable at the bottom
of the page.
Follow the links below to view the videos, selecting the right speed for your
connection. If in doubt, select the '56kb' link.
Windows Media Player files
These files are played using Windows Media Player, which is available free from
the 
Windows Media Player
website
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English:
56kb
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256kb
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400kb
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Urdu:
56kb
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256kb
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400kb
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Turkish:
56kb
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256kb
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400kb
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Sylheti:
56kb
[External Site]
256kb
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400kb
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Somali:
56kb
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256kb
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400kb
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You can download the following leaflets in your chosen language - 'Key terms explained', 'Useful sources fact sheet' and 'Parents homework fact sheet'.
Downloads:
Key terms explained:
English
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Urdu
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Turkish
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Bengali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Somali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Useful sources fact sheet:
English
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Urdu
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Turkish
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Bengali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Somali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Parents' homework fact sheet:
English
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Urdu
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Turkish
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Bengali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
Somali
- download (.pdf)
(help)
