Welcome to the EMTAS Heritage Honours Award

This award aims to celebrate the achievements of children from BME, EAL and Traveller backgrounds. Children and young people can be nominated for an award by the school they are currently attending.

Relevant areas of success could include:

• overcoming adversity
• exceptional progress in acquiring EAL
• first language achievements eg use of first language as a tool for learning, active involvement in the EMTAS first language pupil training program, storytelling, writing in L1, Heritage Language GCSEs etc.
• promoting linguistic, religious and cultural awareness in school
• significant contribution to high profile school initiatives such as Young Interpreters, School Council, Equality and Rights Advocates (EARA) work etc.
• digital creations that showcase language/culture/religious experiences/interests
• achievements beyond school related to linguistic, religious and cultural heritage