All Saints Junior School

We are delighted to announce that All Saints Junior School has signed up to the Young Interpreters Scheme.

The role of a Young Interpreter is to act as a peer mentor for pupils who are new to English, helping them feel welcome and supported as they settle into our school. This is a high-profile responsibility training is provided to equip them with the necessary skills. The programme aims to acknowledge and develop their existing interpreting and communication abilities while fostering empathy and leadership.

Child interpreters, including trained Young Interpreters, could:

• show non-English speaking visitors around the school
• buddy up with new arrivals during their first few weeks to demonstrate school routines
• buddy up with new arrivals during breaks and lunchtimes, introduce them to other pupils or play games with them
• support new arrivals to become familiar with clubs/lunchtime activities
• help a new arrival to communicate what they have written or what they want to say
• welcome parents at parents’ evenings and other events
• interpret for routine instructions (‘write the date’ etc.)