One size does not fit all....
How do I ensure my school has systems that help new arrivals fit in and make a flying start?
- Check progress frequently and informally.
- Ensure regular opportunities for spoken interactions, both pupil to pupil, and pupil to teacher.
- Pre-teach key subject specific vocabulary that your pupils are unlikely to know.
Planning for EAL pupils
According to the DfE, 11% of EAL learners in English state schools are recorded as B - Early acquisition
DfE (2020) English proficiency of pupils with English as an additional language
How can we help?
Whether you are just getting started with your EAL strategy or have an established approach which just needs some tweaks, we can help.
Our consultancy offer help your school design its own system for admitting, inducting and supporting new arrivals.
"You were able to provide bespoke support targeted at the needs of our school and children, supporting us with direct classroom teaching as well as wider guidance for the whole school."
Online courses
EAL Handbook
Our EAL Handbook provides plenty of advice on the admission and induction of new arrivals as well what helps them in the classroom.
– Admission and induction
– Welcoming parents
– The admission meeting
– Setting up a ‘buddy’ system
– Demonstrating good practice with buddies
– Conditions for learning for newly arrived learners of EAL
– Induction programmes
Free resources
Visit our free downloads library to access these resources
Tackling misconceptions about EAL pupils
Admission meeting guide for new arrivals
Looking for a university accredited EAL course ?
A six month, part time course accredited by the University of Greenwich. Unit options include ‘Assessment & tracking’ and ‘EAL in an international school context’.
Consultancy
Consultancy
Our consultancy work is grounded in a deep understanding of what makes a school tick in a multicultural setting, rigorous analysis of data, and a thoughtful appreciation of the context…
Training
Training
Our training takes many different forms, all firmly rooted in whole school development, empowering teachers and leaders to effect change throughout the school…
Resources
Resources
As a support to our consultancy and training work, we have a developed a number of resources for teaching staff and schools, available for purchase or to download for free…