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22nd January 2019
Author: Sarah Jones Introduction Lea Forest, my school in Birmingham, has been using the Learning Village for over three years. It has proved a highly effective learning […]
28th February 2019
Author: Caroline Scott In cases where you have an absolute beginner to English, an induction-to-English is supportive. Yes, we need to be differentiating for the curriculum content […]
21st March 2019
Author: Stuart Scott This ‘Introduce Me’ activity is a fun and rewarding way to introduce a new topic, while developing language skills. It’s ideally suited to […]
13th May 2019
Author: Yasmin Malik, Senior Education Consultant Maths is often a subject that is not given the same priority as others when it comes to the […]
5th June 2019
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Co-ordinator The Sentence Analyser was piloted by the children and staff in the EAL Hub at Lea Forest Academy in the […]
4th July 2019
Author: Anita Bamberger When considering the Chinese language, the Chinese proverb ‘a picture paints a thousand words’ is apposite. Chinese is a complex language of […]
3rd September 2019
Authors: Caroline Scott, Yzanne Mackay “Scaffolding is the process a teacher uses to model or demonstrate how to solve a problem (in the case of […]
25th September 2019
Author: Yzanne Mackay “Parental involvement is invaluable for any new arrival in transition. The learner’s family may be the only group of people who truly […]
19th November 2019
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Coordinator, Lea Forest Academy In September 2015, Lea Forest Academy took on an additional class of 16 Year 2 newly arrived […]
10th December 2019
Author: Dr. Anne Margaret Smith There are many similarities between music and language, in the way they are organised, processed and produced. Music therefore has […]
7th January 2020
Author: Yzanne Mackay New Year is a time to take stock – and often to think about making changes. One of the most common New […]
28th January 2020
Author: Sarah Jones, EAL Coordinator International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide observance celebrated annually on 21st February. It promotes awareness of cultural and […]