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26th September 2021
Author: Isabelle Bridger-Eames, EAL Specialist Barry and Matthew Carpenter’s ‘Recovery Curriculum’ has many applications for EAL pupils. Their ‘Recovery Curriculum’ was created during the 2021-21 pandemic, […]
27th November 2021
Author: Yzanne Mackay Everyone recognises the importance of staying safe online – but it’s not always straightforward. For many of us, computing – including social media, […]
23rd January 2022
Author: Yzanne Mackay If Katerina spoke in Russian again in the classroom, the teacher warned her, her name would be put on the board and she […]
23rd February 2022
Author: Miranda Howell, EAL Specialist The traditional way to start a lesson with Secondary school learners is with a ‘do now!’ activity. It works. You get […]
27th March 2022
Author: Christine Hanley, EAL Specialist Studying mathematics in an English-medium school presents learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL) with a double cognitive whammy as […]
27th April 2022
The Early Career Framework was made compulsory in the UK in September 2021. It replaces the year-long NQT period. It is a two-year programme of support […]
21st May 2022
The big day has arrived, the new uniform is looking smart, and now our ‘senior’ Primary school learners are about to become important ‘junior’ Secondary school […]
3rd August 2022
It’s the beginning of a new academic year – you come in for your inset day, and find out that you have two new starters in […]
4th August 2022
A wide reading programme is promoted as a key vehicle for learners of English as an additional language (EAL) in order for them to improve their […]
4th August 2022
We all know that there can be resistance to writing in the EAL classroom. To break this barrier, we need to consider the reasons for this, […]
29th August 2022
Author: Breda Matthews, EAL Specialist Schools often have a number of students who are not yet literate in English. Whilst this includes English-speaking children who are […]