Changes to the DfE Census requirement for the assessment of English Language Proficiency
NALDIC’s Position – School Census Returns:
“…nationality should not be conflated with EAL proficiency. They are separate issues…”
Full statement here
Cutting EAL check from census will harm pupils, DfE told
Removing the assessment of English proficiency from school census is a ‘retrograde step’, experts warn
By John Roberts 29 June 2018 TES
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Figures showing EAL pupils outperforming native speakers ‘profoundly misleading’
Education Policy Institute estimates attainment data missing for three in 10 children with English as an additional language (EAL) in primary schools – and one in 10 in secondary schools
By Will Hazell 07 February 2018 TES
Full article here
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