We are absolutely thrilled and honoured to have been shortlisted for The Batook Pandya Award for Inclusion at the Bristol Social Impact Awards 2024! The awards ceremony, hosted by VOSCUR, took place on the evening of February 29th 2024 at South Bristol Skills Academy in Hengrove. Information about all categories Read more…
Reflecting on our EAL conversations with you in Autumn 2022, we’ve put together some FAQs with concrete ideas for you to develop different aspects of effective EAL provision in your school or setting – for the benefit of EAL pupils and their families. It’s always great to hear from you; Read more…
A blog by Kate Peacock – Reading Lead and newly appointed EAL Lead at Bannerman Road Community Academy (primary), Bristol – 21.12.22 We created a leaflet to welcome new families to our school as part of our induction process. We wanted to communicate key information in a simple, visual format Read more…
The Golden Eagles- Building on funds of knowledge and reflecting on migration journeys By Zoë Welsh The Golden Eagles’ flight from Afghanistan was sudden, shocking and irreversible. The children had no agency in what was happening to them (Vervliet, 2015) and although they understood that it wasn’t safe to be in Read more…
South West RIG Meeting on Thursday 29th April 2019 from 14:00 – 16:00 at the University of Bath There was a great turnout for the South West EAL NALDIC RIG convened by Gail Forey at the University of Bath in collaboration with Better Bilingual. The meeting began by a presentation Read more…
On 28th February 2019 Yasmin delivered, in collaboration with BPTSA (Bristol Primary Teaching School Alliance), CPD on Maths and EAL. The focus was on exploring effective techniques on supporting learners to access the language of Maths. “The strategies shared and understanding the progress required by EAL were the most useful Read more…
Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) – January 2018 Here is the latest information about a specific funding source for children of families relocating under the government’s Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme….. In addition to money provided for local authorities through the Schools Block units of funding as an EAL Read more…
Did you know that… 21st May 2018 is ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity’? “The day provides an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to “live together” better.” “…enhancing our understanding and acceptance of different cultures.” In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration Read more…
Better Bilingual INSET feedback – January 2019 Title: Understanding the needs and enhancing the learning of learners with English as an additional language with a focus on learners in the earlier stages of English language development. Date delivered: 08.01.2019 by Yasmin School: Primary in Bristol CPD evaluations: “Thanks again, staff Read more…