A blog by our Director, Catherine Brennan It’s the start of another busy Autumn term – where did the Summer go? You have bags of enthusiasm and are well prepared for the year ahead. It’s clear that staff need EAL training but time out of class and the CPD budget Read more…
On 11th January 2023, Better Bilingual colleague Stephen Bray delivered a training session, entitled ‘Ensuring the attainment of EAL learners’, to staff at The Hope Virtual School, Bristol at City Hall, Bristol. The HOPE exists to improve the education of children in care (CiC), often referred to as looked after Read more…
Another well-organised NALDIC conference, another valuable opportunity to spend a day immersed in all things EAL – this time in the stylish Cloth Hall Court conference centre at Leeds Beckett University. The focus this year was ‘Evidence informed practice for EAL’ which fits in perfectly with our Bell Foundation Read more…
Considering a school EAL policy Most schools will have a number of policies which have relevance to the teaching, learning and well-being of EAL learners. Foremost of these will be the Equality and diversity policy. Schools in the UK have a statutory obligation under the Equality Act (2010) to promote Read more…