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Questions for bilingual teaching assistants
A list of questions for a bilingual support partner to use when supporting families.
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Template for reflection on provision
A template for reflection on the quality of your provision and next steps.
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Lockdown engagement activities
Instructions and examples for remote games to engage learners during remote lessons.
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Collaborative role-play resource
Instructions and resources for a collaborative role-play activity with EAL learners in class.

'Who we are' activity
A fun activity to introduce new arrivals or to start the school year. It can be used throughout the year to scaffold learning.
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School language profile template
A useful template to complete a school language profile.

Parent information card
Key questions that parents can ask their children in their home language to aid learning.
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New arrival diary template
A great little template to guide a new arrival and their mentor through the first few weeks in a new environment.

Parent introduction card
Ideas for parents who are supporting a child attending a new school.
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Welcoming Ukrainian learners
A resource containing useful suggestions and links to articles and resources for welcoming and supporting Ukrainian learners.

Lesson plan on self-assessment
Learners will use language structures based around the language of self-assessment. The learner will be introduced to a sliding scale of vocabulary to communicate how much of the lesson or part of the lesson they understood.
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Behaviour for learning chart
A printable behaviour for learning chart with space for translation.
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International mother language day activities
This game introduces children, in a fun way, to a variety of languages.
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Mary Seacole Resource
A resource all about Mary Seacole, the Jamaican Florence Nightingale. Includes flashcards, an early literacy activity and reading comprehension and fluency activities.

Minibeast activities
A home-learning minibeasts project for primary pupils.
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Halloween Resource
A resource all about Halloween. Includes flashcards, an early literacy activity and reading comprehension and fluency activities.

Trade goods introduce me activity
A collaborative, group-focused, role-play activity for learning subject-specific vocabulary.
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Christmas Resource
A resource all about Christmas. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Bug team game
Let your learners build friendships with this snakes and ladders variation!
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Christmas Customs Resource
A resource all about Christmas customs around the world. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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EAL teacher guidance

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Vocabulary: What should we teach, and how?
26/04/2023
Listen up! A ‘What’ and ‘Why’ EAL Checklist for Nurturing Great Listeners
12/04/2023
How to encourage EAL parents to become involved in their children’s education
13/03/2023
In Celebration of Mother Tongue
09/03/2023
Tips for mainstream teachers to support EAL learners
20/01/2023
EAL Learners: Combating Bullying
15/11/2022
Written corrective feedback: Investigating beliefs and practices
29/10/2022
Steps for a Successful Transition for New Arrivals
09/09/2022
Supporting students with basic literacy skills
07/09/2022
The importance of enjoying a good read
01/09/2022
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