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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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9 Essentials for the EAL classroom factsheet
Essentials on how to create a language learning environment in your classroom.
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Behaviour for learning chart
A printable behaviour for learning chart with space for translation.
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Celebrating Cultural Diversity Resource
An incredible, in depth resource celebrating cultural diversity, with activities for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Collaborative planning document
Plan collaboratively with your subject-specific colleagues to gain overviews and multi-subject links.
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Collaborative role-play resource
Instructions and resources for a collaborative role-play activity with EAL learners in class.

Cross-curricular planner
Medium-term cross-curricular planner for learning content and language. This PDF is interactive so can be filled out digitally, or printed off.
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Effective EAL support poster
A guide for teachers and assisting adults to achieve effective EAL support in the classroom.
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English language learning record
EAL learning record to track the strategic use of flashcards.
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Home-School diary
An English Language Learning Diary with blank pages to add in your own topics.

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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Lockdown engagement activities
Instructions and examples for remote games to engage learners during remote lessons.
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Observation of pupil chart
A chart to record learner behaviours and their frequency.
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Parent information card
Key questions that parents can ask their children in their home language to aid learning.
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Parents' evening summary sheet
A useful checklist for before and during your parents' meetings.
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School language profile template
A useful template to complete a school language profile.

Student teacher pack

A comprehensive document for student teachers, outlining the research and methodology behind EAL teaching, welcoming new arrivals, assessment and more, as well as practical tips and useful links.

Successful ways to motivate your learners checklist
An ideas checklist of tried and tested ways to motivate your learners.

Teacher Actions and Strategies for Supporting Refugees

A practical list of strategies to help foster equality in your classroom.

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EAL teacher guidance

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Teaching pre-literate learners
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