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EAL resources to support your induction to English in the curriculum
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Initial Maths assessment
An initial Maths assessment for EAL pupils to identify gaps in learning.
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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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AI prompt planner
A useful planning template for Artificial Intelligence (AI) lesson planning prompts .
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April Fools' Day resource
A printable resource about April Fools' Day and fictional news stories that includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Bilingual vocabulary sheet
Practical strategies to help you to promote the use of mother tongue in your classroom.
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Birthday customs around the world resource

A useful resource to use with your new arrivals to talk about different birthday customs around the world. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.

Celebrating amazing women scaffolded resource
A great resource about female role models and their characteristics. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities. Great for International Women's Day.

Classroom instructions resource
Scaffolded flashcards and associated resources to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Classroom instructions

CLIL lesson plan
A planning template for a CLIL (content and language integrated learning) lesson with an example on how it can be used.
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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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EAL children and parent sustainability workshop activity
A useful multicultural sustainability activity idea to be used for a parent-child workshop, including preparation and a step-by-step guide.
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EAL scheme of work
A scheme of work for providing new-to-English learners with survival language and curriculum content.
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EAL Wellbeing Resource
An EAL Wellbeing Resource that introduces EAL learners to the vocabulary and language structures they need to understand and talk about their feelings, and importantly, to access support. It covers simple mental health vocabulary and communication techniques.

Easter resource
A members-only printable resource about Easter traditions that includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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Election resource

A useful resource to use with your new arrivals to talk about local or national elections. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.

English language learning record
EAL learning record to track the strategic use of flashcards.
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Exercise Resource
A resource all about exercise. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

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