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EAL resources to support your induction to English in the curriculum
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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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Initial Maths assessment
An initial Maths assessment for EAL pupils to identify gaps in learning.
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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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Subject-specific vocabulary booklet
An image-based vocabulary booklet for teaching some key maths vocabulary.
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Parents' evening summary sheet
A useful checklist for before and during your parents' meetings.
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Personal mistakes profile
A personal mistakes profile template for marking and giving learners feedback on their written work.
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Correction code
A simple marking code for marking the work of lower-ability groups of EAL learners, which both you and your learners can quickly understand.
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Class language survey
This resource includes a class language survey that can be used with your learners to gather information about the languages spoken in their class and how they are used with different people.

Talking about bullying Resource
A resource all about the language we use to speak about bullying.

Home-School diary
An English Language Learning Diary with blank pages to add in your own topics.

Collaborative planning document
Plan collaboratively with your subject-specific colleagues to gain overviews and multi-subject links.
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Lockdown engagement activities
Instructions and examples for remote games to engage learners during remote lessons.
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Writing lesson activity
This resource includes an activity to hook your secondary school learners into a writing lesson, using a storyboard.
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Water safety scaffolding resource
A resource all about Water safety at home and in swimming pools. There are flashcard games and substitution tables ready to use, with extension activities in all areas. Text-based activities build on vocabulary and sentence structures to help your learners deconstruct and reconstruct an original text.

Adjective flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Adjectives

Non-fiction text activity ideas
Leveled activity bank for non-fiction text engagement, using Bloom's Taxonomy ladders.
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EAL welcome book
An EAL Welcome Book which can be customised to suit your and your learner's needs and circumstances.
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Game ideas
Need some more EAL games? Find here a number of fun game activities for your EAL and multilingual learners.

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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