We really enjoyed our day at the NALDIC conference. The keynote address by Li Wei was about Translanguaging  and Multicompetence  and ways to apply this to practical strategies to support EAL learners was explored. The learn 100 words in 10 mins workshop was fun! We looked at how there are many similarities between different languages and how we can use these connections to promote the development of English and the EAL learners mother tongue. We had a very interesting discussion about what the ‘E’ is in ‘EAL’with Tracey Costley form Essex University.  We talked about which Englishthe ‘E’ refers to
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We are really looking forward to attending the NALDIC Conference!  Educating Multilingual Learners In The 21st Century: The Next 25 Years Manny Vazquez (HLS)  will be delivering a workshop on: GCSE English language & literature: New challenges and ways forward   The revised GCSEs in English have raised the bar in terms of expectations. The original exemplar materials sent out prior to this summer’s exams suggested that EAL learners might find the exams to be particularly demanding. There is now an even greater need to ensure that in English lessons we are drilling down to the actual language the students need
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  Tuesday 31st January   saw the launch of Phase 2 of our National Project ‘EAL in the Mainstream Classroom’ in partnership with Challenge Partners and Lampton school. This 2 year Project focuses on improving the academic language of EAL pupils and on supporting classroom teachers. The aim is to share practical ideas and resources that benefit not only EAL pupils but also the whole class.  The EAL Project is being funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, the Bell Foundation and Unbound Philanthropy. Although the target curriculum on the course is History and Science, Phase 1 participants reported that the materials
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