Dee Loftus

Language/EAL Consultant

Dee has over 20 years’ experience in EAL, working across all key stages and provides consultancy on issues related to EAL and language development. Whilst with the Hounslow EAL team, she had a key training role. She managed the delivery of the HLS accredited courses (Raising Achievement of Bilingual Learners.) and also co-ordinated the Teaching Assistant training in EAL for the borough of Hounslow. .

Between 2009 and 211, Dee delivered a range of consultancy and training activities across London for the DfES (nowDfE) Pan London EAL strategy. In her work for HLS Ltd, Dee provides certificated EAL training such as our popular LILAC courses (Language in Learning across the curriculum.) She is experienced at supporting schools with EAL audits, EAL management issues and staff development. Dee has also recently been involved in training teachers across Europe through the CLIL programme. Since 2008, Dee has delivered a wide range of EAL and Language training in India at conferences and workshops in Delhi and Lucknow.

Dee contributes to our HLS publications, most recently with her work on project materials for developing language across the curriculum.