Following recent whole school training in Alicante and Murcia, Hounslow Language Service was invited to deliver 2 days of EAL training in Barcelona. Nicola Davies, the Assistant Head of the British School, hosted the course in partnership with a linked International School. The course targeted specific phase groups for some of the sessions which gave opportunities for staff to
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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
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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
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Our Conference this year was a great success! The focus was on analysing and planning structured support for EAL learners that takes into account the demands of topics and academic English in subject areas. The Keynote was delivered by Jonathan Brentnall, EAL Adviser, and it was followed by a range of workshops. Jonathan’s workshop encouraged us to break down structures
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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
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Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year from all at Hounslow Language Service.
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Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support. We look forward to working with you again in the New Year. From all at Hounslow Language Service www.ealhls.org.uk
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The first Teachers to take part in the pilot EAL in the Mainstream Classroom project met in Swindon yesterday. Manny Vazquez and Andy Harvey from Hounslow Language Service delivered day 1 of the 3 day course. Sarah and Ron who are leading the Delivery Centre for the Swindon Teaching School Alliance were joined by colleagues Carol and Zarah from Ninestiles
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Manny Vazquez was recently invited to contribute to the Ninestiles Academy Trust Conference in Birmingham. His workshop aimed to equip teachers with the supportive strategies needed to raise the achievement of advanced EAL students. In an interactive session, participants studied samples of pupils writing and tried out activities to support improvement back in the classroom. They looked at a case
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Following the successful GLA EAL Project in London, Hounslow Language Service now have a new Project with Challenge Partners and Lampton School. We have gained funding by EEF (Education Endowment Fund) for a 2 year Programme to support school led improvement through high quality teacher training. This programme aims to support EAL pupils in the mainstream classroom. It is
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