Over 100 participants came to our Summer Conference at St Mary’s University. The Keynote speech, by Professor Constant Leung of King’s College London, gave a thought-provoking and thorough overview of assessment in relation to EAL learners over the past 30 years. He highlighted key issues that need to be considered and drew on Australian, European and American models to provide
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Our International work continues this year as Andy Harvey jets off to Kings College in Alicante at the end of August. His course follows on from the successful training sessions led by Manny Vazquez last year – on ‘Language and Literacy for Advanced EAL Learners’. This year Andy is focusing the training programme, for 40 staff, on ‘Developing Academic Language
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This year the focus of our Annual Conference, to be held at St Mary’s University on 18th June, is EAL Assessment. Our Keynote speaker, from Kings College, London, will be evaluating the recent changes in the National Curriculum Framework and the effect on school-based assessment of EAL students. Workshops include EAL Tracker for Early Years and Foundation Stage KS1/2: Identifying
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This teaching pack has been designed to use with all pupils, including EAL at KS2. The topic is presented in a lively and informative way with collaborative activities which aim to develop both language and literacy skills. All the teaching programmes include useful lesson plans and photocopyable resources which are also available on CD. This pack can be used as
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EAL learners continues to increase, and their needs vary widely, from new arrivals with little or no English to third generation EAL who need advanced academic language skills. Some arrivals have had significant prior education and others have serious gaps in prior learning. As schools’ capacity to provide specialist withdrawal teaching is reduced, teachers need even greater expertise to support
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