Explore our seven calls to action for the new Government to integrate children who use EAL.
The Bell Foundation offers a range of free resources to support EAL teaching and development within schools.
In January 2017, a free tool, the award-winning EAL Assessment Framework for Schools, was launched. The improved version of the Framework, published in 2019, is now accompanied by an interactive digital EAL Assessment Tracker and reporting tool.
This website offers a huge range of free advice and resources for the classroom to support learners with EAL. There is also information on online, blended, and face-to-face training courses, as well as free webinars. By developing the knowledge and skills of school staff the Foundation aims to improve the attainment of children who use EAL.
This resource supports KS 3-4 multilingual learners who are new to English as they read, comprehend and analyse the poem, The Émigrée. Part 1 includes activities that build concepts before reading and Part 2 includes activities that support comprehension and analysis during reading.
A technical policy briefing from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), The Bell Foundation, and Refugee Education UK (REUK), responding to opportunities in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to set out a roadmap for improving the poor educational outcomes of refugee and asylum-seeking children. Released in May 2025.
In April 2025, The Bell Foundation submitted an official response to inform the public consultation launched by the Department of Education which reviewed the current approach to, and the principles of, school accountability.
In April 2025, The Bell Foundation submitted an official response to inform Ofsted's public consultation into how it can improve the way it inspects education.