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.
As part of our Practitioner Voices blog series, we invite our Licensed Practitioners from across the UK to write about their learnings, advice, and thoughts on EAL practice in their setting. Our first guest blog is written by Karolina Piera-Harris, who discusses how a book inspired teaching primary pupils about refugee perspectives.
We outline the key findings of our latest analysis, looking at how other countries approach language provision for those looking to develop proficiency in the language(s) of the country that they are seeking to live in.
This briefing explores a sample of international practice in Europe (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland), Canada, and Australia to better understand how other countries approach language acquisition for those lacking proficiency in the language or languages of the country that they are seeking to settle in.
Refugee Week 2026 focuses on the theme of Courage. Courage isn’t always loud or bold. It can be found in simple acts. To support this, we’ve brought together a range of EAL resources that reflect the courage of learners from refugee or asylum-seeking background