Explore our seven calls to action for the new Government to integrate children who use EAL.
Keep reading to explore examples and recommendations of how schools and other settings can achieve meaningful social inclusion for refugee and asylum-seeking children and their families. Play Watch the full webinar recording Explore other stories from Refugee Week Megan Greenwood School Coordinator, City of Sanctuary UK For many families seeking sanctuary, schools are the … Continued
Key sections in this article: What does a linguistically inclusive school community look like? How is an inclusive vision lived out in the school community? What characterises the learner’s experience in an inclusive school? What characterises the experience of multilingual families in an inclusive school? Multilingual learners who are new to English or in the … Continued
Key sections in this article: Transition considerations for pupils using EAL Considerations for learners seeking asylum What can schools do before transition? How can schools reach out to parents? Ideas for transition Each September a new cohort begins Year 7. Some arrive feeling positive, relatively confident, and excited about a new, bigger environment, new … Continued
Imagine what it must feel like to try to learn and make friends in a new school where everyone speaks a language you don’t understand. Over one in five schoolchildren (1.77 million pupils) speak English as an Additional Language (EAL), more than three times as many as in 2000, and rising. Many arrive in our … Continued
Explore our EAL and SEND guidance Read our submission to the Government's SEND inquiry The broken support system for the 1.4 million children who have an identified special educational need or disability (SEND) in both mainstream and special schools has been in the headlines for months now, with the total number of pupils with education, … Continued
Current reliance on aggregated data often masks the immense variation in attainment within the diverse cohort of EAL pupils, leading to policies that fail to adequately address their needs. EAL learners, who represent over 20 per cent** of the school population, remain largely invisible within current education policy despite clear evidence that proficiency in English … Continued