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  5. Early Language Support and Children who use English as an Additional Language

Explore our seven calls to action for the new Government to integrate children who use EAL.

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Early Language Support and Children who use English as an Additional Language

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This briefing details key considerations for developing language and communication skills in the early years and assessing the efficacy and relevance of current interventions, like the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI).

It also makes recommendations for how to implement the Government’s commitment to developing young people’s language and communication skills while ensuring equitable outcomes for learners using EAL.

Further reading

  • Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children’s Achievement
  • Official Submission: Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
  • Policy Briefing: Supporting the Education of Children Who Use EAL
  • Response to Consultation on Improving the Way Ofsted Inspects Education
  • Response to Consultation on School Accountability Reform
  • Submission to the Education Select Committee on Solving the SEND Crisis
  • Teacher Training – Preparing Teachers for Multilingual Classrooms
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education – Call for Evidence
  • Oracy and Children who use English as an Additional Language
  • Addressing School Absences Among Pupils with English as an Additional Language
  • Ofsted’s Big Listen – The Bell Foundation’s Response
  • Experience-Based Route for Early Years Practitioners – The Bell Foundation’s Response
  • Ofsted: Inspecting Provision for Children and Adult Learners Who Use English as an Additional Language

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