Integrating EAL and SEND Provision in Schools Course

This course aims to support senior leaders, EAL Co-ordinators/Leads and SENDCos in primary and secondary schools, to identify accurately and quickly, multilingual learners who use EAL, who may have a special educational need or disability, and to strengthen their provision for those learners.

What is the Integrating EAL and SEND provision in schools course?

How is it organised?

Module 1 (which takes NO OF HOURS) is aimed at all participants and covers the following: 

The national context;

How multilingualism works;

English language acquisition;

A whole-school strategy.

There are two versions of module two: one for senior leaders and one for the EAL Co-ordinator and SENDCo. 

Module Two for Senior Leaders (which takes NO OF HOURS) covers the following:  

Conducting an audit of your school’s provision;

Preparing an action plan to strengthen provision, where necessary;

A focus on the process of EAL and SEND provision;

Professional training for your staff;

Co-operation between the EAL Co-ordinator and SENDCo.

Module Two for EAL Co-ordinators and SENDCos (which takes NO OF HOURS) covers the following: 

Conducting an audit of your school’s provision;

Preparing an action plan to strengthen provision, where necessary;

Admission and language assessments;

The four categories of SEND;

Referrals;

EAL Co-ordinator and SENDCo cooperation;

Steps in SEND identification;

Language and SEND identification;

The graduated response;

Provision for assessment;

Transition between schools;

Case studies for consolidating your knowledge.