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This paper provides The Bell Foundation's current position on the role that digital provision can play in ESOL in the UK.

Please note that we will be publishing a longer publication setting out our thinking and recommendations in further detail later in 2026.

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The Bell Foundation submitted the following response to the Greater London Authority's Inclusive Talent Strategy consultation in July 2025.

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The Bell Foundation submitted the following response to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Settlement, Citizenship and Integration in January 2026.

This study investigates the impact of EEF-funded trials on literacy and mathematics attainment outcomes for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Technical report
Lindorff, A., Strand, S. & Ma, Y. (2026)

• 23 April 2026

From the time children are born, they are surrounded by the sounds, rhythms, intonation, and pronunciation of the language in their immediate environment. Their early years are marked by language development through listening and talking, providing a foundation for learning to read and write. This knowledge about language acquisition and literacy learning is helpful when we consider what multilingual learners who use English as an Additional Language (EAL) need when they are learning to read in English.