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.
With mental health being a constant topic of conversation amongst children and young people, are EAL learners getting the support they need? Dr Katie Howard, from the University of Exeter, shares findings from her most recent studies exploring mental health support in schools for children from migrant backgrounds and EAL pupils.
To mark the launch of the University of Reading and Hampshire EMTAS’s new Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit, Naomi Flynn explores how teachers can create meaningful oracy opportunities for EAL learners. This free resource for schools is now available online.
Glynis Lloyd explores how primary school inclusion strategies can consider the needs of EAL learners.
Glynis Lloyd explores how secondary school inclusion strategies can consider the needs of EAL learners.