Webinar
Making subject assessment accessible for multilingual learners (Webinar)
- Date
- 30 September 2026
- Time
- 12:00pm
- Price
- Free
- Type
- Webinar
- Location
- Online
Exploring effective leadership in multilingual international schools (Webinar)
Our guest speaker, Jacob Huckle, shares a framework for effective leadership in multilingual schools.
Leading in a multilingual international school context provides a distinct and complex set of challenges.
Join us as school leader and expert in multilingual learning, Jacob Huckle, discusses the specific knowledge, skills, and values required to lead effectively in multilingual settings.
This webinar is an opportunity for any senior or middle leaders working in international schools to think more deeply about responding to the needs of plurilingual learners and creating meaningful change through a whole school approach to multilingual provision. The webinar will include a Q&A session with Jacob.
Areas of focus will include:
- The complexities of leading in multilingual contexts.
- Shifting perspectives towards an ecological response to multilingualism.
- Competencies for leading in international schools.
- Shared leadership responsibilities and successful collaboration between leadership and EAL specialists.
Who should register for the webinar:
- International school leaders (headteachers, heads of year etc.).
- International school governors or owners.
- Teaching staff or middle leaders with responsibility for EAL provision.
- EAL coordinators/EAL leads.
Please note: this webinar is for international participants only. Please click here to view our upcoming webinars and online courses for those living and working in the UK.
Why you should register for this webinar:
- Discover real examples of effective approaches to leadership in multilingual schools.
- Gain greater awareness of different perspectives towards multilingualism and how this might inform decision making regarding multilingual provision.
- Opportunity to ask questions about leading for multilingualism.
- Access to session recording.
If you have any questions that specifically relate to the webinar topic which you would like answered during the live session, please send them to: webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk.
If the webinar is full, please complete the wait list form and you will be contacted if a place becomes available. Everyone on the wait list will be sent a copy of the webinar recording.
Speaker biographies:
Jacob Huckle, Head of Multilingual Learning, Dulwich College Suzhou
Jacob Huckle has been teaching and leading EAL in China since 2012. He is currently Head of Multilingual Learning at Dulwich College Suzhou and is also studying part-time for a Doctorate in Education at the University of Bath, researching multilingualism and interculturality in international schooling. As well as presenting at conferences and facilitating professional development workshops, he enjoys writing about EAL, multilingualism, inclusion, and intercultural understanding for various publications.
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