Leading a Whole-School Strategy for EAL (Online Course)

Course structure:

Module 1:

Pre-webinar online tasks: completed at your own pace over a one-week period.

You will:

• Learn about factors that influence academic attainment for learners using EAL, including multilingualism and English language proficiency;

• Consider policies impacting provision for learners who use EAL.

• Optionally, learn about The Bell Foundation’s EAL Self-Assessment Tool for schools.

Time commitment: approximately 1 hour.

Module 2:

Live interactive webinar with the course tutors. You will only need to attend one of the two options below:

• Option 1: 16 June 2027, 16:00-17:00

• Option 2: 17 June 2027, 16:00-17:00

You will:

• Explore Inclusive pedagogies for EAL learners in multilingual classrooms and the importance of educators’ inclusive attitudes, as well as social, academic, and linguistic inclusion.

Time commitment: 1 hour.

Module 3:

Final project to implement learning from the course, completed at your own pace over a one to two-week period, followed by tutor feedback. You will apply what you have learned in Modules 1 and 2 by completing an action plan for your setting, considering areas such as funding, assessment, the curriculum and school ethos.

Time commitment: approximately 1 hour.

Why learn with us?

• The course includes three online modules and is designed to work around the busy lives of those working in schools.

• With three hours of online study over a four to five-week period, this course enables you to work at a manageable pace with plenty of time to process course content and consider the relevance to your context.

• The course is designed to be highly interactive and collaborative, with opportunities to work with other course participants, course tutors, and course material.

• Module 2 is a live webinar with opportunities to ask questions and share good practice in real time.

Tickets are available for either primary or secondary practitioners. You will receive a certificate for successful completion of the course.

Ticket sales close 1 June 2027 at 16:00.

Independent UK schools will be charged the standard rate with the income generated enabling The Bell Foundation to further its charitable goals.

For those who are not from a school (e.g. charities or local authority EMTAS teams), please email uk.training@bell-foundation.org.uk for pricing information.

For all bookings: Please ensure the attendee’s email address is used, not the email address of a school finance officer or administrator, to ensure that course messages and materials can be shared.