Webinar
Understanding language policies in multilingual schools (Webinar)
- Date
- 23 September 2026
- Time
- 4:00pm
- Price
- Free
- Type
- Run by The Bell Foundation, Webinar
- Location
- Online
Reading and EAL: Challenges and opportunities in secondary schools (Webinar)
Our third webinar as part of the National Year of Reading will explore reading with multilingual learners in secondary schools
We are delighted to present the third webinar in our National Year of Reading programme for multilingual learners, as we participate in ‘Go All In’ reading celebrations to boost reading for learning and pleasure as part of EAL provision.
This webinar is an opportunity for secondary schools to gather perspectives, information, and inspiration for their literacy work in multilingual classrooms.
During the webinar we will hear from literacy specialists about the challenges that multilingual learners, especially those at the early stages of acquiring English, face as they develop as readers in English. Specialist practitioners will share information about impactful practice in school contexts and showcase examples of innovative projects to inspire teachers across the curriculum. Together, these examples celebrate and strengthen multilingual learners’ reading to build engaged, confident, lifelong readers.
Panel:
- Catharine Driver – Independent Consultant and Trainer for EAL
- Marilena Richards – Advisory Teacher at Coventry Council EMAS Service
- Yamina Bibi – Education Project Specialist at the Chiltern Teaching School Hub
Who should register for the webinar:
- Staff with responsibility for EAL in secondary schools;
- EAL coordinators;
- Literacy leads – secondary;
- Secondary classroom teachers.
Why you should register for this webinar:
- One-hour intensive session with Q&A;
- Access to session recording;
- First to hear about future webinars and how to sign up.
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.
Ticket sales close 7 October 12:00 UK time.
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Event details
Price
Free
- Date
- Time
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Type
Run by The Bell Foundation, Webinar
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Location
Online